Matsusaka, Mie

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Matsusaka (松阪市; -shi; also Matsuzaka) is a city located in Mie, Japan. The city is famous for its beef.

As of September 1, 2005, the city has an estimated population of 170,723 and the density of 273.68 people per km². The total area is 623.80 km².

The city was founded on February 1, 1933.

1 History
- 1.1 Founding
- 1.2 Consolidation of New Matsusaka
2 Famous residents
3 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Founding

Matsusaka was founded in 1588 in the province of Ise (伊勢国; -no kuni) or Seishu (勢州; seishū) by Gamo Ujisato (蒲生氏郷; Gamō Ujisato). Toyotomi Hideyoshi sent Gamo to Ise's Matsugashima, a fief of 120,000 koku, in 1584. In 1588, Gamo began construction of a castle in the Yoiho (四五百; yoiho) forest and named the site "Matsusaka" (松阪; matsusaka), with characters meaning "pine" and "hill/slope".

[edit] Consolidation of New Matsusaka

On January 1, 2005, the surrounding towns of Ureshino, Mikumo, Iinan, and Iitaka were merged into Matsusaka.

[edit] Famous residents

Mitsui Takatoshi (三井高利) (1622 - 1694) - founder of the Mitsui zaibatsu.
Motoori Norinaga (本居宣長) (1730 - 1801) - scholar of the Edo period who teachings were based on the kokugaku, the rejection all foreign, particularly Chinese, influence on Japanese culture.