Tsuru Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
About Tsuru
Tsuru is in southeastern Yamanashi Prefecture, in the foothills ofMount Fuji. It is bordered on the south by the Tanzawa Mountains. The Sagami River, known locally as the Katsura River, flows through the city. 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 in 1889, the village of Tani was created within Minamitsuru District, Yamana
Top Attractions in Tsuru
Explore the best things to see and do in Tsuru:
- ★Yamanashi Prefectural Maglev Exhibition Center
Tsuru Travel Guide Sections
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