Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, Chūbu Region, Japan

🇯🇵 Tsushima (津島市, Tsushima-shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan. As of October 1, 2019, the city had an estimated population density of 2,457 persons per km². The total area of the city is 25.09 square km (9.69 sq mi).

Geography Tsushima is located in far western Aichi Prefecture, on the alluvial plain of the Kiso Three Rivers.

Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Tsushima has been relatively steady over the past 30 years.

Surrounding municipalities Aichi Prefecture • Aisai • Ama • Kanie.

History Tsushima developed as a monzen-machi catering to the pilgrimage traffic to the well-known Shinto shrine of Tsushima Jinja from the Muromachi period.

During the Sengoku period, the area was controlled by the Oda clan and subsequently in the Edo period was part of the holdings of the Owari-Tokugawa family of Owari Domain.

During the Meiji period, the area was organized into several villages under Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, including the village of Tsushima in 1871 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. During the Meiji period, the area was a centre for textile production. Tsushima was elevated to town status on October 1, 1889, and to city status on March 1, 1947.

Tsushima was hit by the Ise-Wan Typhoon in 1959 which caused widespread damage and flooding.

Government Tsushima has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 18 members. The city contributes one member to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 9 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Education Tsushima has eight public elementary schools and four public junior high schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There are also one high school operated by the city government.

Transport: Rail Conventional lines: Meitetsu • Tsushima Line: - Tsushima – (Shobata) - (Fujinami) - Aotsuka - • Bisai Line: - Tsushima.

Transport: Road Expressways • Higashi-Meihan Expressway; Japan National Route • National Route 155

Local attractions • The Japan Mosque of the Ahmadiyyas, largest mosque (by capacity) in Japan. • Tsushima Shrine.

Festival • Tenno Matsuri, a festival with a history of over two hundred years. The highlight of this two-day event is the evening festival in which a dozen boats, each decorated with nearly 400 paper lanterns, float down the Tenno River.