Tsuruoka

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Tsuruoka

Total population

122,347

Air quality index

37Good

Elevation18 m

WeatherAvg high 62.3°F

Coordinates38.73°, 139.83°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Tsuruoka is a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2020, the city had an estimated population of 125,389 in 49,024 households, and a population density of 95.74 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 1,311.53 square kilometres. Tsuruoka is the biggest city in Tōhoku region in terms of land area.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Notable people from here

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Hikaru Okuizumi

Japanese writer

Kōsō Abe

Japanese admiral (1892-1947)

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Shin Togashi

Japanese film director

S

Shinzo Hamai

Japanese politician (1905-1968)

T

Takashi Ishikawa

Japanese professional wrestler

T

Teizaburō Igarashi

Japanese composer (1893-1940)

Sechi Katō

Japanese chemist

K

Kazuhisa Okabe

Japanese professional wrestler

M

Masaru Haga

Japanese botanist

W

Waka Ogiwara

Japanese culinary expert

K

Kōsuke Sugawara

Japanese journalist

K

Kiyoshi Kikuchi

Japanese illustrator

K

Kazuhisa Nishigai

Y

Yoshiko Akagi

Japanese novelist for children's literature (1927-1988)

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Tadayasu Sakai

M

Mahiru Suzuki

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Yamagata

• Hodashi
  2.9 mi away
• 下柳原
  3.2 mi away
• Mikawa
  4.8 mi away · pop. 7,728
• Shōnai
  9.5 mi away · pop. 21,666
• Sakata
  13 mi away · pop. 100,273
• Tozawa
  17.1 mi away · pop. 4,773
• Yuza
  20.4 mi away · pop. 14,207
• Okura
  21.8 mi away · pop. 3,412
• Sakegawa
  21.9 mi away · pop. 4,317
• Mamurogawa
  24.6 mi away · pop. 8,137
• Shinjo
  25.8 mi away · pop. 34,432
• Funagata
  26.7 mi away · pop. 5,631

Browse all places in Yamagata →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Tsuruoka

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Dorcus rectus rectus

Dorcus rectus rectus

Seen 2026-05-31

Red Longicorn Beetle

Purpuricenus temminckii

Seen 2026-05-31

konara oak

Quercus serrata

Seen 2026-05-31

Japanese Chestnut

Castanea crenata

Seen 2026-05-31

torch azalea

Rhododendron kaempferi

Seen 2026-05-31

Theretra japonica

Theretra japonica

Seen 2026-05-30

sweet vernal grass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Seen 2026-05-30

Chusan Palm

Trachycarpus fortunei

Seen 2026-05-30

Longstamen Onion

Allium macrostemon

Seen 2026-05-30

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Tsuruoka, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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