Tsuchizaki Minato, Akita Explained

Tsuchizaki-Minato 土崎港
Settlement Type:	Neighborhood of Akita City
Pushpin Map:	Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan
Pushpin Relief:	1
Coordinates:	39.7607°N 140.0657°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Prefecture
Subdivision Name1:	Akita Prefecture
Subdivision Type2:	City
Subdivision Name2:	Akita
Area Total Km2:	6.29
Population As Of:	1 October 2009
Population Total:	21,310
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	Japan Standard Time
Utc Offset1:	+9
Postal Code Type:	Yubin Bango
Postal Code:	011-0046 etc^[1]
Area Code:	018^[2]
Registration Plate:	Akita^[3]

is a neighbourhood located in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan., the neighbourhood had an estimated population of 21,310 and a population density of 3,400 persons per km². The total area of the neibourhood is 6.29sqkm. Annexed by the city in 1941, it borders the neighborhoods of Shogunno on the east, Iijima on the north, Mukaihama on the west and Terauchi on the south. The Tsuchizaki area is a port town that developed at the mouth of the Omono River and a place of Port of Akita and Japan Railway Tsuchizaki factory. Tsuchizaki Float Festival is a celebration in the neighbourhood, held every year from July 20 to 21.^{[4] [5]} The Tsuchizaki air raid burned the port facilities and killed more than 250 people on August 14 and 15, 1945.^[6]

Schools

• Tsuchizaki Elementary School^[7]
• Tsuchizaki Minami Elementary School^[8]
• Kohoku Elementary School^[9]
• Tsuchizaki Junior High School^[10]
• Akita Chuo High School^[11]

Surrounding area

• Port of Akita Nakajima Pier
  • Nakajima Pier Ferry Terminal
  • Roadside Station Akita port Akita Port Tower Selion (Akita City Port Tower)
• Akita City Northern Citizen Service Center
• Tsuchizaki Minato History Tradition Hall
• Akita Rinko Police Station
• Akita Maritime Japan Coast Guard

Notable people

• Akita Sanesue, daimyo
• Dewaminato Rikichi, sumo wrestler
• Yukiko Ebata, volleyball player^[12]
• Kenzo Futaki, doctor^[13]
• Ōmi Komaki, scholar and translator^[14]
• Miya Sato (volleyball player, born 1990)^[15]

See also

• Port Tower Selion
• Tsuchizaki Station
• Minato Castle
• Pizza-La

Notes and References

1. Web site: 秋田県 秋田市 土崎港中央の郵便番号 - 日本郵便. www.post.japanpost.jp.
2. Web site: 市外局番の一覧. 総務省. 2017-05-29.
3. Web site: 秋田陸運支局 . 秋田陸運支局管内図. 22 April 2020 . 22 April 2020.
4. Web site: Tsuchizaki Shinmeisha Shrine Annual Celebration and Float Festival | Akita City Sightseeing/Event Information Website "Akitachi Plus". www.akita-yulala.jp.
5. Web site: 土崎港曳山まつり - 国指定重要無形民俗文化財 土崎神明社祭の曳山行事. 土崎港曳山まつり - 国指定重要無形民俗文化財 土崎神明社祭の曳山行事.
6. Web site: 土崎空襲犠牲者追悼平和祈念式典 (Tozaki Air Raid Victims Memorial Ceremony of Peace and Prayer Ceremony) . 2023-03-29 . zh.
7. Web site: 秋田市立土崎小学校-アクセス. www.fureai-cloud.jp.
8. Web site: 秋田市立土崎南小学校-アクセス. www.fureai-cloud.jp.
9. Web site: 秋田市立港北小学校-アクセス. www.fureai-cloud.jp.
10. Web site: 場所・アクセス | 秋田市立土崎中学校.
11. Web site: 交通アクセス | 秋田県立秋田中央高等学校. akitachuo-h.jp.
12. Web site: 土崎小学校スポ少訪問. May 23, 2019. 江畑幸子選手 後援会.
13. Web site: 二木 謙三 （ふたぎけんぞう） - 文化勲章を受賞した 医学界の巨星｜校史資料｜秋田県立秋田高等学校同窓会. akitahs-doso.jp.
14. Web site: 『種蒔く人』の誕生と展開-土崎版同人を中心とし (Birth and development of “The Seed Sower” - Focusing on Tsuchizaki version doujin) . ja. 2024-03-29.
15. Web site: ROAD TO 東京：バレーボール女子・佐藤美弥（下） つらさ、喜び、全て糧に｜秋田魁新報電子版. 秋田魁新報電子版. August 2023 .