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Maizuru

location_on Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Maizuru is a town in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, on an inlet of the Sea of Japan. The town have become based on May 27, 1943. As of 2015, the town has an anticipated populace of eighty 3,990 and a population density of 245 women and men according to km². The overall location is 342 km². Maizuru is a city rich in nature, positioned on the scenic Maizuru Bay. Maizuru Harbor is located in Maizuru Bay, from which travel to Hokkaido is viable through the Sea of Japan. Maizuru's improvement became notably spurred after the naval port modified into installation in 1901.

In the Russo-Japanese War, many warships were based there, because of its proximity to the Sea of Japan. After the Second World War, Maizuru grow to be a key port for returning Japanese servicemen and detainees from continental Asia for over 13 years. Today, Maizuru is a key district headquarters for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Maizuru is dotted with sightseeing spots. There is Maizuru Repatriation Memorial Museum, a commemorative hall which files the return of half of of a million servicemen and detainees from Soviet internment, and an observatory which overlooks the Rias seashore of the Maizuru bay.

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