Until the merger in 2006 it was a town located in Date District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

It includes a representation of the kanji "tsuki" (月), with the horizontal lines extended to indicate unlimited progress.

In 1985, the golden-rayed lily, Japanese zelkova, and Japanese bush warbler were named the town's official flower, tree, and bird, respectively.

Since 1994, Tsukidate has been involved in a cultural exchange program with students from Revere, Massachusetts.

Every two years, students from Tsukidate travel to the US for a week-long home-stay.