is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

located in

Kushiro Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Kushiro is home to a population of red-crowned cranes, estimated in 2022 to number about 1,900. Geography Municipalities Mergers History *November, 1897: Kushiro Subprefecture estab ...

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. As of September 30, 2016, it has an estimated population of 2,516, and an area of 571.84 km². Tsurui is a breeding ground for the

red-crowned crane The red-crowned crane (''Grus japonensis''), also called the Manchurian crane or Japanese crane (; the Chinese character '丹' means 'red', '頂/顶' means 'crown' and '鶴/鹤' means 'crane'), is a large East Asian crane among the rarest cran ...

, one of the

100 Soundscapes of Japan In 1996, as part of its efforts to combat noise pollution and to protect and promote protection of the environment, the Ministry of the Environment designated the . There were 738 submissions received from all over the country and the 100 "best" wer ...

History

The village was formed in 1937.

Climate

Mascots

Tsurui's mascots are and . They are red-crowned crane brothers. They are shaped like bogs of the Kushiro-shitsugen National Park. *Tsurubo is the oldest of the siblings. His tail resembles a cosmos flower. *Hinabo is the youngest of the siblings.

References

External links

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Official Website
1937 establishments in Japan Populated places established in 1937 Villages in Hokkaido {{Hokkaido-geo-stub