Tsuno is located in the central eastern part of Miyazaki Prefecture, approximately 40 kilometers north-northeast of Miyazaki City. The town is long from east-to-west, measuring 15 kilometers from east-to-west and 10 kilometers from north-to-southThe west side is a mountainous area that is part of the Kyushu Mountains, and the east side faces the Hyūga Sea. Approximately 63% of the town's land is forest, and the Osuzu Mountain Range is home to more than 30 large and small waterfalls, including Yatogi Falls, which has been selected as one of Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls.
Tsuno has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tsuno is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2234 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.6 °C.[4]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Tsuno has been decreasing for the past 30 years.
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1950
11,067
—
1960
15,670
+41.6%
1970
14,524
−7.3%
1980
12,479
−14.1%
1990
13,486
+8.1%
2000
13,229
−1.9%
2010
12,321
−6.9%
2020
11,130
−9.7%
History
The area of Tsuno was part of ancient Hyūga Province. The area was under the control of the Shimazu clan from the Nanboku-chō period, and was a contested borderland fought over many times during the Sengoku period. During the Edo period, it was part of the holdings of Sadowara Domain. The village of Tsuno within Koyu District, Miyazaki was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on August 1, 1920.
Government
Tsuno has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 11 members. Tsuno, collectively with the other municipalities of Koyu District contributes three members to the Miyazaki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Miyazaki 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
The main industry of Tsuno is agriculture and food processing.
Education
Tsuno has three public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Miyazaki Prefectural Board of Education.
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