▁occurs ▁in ▁June . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ts ush ima ▁developed ▁as ▁a ▁mon zen - m achi ▁c ater ing ▁to ▁the ▁pil gr image ▁traffic ▁to ▁the ▁well - known ▁Sh into ▁shr ine ▁of ▁Ts ush ima ▁Jin ja ▁from ▁the ▁Mur om achi ▁period . ▁During ▁the ▁S eng oku ▁period , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁O da ▁cl an ▁and ▁subsequently ▁in ▁the ▁E do ▁period ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁hold ings ▁of ▁the ▁O w ari - T ok ug awa ▁family ▁of ▁O w ari ▁Domain . ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Me iji ▁period , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁organized ▁into ▁several ▁villages ▁under ▁Ama ▁District , ▁A ichi ▁Pref ect ure , ▁including ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Ts ush ima ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁ ▁with ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁municipal ities ▁system . ▁During ▁the ▁Me iji ▁period , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁a ▁center ▁for ▁text ile ▁production . ▁Ts ush ima ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁town ▁status ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁and ▁to ▁city ▁status ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁▁ ▁Ts ush ima ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁the ▁I se - W an ▁Ty ph oon ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁which ▁caused ▁w ides p read ▁damage ▁and ▁flo oding . ▁ ▁Government ▁ ▁Ts ush ima ▁has ▁a ▁mayor - c oun cil ▁form ▁of ▁government ▁with ▁a ▁directly ▁elected ▁mayor ▁and ▁a ▁un ic