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Tsurumi Ward Chronology

Last update date June 3, 2022

Tsurumi Ward Chronology

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1190 (1190) Yoritomo Minamoto, Joraku
It is noted in Azuma Kagami that Juro Kamoshida, Jiro Baba, Taro Terao, Saburo Terao and others accompanied him (the end of the Heian period).
1221 (1221) Shokyu's rebellion
Among the war dead, the names of Shirotaro Shiota, Rokuro Shiota, Taro Tera Omata, Captain Saemon Terao, etc. are described in Azuma Kagami.
1333 (1333) Yoshisada Nitta Keitai and Tsurumi Battle takes place
1334 (1334) Prepared Matsukage Temple Old Map (Muromachi Period)
Eitei 8 (1436) Mr. Suwa built Terao Castle
Since then, Mr. Suwa succeeded the castle owner from the first Umasuke Suwa to the fifth generation Manojo.
1575 (1575) Mr. Suwa, the lord of Terao Castle
1600 (1600) The Battle of Sekigahara
6 years (1601) Construction of five highways Tsurumibashi (currently Tsurumi River Bridge)
1611 (1611) Completion of two territories
1853 (1853) Ferry's arrival
1859 (1859) Opening of Yokohama Port (June 2nd Opening Day)
1862 (1862) Raw wheat incident occurs
1868 (1868) Establishment of Kanagawa
5 years (1872) The railway between Shimbashi and Yokohama was opened on the 12th, Tsurumi Station opened on the 13th
22 (1889)April

Municipal organization enforcement (population: 116,193)
Asahimura (Komaoka-mura, Shishigaya-mura, Kamisueyoshi-mura, Shimosueyoshi-mura, Baba-mura, Kita-Terao-mura, Higashi-Terao-mura, Shioka-mura) and Ikumio-mura (Ikumugi-mura, Tsurumi-mura, Higashi-Terao-mura, Baba-mura, Nitta-mura, Sugasawa-mura

31 (1898)MayDaisuke Electric Railway, the predecessor of Keikyu.
44 (1911)NovemberRelocated to Motoyama So Mochidera Tsurumi, Motoyama So Mochidera Tsurumi
1913 (1913)FebruarySoichiro Asano and Tsurumi Landfill Association, commenced land reclamation of 495 hectares (1.5 million tsubo) of Tsurumi Coast
3 years (1914)MayHiraoka opens Kagetsuen, an amusement park in elementary school student.
10 years (1921)AprilWith the enforcement of the town system, Ikumio Village becomes Tsurumicho and Machida Village becomes Shiotamachi due to the enforcement of the town system.
12 (1923)SeptemberOccurrence of Great Kanto Earthquake
14 (1925)April

Tsurumicho and Shiotamachi are merged into Tsurumicho.

15 years (1926)MarchTsurumi Rinko Railway, the predecessor of the Tsurumi Line.
 NovemberDaiichi-Keihin National Highways
1927 (1927)AprilTsurumicho and Asahimura (currently all Tsurumi Ward and part of Kanagawa Ward and Kohoku Ward) merged into Yokohama City
 October

Ward system enforcement in five wards of Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Naka, Hodogaya and Isoko
Tsurumi Ward birth population 62,446
There are 18 towns (Ikumugi-cho, Tsurumicho, Toterao-cho, Shiotamachi, Sugasawacho, Market, Yamu-cho, Egasaki-cho, Ono-cho, Heian-cho, Komaoka-cho, Shishigaya-cho, Kamisueyoshi-cho, Shimosueyoshi-cho, Babacho, Kita-terao-cho, Anzencho, Suehirocho)

3 years (1928)JuneTram Koyasu Line between Namamugi and Kinkou Bridge
5 years (1930)NovemberSoichiro Soano of the Keihin Landfill died (83 years old)
6 years (1931)MayKagetsuen Girls Opera Dissolved
14 (1939)AprilThe Shioka district of Asahimura will be transferred to Kohoku Ward
18 (1943)JulyThe government acquired the Tsurumi Rinko Railway and opened the Japanese National Railways Tsurumi Line.
20 years (1945)AprilThe ward office and other 12,444 houses were destroyed by air raid
21 (1946)AprilKagetsuen is revived as an amusement park
 Novemberelementary school student amusement park "Kagetsuen" closed
25 years (1950)MayOpening of Kagetsuen Bicycle Racetrack
29 (1954)AugustTsurumi Technical High School participates in Koshien, Mitsuike Park.
31 (1956)JuneYokohama City designated as a government ordinance-designated city
33 (1958)MarchAll Daini Keihin National Highway
 SeptemberThe Tsurumi River flooded with 648 households, 14,000 units in flood above floor level
37 (1962)AugustCommemorative ceremony to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Rawberry Incident
38 (1963)November161 deaths of Tsurumi, the Japanese National Railways
39 (1964)SeptemberThe torch of the Tokyo Olympics passed through Tsurumi Ward on September 1.
 NovemberTsurumi Ward's former general government building completed
41 (1966)AugustDecommissioned Namamugi Line
42 (1967)MayTsurumi River is designated as a first-class river
44 (1969)MayOpening of Tsurumi Kaikan
50 Years (1975)AprilShishigaya Shimin-no-Mori opened
52 (1977)October50th anniversary of the administration of the ward population 237,678
(1978)MayYokohama City has the second largest population in Japan (2,714,966).
1955 (1980)JanuaryOpened Tsurumi Library
 DecemberOpening of the Sueyoshi District Center (Tsurumi Ward No. 1)

1982 (1982)

DecemberOpening of the Namamugi District Center
60 years (1985)OctoberOpening of public hall Tsurumi
 DecemberThe population of Yokohama has exceeded 3 million (estimated 3,000,228 as of December 2).
1962 (1987)October60th anniversary of municipal organization enforcement population 243,751
1983 (1988)JanuaryTsurumi Ward New Government Building Completion
Tsurumi Ward Mascot "wakkun" established
"Yokomizo Yashiki" Designated as the first cultural property designated by the city
 AprilOpened Terao Center (Terao District Center, Elderly Welfare Facility Tsurujuso)
1989 (1989)SeptemberCompletion of Yokohama Bay Bridge Skywalk
2 years (1990)JuneKami-Terao Elementary School Community House (Tsurumi Ward No. 1)
 JulyCompleted Daikoku Wharf Landfill
3 years (1991)FebruaryEstablishment of the Tsurumi Ward Symbol
 NovemberFlowers (salvia) decision
6 years (1994)MayWest Exit Administrative Service Corner at Tsurumi Station
Shiota Exchange Plaza (International Student Center, District Center, Community Care Plaza (Tsurumi Ward No. 1), Fureai Shop Port)
 DecemberHigh-speed Wangan Line (Tsurumi Tsubasa Bridge) opened
Formulated the Wonder Plan
7 years (1995)AprilFull-scale operation of Tsurumi Plant of Environmental Business
Shin-Tsurumi Elementary School
 Septemberevacuation shelter was established and implemented in disaster drill at all elementary and junior high schools in the ward.
 October100% separate collection of cans and bottles of Tsurumi Ward
8 years (1996)MayTsurumi Ward Website
 JulyOpening of Daikoku Kaizuri Park
"Fureyu" for the elderly recreation training facility
 October"Yako District Center, Community Care Plaza" opens
 DecemberOpened Terao Community Care Plaza
9 years (1997)MayOpening of the Irie River Seseragi Green Road
 JuneTanker accidents and heavy oil leaks in Tokyo Bay also caused damage to the sea of Tsurumi.
 October70th anniversary of the constituency system population 250,883
Tree of the ward (scrasberg) decision
The nickname of the 36 U.S. Road is decided to be "Shiokaze Odori."
10 years (1998)JuneOffice Lunch Break Service Business Expansion
 OctoberOpened "Frendoru Tsurumi", a community activity center for people with disabilities
11 (1999)MarchCompleted construction of evacuation shelter
 JulyOpening of Baba Hanagien
 OctoberEstablishment of Health and Welfare Activity Base
12 years (2000)MarchEast Exit Urban Redevelopment Project in Tsurumi Station
 AprilEstablished RIKEN Yokohama Research Laboratory
 MayNew Tsurumi Home, a nursing home for the elderly
 OctoberOpened the Genome Science Research Center, RIKEN Yokohama Research Institute
 NovemberOpening of "Trunk" community activity home for persons with disabilities
 DecemberBaba Akamon Park opened
13 (2001)MarchEstablished Industry-Academia Collaborative Research Center
 AprilOpened “Municipal University Graduate School (Collaborative Graduate School)”
 MayFamily Registry Division certification window
 SeptemberOpening of Higashiterao Community Care Plaza
 NovemberAnnouncement of draft of city master plan and Tsurumi Ward plan
14 years (2002)JanuaryHealth and Welfare Center opened
 March"Komaoka District Center, Community Care Plaza" opens
 MayFormulation of Tsurumi Ward City Planning Master Plan
15 years (2003)AprilYokohama New Technology Creation Center "Leading Venture Plaza" opened
2004 (2004)AprilOpened the Research Center for Immunology and Allergy Sciences, Yokohama Research Institute
National Route 357 opened
2005 (2005)MarchFormulation of the 1st Tsurumi Ward Community Welfare and Health Plan (Tsurumi Ainet)
18 (2006)January"Yuzuru" (Tsurumiichiba Community Care Plaza / Tsurumiichiba Community House) Opening
2007 (2007)MarchSaiseikai Yokohamashi Tobu Hospital, a core hospital in the eastern region
 MayOpening of Tsurumichuuo Community Care Plaza
 October80th anniversary of the constituency system population 267,447
2009 (2009)AprilOpened Yokohama Science Frontier High School
2010 (2010)MarchKagetsuen Bicycle Racetrack closed
  Formulation of the 2nd Tsurumi Ward Community Health and Welfare Plan (Tsurumi Ainet)
 NovemberTsurumi Kaikan is closed.
 DecemberOpening of Tsurumichuuo Community House
2011 (2011)March11 Great East Japan Earthquake (River tsunami in Tsurumi River, liquefaction damage at Daikoku Pier)
  Tsurumi International Lounge and Kumin Cultural Center Salvia Hall opened
2012 (2012)JanuaryNamamugi Community Care Plaza opened
 NovemberTsurumi Station Building "Siaru Tsurumi" opened
2015 (2015)FebruaryOpening of Baba Community Care Plaza
 NovemberSpecific landscape formation of former Fujimoto family residence main house and arbor Designated historic building designation
  Completed redevelopment of Tsurumi Station East Exit Station Square
2016 (2016)MarchThe 3rd Tsurumi Community Welfare and Health Plan (Tsurumi / Aineto) Formulation
2017 (2017)MarchHigh-speed Yokohama Loop North Line and Kishitani Ikumugi Line opened
 October90th anniversary of the constituency system population 288,880
31 years (2019)AprilDaikoku Futo Passenger Ship Terminal
2019 (2019)October"evacuation warning" was issued in the Tama River inundation area due to Typhoon No. 19 (approximately 3,000 people evacuated to 34 locations in evacuation sites).
2 years (2020)JanuaryUrban planning master plan "town development in Tsurumi Ward"
 MarchKeikyu "Kagetsuen-mae Station" has been changed to "Kagetsu Sojiji Station".
3 years (2021)FebruaryOpened Babadashi entrance on the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway Yokohama North Line

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Tsurumi Ward General Affairs Department Ward Administration Promotion Division

Phone: 045-510-1680

Phone: 045-510-1680

Fax: 045-510-1891

Email address: tr-kusei@city.yokohama.jp

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