Tsukidate, Fukushima
dissolved municipality in Date district, Fukushima prefecture, Japan
Tsukidate (月舘町, Tsukidate-machi) is one of five neighborhoods within the city of Date, Fukushima, along with the former towns of Date, Hobara, Ryozen, and Yanagawa. Until the merger in 2006 it was a town located in Date District, Fukushima Prefecture, 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.
Tsukidate is primarily known for rice and wasabi cultivation. It is host to a hydrangea festival in Spring.
History
The town symbol was established in 1965. It includes a representation of the kanji "tsuki" (月), with the horizontal lines extended to indicate unlimited progress. In 1985, the golden-rayed lily, Japanese zelkova, and Japanese bush warbler were named the town's official flower, tree, and bird, respectively.
On January 1, 2006, Tsukidate, along with the towns of Date, Hobara, Ryōzen and Yanagawa (all from Date District), was merged to create Date.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Tsukidate, Fukushima” as dissolved municipality in Date district, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as dissolved municipality in Date district, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7850057. Authority coordinates are 37.734, 140.608. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006, 2003, 1965 and 1985.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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