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Tsunagi Town
Kumamoto Prefecture · Town
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Tsunagi Town lies just north of Minamata City in southern Kumamoto Prefecture and faces the Yatsushiro Sea. The town's name is said to come from a legend that Emperor Keiko tied up (tsunagu) his boat here. The town promotes the arts, with the Tsunagi Art Museum in a former elementary school and outdoor sculptures placed around the town.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Neighboring municipalities
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Other municipalities in Kumamoto Prefecture
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