Matsusaka 松阪市 |
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Location of Matsusaka in Mie | |
Matsusaka
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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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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)".
Matsusaka is bordered by:
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