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English: The river channel was then dug deeper, and many weirs tens of centimeters high were built as they are now.
Japanese: これにより河道が掘り下げられた他、落差数十cmの堰を多く持つ現在の姿になった。
English: The theory, proposed by Tsuneo TSUKAMOTO in 1932, holds that: the lower Kamogawa River up to the junction with the Takano River and the waterway between the junction and that of the Kamogawa and Shira-kawa Rivers are artificial waterways; originally, the Kamogawa River ran due south and merged with the Hori-kawa River; the Takano River flowed south-west from the current junction and merged with the Hori-kawa River at around the Choho-ji Temple.
Japanese: 1932年（昭和7年）に塚本常雄が提唱した学説で、賀茂川の下流部分と高野川との合流地点から白川との合流地点までは人工河川であり、本来賀茂川はまっすぐ南下して堀川に合流、高野川は現在の合流地点から南西方向に流れ頂法寺付近で堀川に合流していたという説である。
English: The core of the theory is that because the Kyoto Basin slopes from northeast down to southwest, it is unnatural for the Kamogawa River to flow up the slope; thus, the river would have originally flowed down towards the lower ground of the Horikawa-dori Street.
Japanese: 京都盆地は地形が北東から南西に向かって傾いており、賀茂川がそれに逆行して流れているのは不自然であり、本来は低地である堀川通に流れ込むのが自然であるというのがこの説の根源である。
English: Subsequently, however, this theory was refuted by the study conducted by Takuo YOKOYAMA, Professor at Doshisha University.
Japanese: しかし後にこの説は同志社大学教授の横山卓雄の研究により論破されている。
English: When the area around Karasuma Junior High School was excavated during the construction work of the Karasuma Line of the Kyoto City Subway, bedrock was found, making the construction more difficult; when the underground bedrock was studied through geophysical prospection, it turned out, however, that an underground mountain slopes down southeastward.
Japanese: 地下鉄京都市営地下鉄烏丸線の工事のときに烏丸中学校付近を掘削したところ、岩盤が発見されて難工事となったが、この地下の岩盤を物理探査法を用いて調査したところ、地下山脈が南東方向に存在することが判明。
English: The underground mountain runs at a right angle from the original waterway proposed by Tsukamoto, thereby causing a contradiction; in fact, the current waterway of the Kamogawa River proves to be natural and is influenced by the underground mountain.
Japanese: 塚本説で唱えられた川の流れをほぼ直角に横切っているため矛盾点が生じ、現在の賀茂川の流れはその地下山脈の影響を受けた自然な流れだということが判明した。
English: Restaurants on the west bank of the Kamogawa River build wooden terraces above the riverside between the Nijo Ohashi and Gojo Ohashi Bridges form May to September.
Japanese: 二条大橋から五条大橋にかけての鴨川西岸の料理店では、5月から9月にかけて河原に張り出した木組みの床が設けられる。
English: Kyo-Yuzen fabrics used to be rinsed in the Kamogawa River (called 'Yuzen Nagashi'), but, due to water pollution, the method was discontinued in the 1970's.
Japanese: かつては京友禅を鴨川の流れにさらす「友禅流し」が行なわれていたが、水質悪化などが問題となり1970年代に中止された。
English: Since the riverside between the Sanjo Ohashi and Shijo Ohashi Bridges is close to the downtown area, many people spend time there from the early afternoon through the night on weekends.
Japanese: 三条大橋と四条大橋の間の川岸は繁華街から近いこともあり、週末の昼下がりから夜にかけては多くの人がたたずむ。
English: Couples and groups of people are said to keep equal distance to one another irregardless of the number of people; therefore, this phenomenon is sometimes called 'principle of equal distance at the Kamogawa River.'
Japanese: しかしどれだけ人が増えてもカップルやグループの間隔が等間隔であるといわれる事から、この現象は「鴨川等間隔の法則」と呼ばれる事がある。
English: Additionally, couples' kissing on this riverside is sometimes called 'kamo chu,' an abbreviation of 'kissing (chu) at the Kamogawa River (kamo)'; yet, these two words are said to be those that young people like to use but older people do not understand.
Japanese: また、この区間で男女カップルが接吻をすること「鴨チュー」（かもちゅー＝鴨川でチュー、の意）と呼ばれる事がある（両方とも若者が好んで使う言葉とも言われ、年配者などには通じないとも言われる）。
English: As a result, illegally-parked bicycles, skyrockets, firecrackers, and barbecuing are prohibited in some areas.
Japanese: これにより、場所によって自転車の放置、打ち上げ花火・爆竹、バーベキューなどが禁止される。
English: Since the 1980's Kyoto City has planned to build a new footbridge over the Kamogawa River in the middle between the Sanjo Ohashi and Shijo Ohashi Bridges.
Japanese: 京都市は1980年代以降、三条大橋と四条大橋の中間に歩行者専用の新たな橋を架けることを計画している。
English: People on the east side of the planned footbridge are in favor of the plan since the bridge may well energize the area; on the other hand, those in Ponto-cho on the west side are mostly opposed to it, thinking the planned footbridge would crowd the street and destroy the landscape of the town.
Japanese: この計画に対しては、予定地の東側では橋ができると街の活性化につながると賛成する意見がある一方で、西側の先斗町では橋ができて通り道になると街の風情が損なわれると反対する意見が多数を占めていた。
English: French President Jacques Chirac (former Mayor of Paris) proposed a plan to build a footbridge modeling the Pont des Arts (Arts Bridge) over the Seine River in Paris when he visited Kyoto and met with Mayor Yorikane MASUMOTO in 1996.
Japanese: 1996年、京都を訪問したフランスのジャック・シラク大統領（元パリ市長）は、枡本頼兼市長との会談でセーヌ川のポンデザール(パリ)（芸術橋）を模した橋を鴨川に架けることを提案した。
English: As the year 1998 marked 'The Year of France in Japan' and the 40th anniversary of Kyoto-Paris Friendship Pledge, the president's proposal was intended as part of the anniversary celebrations; once the plan was made public, however, public opinion was divided into two opposing groups: some welcomed the plan because the planned footbridge would attract more visitors while others criticized the French-style architecture, for it would ruin the landscape.
Japanese: 1998年が「日本におけるフランス年」にあたり、また京都市とパリ市の友情盟約締結40周年にあたることから、その記念事業としての構想であったが、この計画が公表されると「新たな名所になる」と歓迎する意見がある一方で、「フランス風のデザイン」が景観を損ねるとの批判も起こり、世論は二分された。
English: From public notice and access to the city planning of 1997, it turned out that the number of public comments for the footbridge plan surpassed that of public comments against it; nonetheless, citizen groups opposing the plan criticized the decision as hasty, saying that the city had compared only the numbers of the comments without thoroughly examining the contents of them.
Japanese: 1997年に行なわれた都市計画案の公告・縦覧では計画に賛成する意見書が反対を上回ったものの、これに対しても計画に反対する市民団体から「意見書の内容を充分に検討することなく数のみを比較している」と、計画決定の拙速さが批判の対象となった。
English: As the French newspaper Le Monde also published an article criticizing the plan, the dispute involved an entity outside the city.
Japanese: またフランスのルモンド紙が計画を批判する記事を掲載するなど、京都市外をも巻き込んだ論争となった。
English: In 1998, Kyoto City finally withdrew the plan to build the Arts Bridge, but is still eager to forward the plan to build a footbridge.
Japanese: 結局1998年に市は芸術橋計画を白紙撤回したが、歩道橋計画そのものについてはなお意欲的である。
English: Maizuru is a harbor city located in the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture (formerly Tango Province) overlooking the Sea of Japan.
Japanese: 舞鶴市（まいづるし）は、京都府北部（旧丹後国）の、日本海に面する港湾都市。
English: A major port town in Kita-kinki, Maizuru plays a central role in Kita-kinki's administration and economy.
Japanese: 北近畿を代表する港町であり、行政・経済面において中心的な立場を担う。
English: In addition to the military port in the east of Maizuru, the city has undergone development in the areas of heavy industries, shipbuilding and glass industries which form the urban areas of Maizuru.
Japanese: 市内東部にある軍港のほか、造船や硝子といった重厚長大産業都市として発展し、舞鶴都市圏を形成している。
English: The port can be divided into two main parts: Higashi (east) - Maizuru (Higashi-Maizuru City), which developed as a result of the military port, while Nishi (west) - Maizuru (Maizuru City from May 26, 1943), originated from an old trade port of a castle town.
Japanese: 港は大きく二つに分かれており、軍港から発展した東舞鶴（東舞鶴市）と、城下町商港から発展した西舞鶴（舞鶴市(～1943年5月26日)）より構成されている。
English: The part of the city which corresponds to Nishi-Maizuru of Maizuru City prior to May 26, 1943, is sometimes called old Maizuru City (hereafter, Nishi-Maizuru may be referred to as the (Old) Maizuru City for convenience).
Japanese: 1943年5月26日以前の舞鶴市に当たる西舞鶴は、旧舞鶴市と呼ばれる事もある（以下、本項では、西舞鶴を便宜上「（旧）舞鶴市」と表記する場合がある）。
English: Mt. Aoba (Kyoto Prefecture and Fukui Prefecture) which lies between the border with Fukui Prefecture (Reinan), is the highest peak in the city.
Japanese: 福井県（嶺南）との県境には、舞鶴市最高峰である青葉山(京都府・福井県)が所在する。
English: The area from Wakasa bay to the Oura peninsular located in the north-east end of the city is designated as Wakasa Bay Quasi-National Park.
Japanese: 若狭湾から市内東北部に位置する大浦半島にかけては若狭湾国定公園に指定されている。
English: This is due to the Gorogadake Mountain, which runs up the center of the city, separating it into the east (Higashi-Maizuru) and west area (Nishi-Maizuru).
Japanese: それは、市の中部には、東部（東舞鶴）と西部（西舞鶴）を分ける五老岳が峙えているためである。
English: Higashi-Maizuru was a former munitions city, but today flourishes in heavy industries centered around ship building and an old military port.
Japanese: 東舞鶴はかつての軍需都市で、旧軍港や造船などを中心とする重工業地区である。
English: Meanwhile, Nishi-Maizuru, a former castle town, comprises the commercial and industrial areas where the National and Kyoto Prefecture government administration offices as well as industrial complexes are centered.
Japanese: 一方、西舞鶴はかつての城下町で、国や京都府の行政機関や工業団地が集中する商工業地区である。
English: As such, the east and west of Maizuru possess different characteristics, between which there still remains an "east and west competition," which dates back to the times of Old Maizuru City and Higashi-Maizuru City.
Japanese: このように同じ舞鶴市ながら違った顔を持っており、（旧）舞鶴市と東舞鶴市以来の「東西舞鶴の張り合い気質」が今でも残っている。
English: Yura-gawa river, located in the west end of Nishi-Maizuru town area acts as a border between Miyazu-City, where it is famous for its beautiful scenery of Amanohashidate.
Japanese: 西舞鶴の市街地のさらに西側に位置する由良川を境に、天橋立で有名な宮津市などと接している。
English: The city is surrounded by sea and forest, with buildings comprising as much as 1,143 ha, forests 6,410 ha, out of the limited total area of 10,320 ha.
Japanese: 総面積が10,320haながら宅地面積は1,143haあり、山林面積は6,410haと山地が多く、森と海に囲まれた都市である。
English: Maizuru Line and Obama Line of West Japan Railway Company cross the city, while the west part of the city is served by the Kitakinki Tango Railway, Miyazu Line.
Japanese: 市内を西日本旅客鉄道舞鶴線・小浜線が横断し、市西部には北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮津線が走っている。
English: The city falls under the Japan Sea Cost Climate with low temperatures in winter owing to the northwest seasonal wind, and sees much rain and snow (the city has a famous maxim stating "Do not forget to carry your umbrella with you when you go out even if you forget your lunch box").
Japanese: 日本海側気候に属し、冬季は北西の季節風の影響で気温が低く、雨や雪が多くなりやすい（代表的な格言：「弁当忘れても傘忘れるな」）。
English: However, temperature differences between summer and winter are relatively small, and its climate is much more comfortable when compared to the basin area.
Japanese: 盆地に位置する地域と比べると夏と冬の気温の差が比較的小さく、過ごしやすい気候でもある。
English: The average annual temperature is 14.3 degrees Celsius, with an annual precipitation of 1786.3 mm for Maizuru city, which is very close to the average calculated from 152 meteorological observatories in Japan.
Japanese: 舞鶴市の年間平均気温は14.3℃、年間降水量1786.3mmは、全国152気象台の平均値に近い数値である。
English: As the Yamato Dynasty expanded its territory, Ninokuni was divided during the Nara Period, causing Maizuru to be incorporated into Kasa-gun, Tango Province.
Japanese: ヤマト王権が勢力圏を拡大すると、奈良時代に丹国は分割され、舞鶴は丹後国加佐郡に入れられた。
English: Kasa-gun including present-day Maizuru, came under the control of the Isshiki family, following Mitsunori ISSHIKI's rise to Shugoshoku (regional governor) of Tango Province after the establishment of the Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
Japanese: 室町幕府の成立によって一色満範が丹後国守護職となり舞鶴を含む加佐郡も一色家の統治下に置かれた。
English: Tangonokuni was then beset with turmoil as it faced constant attacks by the Hosokawa and Takeda clans, as well as Gekokujo (a coup).
Japanese: 細川氏や武田氏の攻撃をたびたび受けるようになり、家臣の下剋上もあって国内は混乱する。
English: In 1575, during the end of the Sengoku Period (Period of Warring States), Mitsuhide AKECHI and Yusai HOSOKAWA who were ordered to invade Tanba and Tango by Nobunaga ODA, killed former Shugoshoku Yoshimichi ISSHIKI, leading to the downfall of the Isshiki clan.
Japanese: 戦国時代(日本)末期の1575年、織田信長から丹波・丹後進攻の命を受けた家臣の明智光秀と細川幽斎らに侵攻され、旧守護職の一色義道は殺され、一色氏は完全に没落した。
English: The Hosokawa family carried out development of Maizuru, and continued to govern the territory after the Honnoji Incident.
Japanese: 細川家の手によって舞鶴は開発され、本能寺の変後も細川家の所領は安堵され、そのまま統治した。
English: When the Battle of Sekigahara broke out in 1600, the Hosokawa family joined the Togun (Eastern army) led by Ieyasu TOKUGAWA.
Japanese: 1600年（慶長5年）に勃発した関ヶ原の戦いで、細川家は徳川家康率いる東軍に与した。
English: Fujitaka HOSOKAWA then moved from Miyazu-jo Castle, which was rather small at the time, to the larger Tanabe-jo Castle (Tango Province, Maizuru-jo Castle) which contained a large moat and was considered easier to defend, but was eventually besieged. (the Battle of Tanabe-jo)
Japanese: 細川藤孝は当時は小城であった宮津城から、大規模な水堀もあり、守りやすい本城の田辺城(丹後国)（舞鶴城）に移り籠城（田辺城の戦い）。
English: Facing a detached unit of the Seigun (Western army) however, he quit the castle under the royal orders of the Emperor Goyozei. (For further details, refer to Yusai HOSOKAWA)
Japanese: 西軍の派遣部隊と対戦したが、後陽成天皇の勅命により、城を敵明け渡した（詳細については細川幽斎の項目を参照）。
English: The Tango clan was then divided between the Takatomo KYOGOKU's sons, and Takamitsu KYOGOKU (descendant of Doyo KYOGOKU) who founded the Maizuru clan (Tanabe clan) (35,000 koku (nominal total annual rice crops of the clan; 1koku = 5.119 U.S. bushels).
Japanese: 後に京極高知の子らにより丹後は分割され、京極高三（京極道誉の末裔）が加佐郡に舞鶴藩（田辺藩）（35000石）を立藩した。
English: Takamitsu KYOGOKU rebuilt Maizuru-jo Castle (Tanabe-jo Castle) which was abandoned due to the "One Clan, One Castle" policy of the Tokugawa shogunate, and maintained the castle town, laying the foundation for the future development of Maizuru.
Japanese: 京極高三は宮津城の築城にともない廃城（一国一城令）となっていた舞鶴城（田辺城）の再構築や、城下町の整備などを行い、その後の舞鶴発展の礎を築いた。
English: The Dajokan (great council of state) then ordered that the name of the Tango Tanabe clan be changed, in order to prevent duplicating the name of the Kii Tanabe clan, causing the Tanabe clan to change its name to the Maizuru clan after the pseudonym of Maizuru castle (Tanabe castle), in June of the year.
Japanese: その後、紀伊田辺藩との同一藩名を解消するため太政官より田辺藩の名称変更を命じられ、同年6月に田辺城の雅号・舞鶴城に因んで舞鶴藩に改称した。
English: In 1871, Nishi-Maizuru was then designated as the capital of Maizuru-ken (Prefecture) following Haihanchiken (abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures). However, in October of the same year, it was incorporated into Toyooka ken, (Prefecture) and in 1876, was incorporated again into Kyoto Fu (Prefecture).
Japanese: 1871年（明治4年）には廃藩置県により、西舞鶴は舞鶴県の県庁所在地となった。
English: However, in October of the same year, it was incorporated into Toyooka ken (Prefecture), and in 1876, was incorporated again into Kyoto Fu (Prefecture).
Japanese: 同年10月には豊岡県に編入され、1876年（明治9年）に京都府へと編入された。
English: In 1873, a Karo (chief retainer) of Maizuru clan, Shinroku KAWAMURA founded Maizuru City Meirin Elementary School based on the Han school (clan school) of Maizuru, Meirinkan, which produced many scholars.
Japanese: 1873年（明治6年）には舞鶴藩の家老であった河村真六によって、舞鶴藩の藩校であり多くの学者を輩出した明倫館が舞鶴市立明倫小学校として開校した。
English: Kasa-gun Maizuru-cho (Nishi-Maizuru) was then established in 1889, during the introduction of organization of municipalities.
Japanese: 1889年（明治22年）に市町村制が導入されると加佐郡舞鶴町（西舞鶴）が誕生した。
English: Following this, the Chinju-fu (a large and critical army or naval base) was installed in Higashi-Maizuru in October 1901, due to Maizuru's position as a military choke point, of which the first director was Heihachiro TOGO.
Japanese: その後1901年（明治34年）10月には、軍事的要地として東舞鶴に舞鶴鎮守府が設置され、初代長官には東郷平八郎が就任した。
English: The birthplace of Nikujaga (simmered meat and potatoes), TOGO is said to have created this recipe in Higashi-Maizuru.
Japanese: 東郷が生み出したとされる肉じゃがは、一説には東舞鶴が発祥地とされる。
English: Like the city of Kyoto, the streets of the new town district were laid out at right angles (streets are named Ichijo to Kujo from the south to the north, and the names of warships were used from the east to west) and many Naval offices and subsidiary agencies were placed there (Cf. Destroyer "Yukikaze" of the Japanese Navy was built in Maizuru).
Japanese: 京都市に模して碁盤目状の市街地が形成され（南北に一条から九条、東西に軍艦の名前が使われる）、多くの海軍官署が設置された（日本海軍の駆逐艦『雪風』は舞鶴での建造である）。
English: Although Maizuru saw successful development as a military capital, according to the Washington Naval Treaty in February 1923, Maizuru Chinju-fu was scaled down to a Critical Naval Department with the Naval Arsenal also being reduced to a Naval Factory Department.
Japanese: 軍都として順調に発展を遂げた舞鶴であったが、1923年（大正12年）2月のワシントン海軍軍縮条約締結に伴い、舞鶴鎮守府は海軍要港部に格下げされ、同時に海軍工廠も工作部に縮小された。
English: In September of the same year, the Naval Engineering College responsible for bringing up Navy Engineering Officers in Yokosuka City, was hit by The Great Kanto Earthquake.
Japanese: 同年9月には横須賀市にあった海軍機関科士官を養成する海軍機関学校が関東大震災で被災した。
English: In July 1936, as the Maizuru Critical Naval Department was upgraded to Chinju-fu status, the city prospered and the population reached its peak.
Japanese: 1936年（昭和11年）7月には、再び舞鶴要港部が鎮守府に格上げされると、活況を呈し、人口はピークに達した。
English: In 1943, together with the acceleration of war, Maizuru Chinju-fu enhanced its function as a Japanese Naval base, and many naval facilities were built not only in Higashi-Maizuru City (Higashi Maizuru region) but also in Old Maizuru City (Nishi Maizuru region).
Japanese: 1943年（昭和18年）になるといよいよ戦局が激化すると、舞鶴鎮守府は日本海軍の重要拠点として強化される事となり、東舞鶴市（東舞鶴地区）だけではなく、旧舞鶴市（西舞鶴地区）にも海軍諸施設が多数立地するようになった。
English: Further, the Maizuru Navy Arsenal's function as a weapon's arsenal was enhanced, producing many weapons/arms (mainly naval vessels) which included special purpose weapons such as the Koryu.
Japanese: また舞鶴海軍工廠では艦船を中心に蛟龍などの特殊兵器も生産するなど軍需生産拠点としても機能強化が図られ、
English: Higashi-Maizuru City accepted these conditions and, given the situation prevailing at that time and the request to build a large naval port, both cities left the decision to the governor of Kyoto Prefecture.
Japanese: 東舞鶴市も了承したことから、「時局ノ要請二応ジ大軍港都市建設ノ為」すべて京都府知事に一任した。
English: The city hall was to be located in the Naka-Maizuru branch of Higashi Maizuru City, and the total population reached over 150 thousand people, making Maizuru City the largest, most important city on the Japan Sea Coast.
Japanese: 市役所は東舞鶴市中舞鶴支所に置かれることとなり、人口は15万人を超え、日本海側有数の大都市として重要な地位を占めるに至った。
English: As the defense industry expanded due to the mounting war, Maizuru became a logistic support city, and the city saw an increase in its population as well.
Japanese: 戦線が激化するにつれ、舞鶴は後方支援都市として軍需産業が勃興し、人口も増加した。
English: On July 29, 1945, US planes suddenly appeared over Maizuru City, and commenced an air raid which focused on the Navy Arsenal.
Japanese: 1945年（昭和20年）7月29日、突如としてアメリカ軍が来襲、海軍工廠を中心に舞鶴を空襲した。
English: The next day, US forces again air-raided Maizuru, this time on Maizuru port which subsequently suffered a large number of casualties.
Japanese: また翌日も舞鶴港を中心に大規模な空襲に見舞われ、多数の死傷者を出した。
English: A detachment from the US occupation army was stationed at Maizuru City after the war, while the Government designated Maizuru as a port to receive forces being recalled from the mainland.
Japanese: 戦後はアメリカ進駐軍舞鶴分遣隊が駐屯、舞鶴港が政府の在外邦人引き揚げ港に指定され、大陸からの引き揚げの拠点となった。
English: Starting in 1945, over 660 thousand forces were repatriated as they landed on the motherland over the course of 13 years.
Japanese: 1945年（昭和20年）から13年に渡って66万人余りの引揚者が舞鶴に降り立ち、懐かしの母国の土を踏みしめた。
English: Today, the Maizuru Repatriation Memorial Museum stands at Taira (Maizuru City) in place of where the piers of repatriation used to exist.
Japanese: 現在は、当時の引揚桟橋があった平(舞鶴市)に、舞鶴引揚記念館が建っている。
English: Soon after military facilities were established in both Maizuru Cities, it became necessary to control Maizuru as a single military city, as it was the only one on the Japan Sea coast.
Japanese: 舞鶴は日本海側唯一の軍事都市として、軍事施設が両舞鶴市に跨がるように設置されるなり、軍都一括管理の重要性が増した。
English: And in 1943, the Japanese Imperial Navy required both east and west Maizuru City to unite.
Japanese: そこで1943年（昭和18年）に大日本帝国海軍は東西両舞鶴市に合併を要請した。
English: Accepting this requirement, (Old) Maizuru City and Higashi Maizuru City, were joined on May 27, 1943.
Japanese: それを受けて（旧）舞鶴市と東舞鶴市が1943年5月27日に日本の市町村の廃置分合。
English: However, as was mentioned before, the people of (Old) Maizuru City (Nishi-Maizuru) were proud of their history as an old castle town/town of commerce and a center of Kasa-gun.
Japanese: しかし、前述のように、城下町・商業都市として発展し、加佐郡の中心都市と自負する（旧）舞鶴市（西舞鶴）と、
English: People in the old Higashi-Maizuru City (Higashi Maizuru) where Maizuru Chinju-fu was founded and developed as a military city, were quite different, which brought a movement to life to separate the two cities.
Japanese: 舞鶴鎮守府が設置され、軍需都市として発展した旧東舞鶴市（東舞鶴）では、住民気質が全く異なり、舞鶴市東西分離運動が活発化した。
English: At the time, the wartime system regarding municipality consolidation, which was propelled by the military, was being revised.
Japanese: 同時期、戦時体制下に軍により進められた市町村合併の見直しを認める法改正があった。
English: And in 1949, the Nishi-Maizuru region moved to propose a request for separation of east and west.
Japanese: 1949年（昭和24年）11月に西舞鶴地区より東西分離要請書が提出されるに至った。
English: In March 1950, a referendum was carried out in the Nishi-Maizuru region resulting in 7,046 votes for, 6,070 against, 4,483 abstention votes, resulting in its ratification.
Japanese: 1950年（昭和25年）3月には西舞鶴地区にて住民投票が行われ、賛成7,046票、反対6,070票、棄権4,483票と賛成多数で舞鶴市をふたたび東西に分割する案が決議された。
English: However, the Kyoto Prefecture assembly vetoed the motion, adopting the resolution that "(Maizuru should) be prosperous not only as a central city of northern Kyoto but also as a large port city in Kyoto Prefecture."
Japanese: 京都府議会は「京都北部の中心都市としてだけでなく、府下の唯一の大港湾都市建設に万進すべき」との決議を採択し、東西分離案を否決した。
English: In 1957, Kasa-gun Kasa-cho which had long been related with Maizuru was incorporated in Maizuru City, forming today's Maizuru City.
Japanese: 1957年（昭和32年）に舞鶴市と関係の深かった加佐郡加佐町を編入して現在の舞鶴市が形成され、
English: For the first time, the total population exceeded 100,000. (Over time, the population has slightly decreased.)
Japanese: 国政調査において初めて人口が10万人を超えた（その後、人口はやや減少している）。
English: Even today, Maizuru houses the Maritime Self-Defense Force Maizuru District Headquarters (established in 1952) and 8th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters (established in 1948), taking on the characteristic of a defense base.
Japanese: 現在でも海上自衛隊舞鶴地方総監部（1952年設置）や第八管区海上保安本部（1948年設置）があり、国防拠点都市としての性格を持つ。
English: Since Maizuru Port was designated as an Important Port in 1951 and also designated the first among the Japan Sea coast ports as FAZ (Foreign Access Zone), it has thus taken on the characteristic of a logistics/trade city functioning as an international trade port with periodical container carrier routes between the People's Republic of China, Republic of Korea and Russian Federation.
Japanese: 舞鶴港が1951年（昭和27年）に重要港湾に指定、また1995年（平成7年）には日本海側港湾では初めてFAZ（輸入促進地域）の指定を受けるなど、中華人民共和国や大韓民国、ロシアなど定期コンテナ航路を有する国際貿易港を持つ交流・物流都市としての性格を持つ。
English: And Maizuru also contains the Chutan wide area Promotion Bureau and Kinki Finance Bureau, and continues to expand as an administration city.
Japanese: また中丹広域振興局や近畿財務局などが立地する行政都市として発展を続けている。
English: In April 2008, the launch ceremony for the Japanese Maritime Defense Forces' Ice Breaker Shirase, built at Universal Shipbuilding Corporation, took place.
Japanese: 平成20年4月、海上自衛隊所属である南極観測船「しらせ」がユニバーサル造船にて新造され、進水式が執り行われた。
English: 1871: Nishi-Maizuru becomes the capital of Maizuru ken (Prefecture) after "Haihanchiken."
Japanese: 1871年（明治4年）　廃藩置県により、西舞鶴は舞鶴県の県庁所在地となる。
English: 1938: Nishi-Maizuru and Higashi-Maizuru establish the City organization as (Old) Maizuru City and Higashi-Maizuru City respectively.
Japanese: 1938年（昭和13年）　西舞鶴が（旧）舞鶴市として、東舞鶴が東舞鶴市として市制を施行した。
English: 1943: Through decree of the Navy, (Old) Maizuru City and Higashi Maizuru City consolidate to form today's Maizuru City.
Japanese: 1943年（昭和18年）　海軍の要請により（旧）舞鶴市と東舞鶴市が合体合併し、現在の舞鶴市が誕生した。
English: 1950: A referendum is passed regarding separation of Maizuru City into east and west.
Japanese: 1950年（昭和25年）　舞鶴市の東西分割案について住民投票を実施し可決。
English: 1953: Kyoto Prefecture Maizuru Bureau (Today's Kyoto Prefecture Chutan wide area Promotion Bureau) is established.
Japanese: 1953年（昭和28年）　京都府舞鶴事務局（現在の京都府中丹広域振興局）が設置。
English: 1965: The Maizuru National College of Technology is founded.
Japanese: 1965年（昭和40年）　国立舞鶴工業高等専門学校（舞鶴高専）が開校。
English: 1991: Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway was extended to Maizuru-nishi Interchange.
Japanese: 1991年（平成3年）　舞鶴若狭自動車道が舞鶴西インターチェンジまで開通。
English: 1998: Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway is extended to Maizuru-higashi Interchange.
Japanese: 1998年（平成10年）　舞鶴若狭自動車道舞鶴東インターチェンジまで延伸。
English: With the cooperation of the above company, Maizuru Sea Park opens and the PR boat inside the park, El mar Maizuru etc., starts operations.
Japanese: 同社の協力により舞鶴親海公園、園内のPR船エル・マールまいづる等をオープン。
English: Mayor Akira SAITO is elected during the February 11, 2007 mayor election.
Japanese: 市長：齋藤彰（さいとうあきら）2007年2月11日の市長選挙にて当選
English: At the election of the city assembly held on November 17, 2002, 31 candidates ran for 30 available seats.
Japanese: 2002年（平成14年）11月17日の市議会議員選挙では30名の定員に対して31人が立候補した。