Tsubata, Ishikawa

Tsubata 津幡町
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Location of Tsubata in Ishikawa
Tsubata
Coordinates: 36°40′N 136°44′E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Hokuriku)
Prefecture	Ishikawa
District	Kahoku
Area
• Total	110.44 km2 (42.6 sq mi)
Population (2003)
• Total	35,467
• Density	321.1/km2 (831.8/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website	Town of Tsubata

Tsubata (津幡町, Tsubata-machi) is a town located in Kahoku District, Ishikawa, Japan.

As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 35,467 and a density of 321.14 persons per km². The total area is 110.44 km².

The mayor of Tsubata is Kiso Yoshinaka.

Natural features of Tsubata are Mount Sangoku, Kohokugata Lake and the Tsubata and Omi rivers.

There is a zoo in Tsubata's Shinrin Park which has a variety of local wildlife.

In Tsubata there is Tsubata Junior High School as well as Tsubata Minami Junior High School.

Elementary schools are: Jonan Elementary School, Inoe Elementary School, Chujo Elementary School, Tsubata Elementary School, Karius Elementary School, Haginodai Elementary School, Kasano Elementary School, Agata Elementary School, Oshirodai Elementary School

Tsubata is famous for makomo.^{[citation needed]}

There is a department store called Plant 3.

Transportation

Tsubata has 5 train stations: Tsubata, Naka-Tsubata, Hon-Tsubata, Nose and Kurikara.

Tsubata in popular media

Tsubata is used as a setting for the Kamen Rider Amazon television series.

External links

Media related to Tsubata, Ishikawa at Wikimedia Commons

• Tsubata official website (Japanese)