amer al ▁city ▁legisl ature ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁members . ▁The ▁city ▁cont ributes ▁one ▁member ▁to ▁the ▁A ichi ▁Pref ect ural ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁national ▁politics , ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁A ichi ▁District ▁ 9 ▁of ▁the ▁lower ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Diet ▁of ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Education ▁Ts ush ima ▁has ▁eight ▁public ▁elementary ▁schools ▁and ▁four ▁public ▁junior ▁high ▁schools ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁government , ▁and ▁three ▁public ▁high ▁schools ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁A ichi ▁Pref ect ural ▁Board ▁of ▁Education . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁one ▁high ▁school ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁government . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁ ▁Rail ways ▁ ▁Me it ets u ▁– ▁Ts ush ima ▁Line ▁ ▁– ▁( Sh ob ata ) ▁- ▁( F uj in ami ) ▁- ▁▁▁ ▁Me it ets u ▁– ▁Bis ai ▁Line ▁ ▁High ways ▁▁ ▁H ig ashi - Me ih an ▁Express way ▁ ▁Sister ▁city ▁relations ▁ ▁- ▁Her cules , ▁California ▁USA ▁ ▁Local ▁attra ctions ▁Ts ush ima ▁S hr ine ▁ ▁Ten no ▁M ats uri , ▁a ▁festival ▁with ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁over ▁two ▁hundred ▁years . ▁The ▁highlight ▁of ▁this ▁two - day ▁event ▁is ▁the ▁evening ▁festival ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁dozen ▁boats , ▁each ▁decor ated ▁with ▁nearly ▁ 4 0 0 ▁paper ▁lan tern s , ▁float ▁down ▁the ▁Ten no ▁River . ▁The ▁Japan ▁Mos que ▁of ▁the ▁A hm adi yy as , ▁largest ▁mos que ▁( by ▁capacity