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Tsu city
津市
alternative words: Tsushi city, Tsushi, Tsu shi, Tsu, Anotsu
keywords:
harbor
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town
related topics:
Mie prefecture
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Ise bay
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Ise shrine
related web sites:
http://www.info.city.tsu.mie.jp
explanation: Capital of Mie prefecture. Located on Ise bay and formally called Anotsu, Tsu is one of the 3 famous ancient harbors. Since the construction of a castle by Todo Takatora in Edo period, it had become a prosperous castle town and a post town on the road to Ise shrine. Tsu is now a center of textile and mechanical industries. The surrounding plain is cultivating rice and vegetables while on the cost, a seaweed (nori). Senjuji temple is well known. The population is 160,000.
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