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Tsuruga City
Fukui Prefecture · City
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Tsuruga City is the central city of the Reinan region and an old port town on Tsuruga Bay. It prospered as the town in front of Kehi Jingu, the most important shrine (ichinomiya) of Echizen Province, and has the Kehi no Matsubara pine grove on white sand. It was once a gateway for international trains linking Europe and Asia, and is known as the "Port of Humanity," where Jewish refugees landed.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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Mountains in this city
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Neighboring municipalities
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Other municipalities in Fukui Prefecture
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