| Tsuru | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 35.5515°N 138.9054°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Tōkai) |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Yamanashi Prefecture |
| Established Title: | Tanimura town settled |
| Established Date: | March 7, 1896 |
| Established Title2: | City settled and current name changed |
| Established Date2: | April 29, 1954 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Tomihisa Horiuchi (from December 2013) |
| Area Total Km2: | 161.63 |
| Population Total: | 30311 |
| Population As Of: | May 31, 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Pinus |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Prunus mume |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | -Bird |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Cettia diphone |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0554-43-1111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Kamiya 1-1-1, Tsuru City, Yamanashi Prefecture 402-8501 |
right|thumb|Tsuru city center area is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 30,311 in 13079 households,[1] and a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 161.63sqkm.
Tsuru is located in southeastern Yamanashi Prefecture, in the foothills of Mount Fuji. It is bordered on the south by the Tanzawa Mountains. The Sagami River, known locally as the Katsura River, flows through the city.
Yamanashi Prefecture
The city has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Tsuru is 12.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1610 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.9 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Tsuru peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.
The area around Tsuru has been continuously inhabited since the Japanese Paleolithic period, and numerous artifacts from the Jōmon period and Kofun period have been found within its borders. The area has been part of ancient Tsuru County of Kai Province since the Nara period. During the Sengoku period, the area was controlled by the Takeda clan. During the Edo period, all of Kai Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period on April 1, 1889, the village of Tani was created within Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture. Tani was raised to town status on March 7, 1896. On April 29, 1954 Tani merged with four neighboring villages to form the city of Tsuru.
Tsuru has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 16 members.
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