Matsusaka, Mie

Matsusaka
松阪市
—  City  —
Location of Matsusaka in Mie
Matsusaka
 
Coordinates:
Country Japan
Region Kansai
Prefecture Mie
Government
 • Mayor Mitsushige Yamanaka
Area
 • Total 623.80 km2 (240.9 sq mi)
Population (November 2006)
 • Total 171,065
 • Density 274.23/km2 (710.3/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree Pine
Phone number +81-598-53-4311
Address 1340-1 Tonomachi, Matsusaka-shi, Mie-ken
515-8515
Website City of Matsusaka

Matsusaka (松阪市 Matsusaka-shi?), sometimes called Matsuzaka, is a city located in central Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, Japan. The city is famous for its beef.

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History

Founding

Matsusaka was founded in 1588 in Ise Province or Seishū (勢州?) by Gamo 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 forest (四五百森 yoiho no mori?) and named the site "Matsusaka," meaning "slope (阪) covered with pines (松)".

Significant Events

Famous people

Neighbors

Matsusaka is bordered by:

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