Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama

Coordinates: 35°30′30″N 139°40′57″E / 35.50833°N 139.68250°E / 35.50833; 139.68250
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Tsurumi
鶴見区
Ward
Tsurumi Ward
UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeLagerstroemia indica
- FlowerScarlet sage
Address3-20-1 Tsurumi-chuō, Tsurumi-ku Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken
230-0051
WebsiteTsurumi Ward Office
Tsurumi Ward Office

Tsurumi-ku (鶴見区) is one of the 18 ku (wards) of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 270,433 and a density of 8,140 persons per km². The total area is 33.23 km².

Geography

Tsurumi-ku is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, in the northeast corner of the city of Yokohama.

Surrounding municipalities

History

The area around present-day Tsurumi Ward has been inhabited continuously for thousands of years. Archaeologists have found stone tools from the

tenryō territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate, but administered through various hatamoto
. During the
treaty port for foreign commerce and settlement, which was initially stipulated to be Kanagawa. However, for security reasons, the actual settlement was established at neighboring Yokohama (present day Naka-ku). The Namamugi Incident, which led to the 1863 Anglo-Satsuma War
, occurred in what is now part of Tsurumi Ward.

Under the Ritsuryō system of antiquity, the area was part of the Tachibana District of Musashi Province. In the

Tsurumi railway accident
occurred near Tsurumi Station on November 9, 1963, killing 161 people. The population of Tsurumi Ward surpassed 260,000 people in 2007, and celebrated the 80th anniversary of its foundation in 2009.

Economy

Tsurumi Ward is a regional commercial center and

bedroom community
for central Yokohama and Tokyo. The coastal area is part of the Keihin Industrial Zone, and is the most industrialized region within Yokohama. Major factories are operated by:

Daikokufuto, an artificial island in Tokyo Bay, is a major warehousing center.

Transportation

Railroads

Highways

Prefecture roads

  • Kanagawa Prefecture Road 6
  • Kanagawa Prefecture Road 14
  • Kanagawa Prefecture Road 101
  • Kanagawa Prefecture Road 111
  • Kanagawa Prefecture Road 140

Sightseeing spots[1]

Sojiji Temple - Soji-ji was founded in 740. It is one of the two biggest head

Zen Buddhism
. The temple ground covers an area of nearly 50000 square meters. Soji-ji was rebuilt in Yokohama in 1911, after it burned down at its old location in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture.

Address: Sojiji Temple, 2-1-1 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken

Tsurumi University - The university was founded in 1925. It has a great campus with lots of greenery. The total student population is 3099. It is located very close to the Soji-ji Temple.

Mitsuike Park - Mitsuike Koen is a beautiful place for a relaxing stroll. The best time to visit is during the cherry blossom season, when 1600 trees from 78 different species are in full bloom. You will find there a Korean Garden, three ponds and two nice walking trails.

Education

Colleges and universities

Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education operates prefectural high schools.

Yokohama Municipal Board of Education [ja] operates municipal high schools:

Private high schools:

The municipal board of education operates municipal elementary and junior high schools.

Junior high schools:[2]

Elementary schools:[3]

  • Asahi (旭)
  • Baba (馬場)
  • Heian (平安)
  • Higashidai (東台)
  • Ichiba (市場)
  • Irifune (入船)
  • Kamisueyoshi (上末吉)
  • Kamiterao (上寺尾)
  • Kishiya (岸谷)
  • Komaoka (駒岡)
  • Namamugi (生麦)
  • Shimosueyoshi (下末吉)
  • Shin Tsurumi (新鶴見)
  • Shioiri (汐入)
  • Shishigaya (獅子ケ谷)
  • Shitanoya (下野谷)
  • Sueyoshi (末吉)
  • Terao (寺尾)
  • Toyooka (豊岡)
  • Tsurumi (鶴見)
  • Ushioda (潮田)
  • Yako (矢向)

Additionally, the zone of Kikuna Elementary School (菊名小学校), not in Tsurumi-ku, includes a part of Tsurumi-ku.[4]

International schools:

Noted people from Tsurumi Ward

References

  • Kato, Yuzo. Yokohama Past and Present. Yokohama City University (1990).
  1. ^ team, japan365days. "Tsurumi Yokohama, Travel Tips, Japan". japan365days. Retrieved 2021-12-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "R04-02-00_tsurumi.xlsx". City of Yokohama. Retrieved 2022-10-29. - From this link
  3. ^ "R04-01-00_tsurumi.xlsx". City of Yokohama. Retrieved 2022-10-29. - From this link
  4. ^ "小・中学校等の通学区域一覧（通学規則　別表）". City of Yokohama. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  5. ^ "アクセスのご案内" (Archive). Tsurumi Korean Primary School. Retrieved on October 13, 2015.
  6. ^ "The Education System and Schools" (Archive). Government of Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved on October 13, 2015. "Tsurumi Korean Primary School10 Ono-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-0046"
  7. ^ "International schools." City of Yokohama. Retrieved on October 13, 2015.
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