Tsu [city] - Tsu

Japanese: 津[市] - つ

A city in central Mie Prefecture. Established as a city in 1889. Prefectural capital. Facing Ise Bay, it occupies the area of the Ano River and Kumozu River basins in the Ise Plain, and includes the eastern part of the Nunobiki Mountains. The city center was a port town known as Anotsu, one of the three great islands of Japan, in ancient times. In the Middle Ages, it developed as a post town on the Ise Kaido road, and in the early modern period, it developed as a castle town of the Todo clan, and prospered as "Ise is held by Tsu." The ruins of Tsu Castle and the city center are located along National Route 23, which runs north and south through the city. The Kisei Main Line, Meisho Line, Kintetsu Nagoya Line, Osaka Line, and Ise Expressway pass through the city, and the Ise Railway Line branches off here. Before World War II, the textile industry was the main industry, but after the war, machinery, electrical equipment, and transportation equipment industries were established, and wholesale and other commercial activities are also active. There is Mie University, the former home of Kotosuga Tanigawa (historic site), a prefectural museum, and an art museum. The surrounding area produces rice (Ichishi rice) and vegetables, and seaweed is cultivated on the bay coast. Ishinden in the north developed as a temple town and temple town for Senshuji Temple. In January 2006, Hisai City, Aki District's Kawage Town, Geino Town, Ano Town, Misato Village, Ichishi District's Ichishi Town, Karasu Town, Hakusan Town, and Misugi Village were incorporated. Area: 711.11 ^km2 . Population: 285,746 (2010).
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Japanese:

三重県中部の市。1889年市制。県庁所在地。伊勢湾に面し，伊勢平野の安濃(あのう)川，雲出(くもず)川流域一帯を占め，布引山脈東部を含む。中心市街は古く日本三津(さんしん)の一つ安濃津(あのつ)として知られた港町で，中世は伊勢街道の宿場町，近世は藤堂氏の城下町として発展，〈伊勢は津でもつ〉と呼ばれる繁栄をみた。市街を南北に通じる国道23号線沿いに津城跡，中心街がある。紀勢本線，名松線，近鉄名古屋線，大阪線，伊勢自動車道が通じ，伊勢鉄道が分岐する。第２次大戦前は繊維工業が中心であったが，戦後は機械，電機，輸送機器工業が行われ，卸売などの商業活動も盛ん。三重大学，谷川士清(ことすが)旧宅（史跡），県立の博物館，美術館がある。周辺では米（一志米），野菜を産し，湾岸ではノリを養殖。北部の一身田(いしんでん)は専修(せんじゅ)寺の門前町・寺内町として発達。2006年１月久居市，安芸郡河芸町，芸濃町，安濃町，美里村，一志郡一志町，香良洲町，白山町，美杉村を編入。711.11km²。28万5746人（2010）。
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