Tsukidate, Fukushima
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Tsukidate (月舘町 Tsukidate-machi) was a town located in Date District, Fukushima, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,443, and a density of 101.83 persons per km². The total area is 43.63 km².
On January 1, 2006, Tsukidate was merged with the towns of Date, Hobara, Ryōzen and Yanagawa (all from Date District) and became Date City.
Since 1994, Tsukidate has been involved in a cultural exchange program with students from Revere, Massachusetts US. Every 2 years, students from Tsukidate travel to the US for a 1 week homestay. On alternate years, those same students from Revere come to Tsukidate, and stay in the student's homes.
[edit] External links
- Date official website in Japanese
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