Maizuru

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Maizuru is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 78,644 in 34,817 households and a population density of 230 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 342.13 sqkm.

Geography

Maizuru is located in northern Kyoto Prefecture, facing scenic Maizuru Bay on the Sea of Japan to the north and Fukui Prefecture to the east.

Neighboring municipalities

Fukui Prefecture

Climate

Like Toyooka in Hyōgo Prefecture, Maizuru has a climate resembling the Hokuriku region rather than the rest of Kansai, though it is less wet than other Hokuriku towns during the late autumn and winter because its location on a deep inlet means the northerly winds driven by the Siberian High and Aleutian Low do not produce as much rain and/or snow. In the summer, however, Maizuru can be extremely oppressive as the intense radiation creates extreme humidity around the bay: on August 13, 1994 the town recorded a minimum temperature of 29 C.

|width=auto |collapsed = Y |metric first = yes |single line = yes |location = Maizuru (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1947−present) |Jan record high C = 19.4 |Feb record high C = 22.9 |Mar record high C = 26.0 |Apr record high C = 32.6 |May record high C = 34.6 |Jun record high C = 37.1 |Jul record high C = 38.8 |Aug record high C = 39.0 |Sep record high C = 38.3 |Oct record high C = 31.4 |Nov record high C = 26.3 |Dec record high C = 22.9 |Jan high C = 7.6 |Feb high C = 8.5 |Mar high C = 12.7 |Apr high C = 18.6 |May high C = 23.6 |Jun high C = 26.6 |Jul high C = 30.7 |Aug high C = 32.4 |Sep high C = 27.6 |Oct high C = 22.0 |Nov high C = 16.2 |Dec high C = 10.4 |Jan mean C = 3.7 |Feb mean C = 4.1 |Mar mean C = 7.4 |Apr mean C = 12.7 |May mean C = 17.8 |Jun mean C = 21.6 |Jul mean C = 25.9 |Aug mean C = 27.1 |Sep mean C = 22.9 |Oct mean C = 17.0 |Nov mean C = 11.3 |Dec mean C = 6.2 |Jan low C = 0.7 |Feb low C = 0.5 |Mar low C = 2.8 |Apr low C = 7.4 |May low C = 12.7 |Jun low C = 17.7 |Jul low C = 22.4 |Aug low C = 23.3 |Sep low C = 19.3 |Oct low C = 13.2 |Nov low C = 7.5 |Dec low C = 2.8 |Jan record low C = -8.0 |Feb record low C = -8.8 |Mar record low C = -6.2 |Apr record low C = -3.2 |May record low C = 0.9 |Jun record low C = 7.0 |Jul record low C = 13.0 |Aug record low C = 14.4 |Sep record low C = 7.9 |Oct record low C = 2.5 |Nov record low C = -1.7 |Dec record low C = -6.7 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 183.4 |Feb precipitation mm = 146.6 |Mar precipitation mm = 140.5 |Apr precipitation mm = 116.6 |May precipitation mm = 142.8 |Jun precipitation mm = 154.9 |Jul precipitation mm = 192.6 |Aug precipitation mm = 149.6 |Sep precipitation mm = 238.3 |Oct precipitation mm = 179.9 |Nov precipitation mm = 132.5 |Dec precipitation mm = 163.6 |year precipitation mm = 1941.2 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 18.7 |Feb precipitation days = 15.9 |Mar precipitation days = 15.1 |Apr precipitation days = 11.4 |May precipitation days = 10.0 |Jun precipitation days = 10.7 |Jul precipitation days = 12.2 |Aug precipitation days = 9.3 |Sep precipitation days = 12.0 |Oct precipitation days = 11.4 |Nov precipitation days = 12.7 |Dec precipitation days = 16.7 |Jan snow cm = 54 |Feb snow cm = 49 |Mar snow cm = 9 |Apr snow cm = 0 |May snow cm = 0 |Jun snow cm = 0 |Jul snow cm = 0 |Aug snow cm = 0 |Sep snow cm = 0 |Oct snow cm = 0 |Nov snow cm = 0 |Dec snow cm = 24 |year snow cm = 135 |unit snow days = 1 cm |Jan snow days = 8.9 |Feb snow days = 7.9 |Mar snow days = 2.0 |Apr snow days = 0 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = 0 |Dec snow days = 3.6 |humidity colour= green |Jan humidity = 82 |Feb humidity = 79 |Mar humidity = 74 |Apr humidity = 71 |May humidity = 71 |Jun humidity = 77 |Jul humidity = 78 |Aug humidity = 76 |Sep humidity = 79 |Oct humidity = 79 |Nov humidity = 80 |Dec humidity = 82 |Jan sun = 72.1 |Feb sun = 82.5 |Mar sun = 123.0 |Apr sun = 165.3 |May sun = 182.9 |Jun sun = 136.0 |Jul sun = 151.2 |Aug sun = 194.7 |Sep sun = 134.5 |Oct sun = 128.6 |Nov sun = 101.3 |Dec sun = 80.4 |year sun = 1552.4 |source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web | url = http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_sfc_ym.php?prec_no=61&block_no=47750 | title = 平年値（年・月ごとの値） | access-date = November 27, 2011| publisher = Japan Meteorological Agency | url = http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_s.php?prec_no=61&block_no=47750 | title = 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）| access-date = November 27, 2011 | publisher = Japan Meteorological Agency |date=November 2011

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Maizuru has declined gradually over the past 30 years. | 1920 | 78,925 | 1925 | 72,026 | 1930 | 73,180 | 1935 | 77,632 | 1940 | 95,362 | 1945 | 102,350 | 1950 | 102,158 | 1955 | 102,588 | 1960 | 99,615 | 1965 | 96,641 | 1970 | 95,895 | 1975 | 97,780 | 1980 | 97,578 | 1985 | 98,775 | 1990 | 96,333 | 1995 | 94,784 | 2000 | 94,050 | 2005 | 91,733 | 2010 | 88,669 | 2015 | 83,990 | 2020 | 80,336 |align = none |cols = 2 | footnote = Maizuru population statistics

History

The area of Maizuru has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and numerous traces of Jomon and Yayoi period settlements have been discovered by archaeologists. The Yura River valley in particular was densely populated, and many kofun burial mounds have been found. The area became part of Tango Province in the Nara period. During the Muromachi period, the Isshiki clan ruled as shugo of the province, but were replaced in the Sengoku period with the Hosokawa clan, who constructed Tanabe Castle, whose nickname "Maizuru Castle" was later adopted as the name of the city. Following the Battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu awarded the entire province of Tango to Kyōgoku Takatomo, who established Miyazu Domain. To ensure the succession of his line, Kyōgoku Takatomo gave 35,000 koku of his holdings to his third son, Kyōgoku Takamitsu, and established a cadet branch of the clan at Tango-Tanabe Domain, based at Maizuru Castle. The Kyōgoku were replaced by a cadet branch of the Makino clan, who ruled until the Meiji restoration in 1871. The town of Maizuru was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The same year, the Maizuru Naval District was created and the associated Maizuru Naval Arsenal for ship basing, construction, and repair was created in 1901. In the Russo-Japanese War, many warships were based there, due to its proximity to the Sea of Japan. Maizuru was raised to city status on August 1, 1938.

After the Second World War, Maizuru was a key port for returning Japanese servicemen and detainees from continental Asia for over 13 years. Today, JMSDF Maizuru Naval Base is a key district headquarters for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

Government

Maizuru has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 26 members. Maizuru contributes two members to the Kyoto Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Kyoto 5th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Maizuru has a mixed economy, with commerce, agriculture, forestry, tourism and commercial fishing all playing major roles. Industry, centered on wood processing and shipbuilding, have declined severely due to overseas competition, but Japan Marine United, a large shipbuilding corporation, has one of its main shipyards in Maizuru.

Education

Colleges and universities

Primary and secondary education

Maizuru has 20 public elementary schools and seven public middle schools operated by the town government and two public high schools operated by the Kyoto Prefectural Department of Education. There is also one private high school.

The community previously had a North Korean school, Maizuru Korean Elementary and Junior High School (舞鶴朝鮮初中級学校).

Transportation

Railways

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/JR_logo_(west).svg" caption="JR West]] – [[Maizuru Line"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/JR_logo_(west).svg" caption="JR West]] – [[Obama Line"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Kyoto_Tango_Railway_Logo_02.svg" caption="40px]] [[Kyoto Tango Railway]] – [[Miyazu Line"] ::

Highways

International town twinnings and exchange partnership

Local attractions

Maizuru is dotted with sightseeing spots. There is Maizuru Repatriation Memorial Museum, a commemorative hall which documents the return of half a million servicemen and detainees from Soviet internment, and an observatory which overlooks the Rias seashore of the Maizuru Bay.

Notable people from Maizuru

References

References

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  2. "Maizuru city official statistics".
  3. [https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/kyoto-prefecture/maizuru-4778/ Maizuru climate data]
  4. [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/kyoto/ Maizuru population statistics]
  5. "Return to Maizuru Port—Documents Related to the Internment and Repatriation Experiences of Japanese (1945-1956)". [[Memory of the World Register]].
  6. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20051106010302/http://www.chongryon.com/j/cr/link3.html ウリハッキョ一覧]" (). [[Chongryon]]. November 6, 2005. Retrieved on October 15, 2015.
  7. "Sister City and Friendly City".

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