Tamaki, Mie

Tamaki (玉城町, Tamaki-chō) is a town located in Watarai District, Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2012, the town had an estimated population of 15,280 and a population density of 373 persons per km². The total area was 40.94  km².

Tamaki

玉城町
Town
Tamaki town hall
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Location of Tamaki in Mie Prefecture
Tamaki
 
Coordinates: 34°29′N 136°38′E
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureMie
DistrictWatarai
Area
 • Total40.94 km2 (15.81 sq mi)
Population
 (September 2012)
 • Total15,280
 • Density373/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeMaki
- FlowerCherry blossom
Phone number0596-58-8200
Address114-2 Tamaru, Tamaki-chō, Watarai-gun, Mie-ken 519-0495
Websitewww.town.tamaki.mie.jp

Geography

Tamaki is an inland municipality, located in eastern Kii Peninsula, near the geographic center of Mie Prefecture. Springtime in Tamaki-chō features cherry blossoms, rice fields, persimmon trees, nurseries and vegetable fields growing daikon, cabbage and more. There are many forests which have been designated as wildlife protection areas.

Neighboring municipalities

History
Tamaru Castle Site in Spring 2013

Tamaki was the site of a Sengoku period Japanese castle, Tamaru Castle, which dominated the surrounding area, including access to the Ise Grand Shrines. The castle was initially built by Kitabatake Chikafusa of the Kitabatake Clan in 1336, to serve as a base of operations for Emperor Go-Daigo's Southern Court during the conflict between the Northern and Southern Court known as the Nanboku-chō period.[1] The castle was destroyed in the early Meiji period.

Tamaru Town was created within Watarai District of Mie Prefecture with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It assumed its present name on April 10, 1955.

Economy

The town serves as a commercial center for the surrounding region.

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Tamaki is not served by the Japanese national highway system.

Sister city relations

References
  1. "田丸城跡周辺散策｜ 玉城町". kizuna.town.tamaki.mie.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-19.

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