Tsushima [city] - Tsushima

Japanese: 津島[市] - つしま

A city on the Nobi Plain in western Aichi Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1947. The city center used to be a river port, and later developed as a town in front of the gates of Tsushima Shrine. In the early modern period, it was a cotton textile production area, which switched to wool textiles after the Meiji period, and is now one of the centers of the Bisai wool textile industrial area. In 1985, the textile industry accounted for about 40% of the city's manufactured goods shipment value, but by 2003 this had fallen to about 10%, while the transportation equipment and metal industries grew and now account for about 30%. Urban agriculture, such as greenhouse vegetable cultivation of strawberries, tomatoes, and flowers, is practiced. Both the Meitetsu Tsushima and Bisai lines run through the city. ^{25.09 km2} . Population 65,258 (2010).

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Japanese:

愛知県西部，濃尾平野上の市。1947年市制。中心市街は古くは河港，のち津島神社の鳥居前町として発達した。近世は綿織物産地で，明治以後毛織物へ転換，現在は尾西毛織物工業地域の一中心をなす。1985年に市の製造品出荷額で約４割を占めていた繊維工業は2003年には約１割に落ち込み，輸送用機器，金属工業などが成長し，約３割を占めている。イチゴ，トマトなどの施設野菜や，花卉(かき)栽培など，都市近郊型農業が行われる。名鉄の津島・尾西(びさい)両線が通じる。25.09km²。６万5258人（2010）。

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