Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama

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Tsurumi-ku (鶴見区^?) is one of the wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It includes the former village of Namamugi, site of the Namamugi Incident of 1862.

Contents 1 Industry 2 Education 3 Transportation 3.1 Rail 3.2 Road 4 Government Offices 5 Shopping

[edit] Industry

• ExxonMobil (Anzencho 2-chome)
• JFE Steel (Oogijima) - JFE's main plant for eastern Japan is on the border of Tsurumi-ku and Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki.
• Kirin Brewery (Namamugi 1-chome)
• Nissan (Daikokucho)
• Toshiba (Suehirocho 2-chome) - Toshiba's largest factory is located on Tokyo Bay and has its own JR train station, Umi-Shibaura Station.

Daikokufuto, an artificial island in Tokyo Bay, is a major warehousing center.

[edit] Education

• RIKEN Yokohama Institute
• Tsurumi University
• Yokohama Commercial University
• Tsurumui High school

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Rail

• Keikyu Main Line (Tsurumi-ichiba Station, Keikyu Tsurumi Station, Kagetsuen-mae Station, Namamugi Station)
• Keihin-Tohoku Line (Tsurumi Station)
• Nambu Line (Shitte Station, Yako Station)
• Tsurumi Line (Tsurumi Station, Kokudo Station, Tsurumi-Ono Station, Bentenbashi Station, Asano Station, Anzen Station, Shin-Shibaura Station, Umi-Shibaura Station)

[edit] Road

• Shuto Expressway B, K1 and K5 Routes
• National Route 1 (No. 2 Keihin Route)
• National Route 15 (No. 1 Keihin Route)

Coordinates: 35°30′30″N 139°40′57″E / 35.50833°N 139.6825°E / 35.50833; 139.6825

[edit] Government Offices

• Tsurumi Koyaksho (Ward Office) On the east side of JR Tsurumi Station on the Route 15
• Tsurumi Income Tax office On the east side of JR Tsurumi Station on the Route 15
• Tsurumi Police Station On the east side of JR Tsurumi Station on the Route 15
• Tsurumi Fire Department On the east side of JR Tsurumi Station on the Route 15
• Tsurumi Post Office On the east side of JR Tsurumi Station on the Route 15
• Tsurumi Library On the east side of JR Station [Tsurumi-ku, Tsurumi-chuo 2-10-7]

[edit] Shopping

• Seiyu On the west side of JR Tsurumi Station
• Ito Yokado On the east side of JR Tsurumi Station between the Route 15 and Tsurumi river
• Yamada Denki On the east side of JR Tsurumi Station between the Route 15 and Tsurumi river
• Butcher In the lane just beside Sunkus near the Mizuho Bank on the Route 15