| Takamatsu 高松 |
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| 高松市 · Takamatsu | |||
| From top left: Central Takamatsu, Chūō dōri street, Takamatsu Castle, Marugame-machi shopping mall, Ritsurin Garden | |||
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| Location of Takamatsu in Kagawa | |||
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Takamatsu
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| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Shikoku | ||
| Prefecture | Kagawa | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 375.11 km2 (144.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (January 1, 2010) | |||
| • Total | 419,361 | ||
| • Density | 1,117.97/km2 (2,895.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| City symbols | |||
| - Tree | Pine | ||
| - Flower | Azalea | ||
| Phone number | 087-839-2011 | ||
| Address | 1-8-15 Banchō, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken 760-8571 |
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| Website | www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp | ||
Takamatsu (高松市 Takamatsu-shi) is a city located in central Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan, and is the seat of the prefectural government. It is designated a core city by the Japanese Government. It is a port city located on the Seto Inland Sea, and is the closest port to Honshu from Shikoku island. For this reason it flourished under the Daimyo (feudal lords) as a castle town in the fiefdom of Takamatsu, during the Edo Period. Takamatsu is a city with a large concentration of nationwide companies' branch offices, which play a large role in its economy, and it contains most of the national government's branch offices for Shikoku. The castle tower formerly used as the symbol of the city was destroyed during the Meiji Period. In 2004, construction of the Symbol Tower, the new symbol of Takamatsu, was completed. The Symbol Tower is located in the Sunport area of the city.
The Takamatsu metropolitan region has a population of 670,000, making it the largest in Shikoku. Takamatsu Airport is located in Takamatsu.
On September 26, 2005 the town of Shionoe, from Kagawa District, was merged into Takamatsu. Then on January 10, 2006 Takamatsu absorbed the towns of Aji and Mure, both from Kita District, the towns of Kagawa and Kōnan, both from Kagawa District, and the town of Kokubunji, from Ayauta District, to form the new and expanded city of Takamatsu.
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As of January 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 419,361 with a population population density of 1117 persons per km². The total area is 375.11 km² following the September 26, 2005 and January 10, 2006 expansions, in which the towns of Shionoe, Mure, Aji, Kagawa, Konan, and Kokubunji merged into the city.
The city was officially founded on February 15, 1890. It had been a political and economic center in this area since the Edo period when the Matsudaira clan made Takamatsu the capital of their han.
Since the opening of the Great Seto Bridge, trains service carries passengers between Takamatsu and Uno (Tamano, Okayama).
The city's major tourist attraction is Ritsurin Garden, a garden created in the Edo period.
Takamatsu Castle's tenshu (keep) is being reconstructed and will be a tourist attraction when completed.[1][2] Other sites include Yashima-ji and Shikoku Mura.
Shikoku Railway Company has its headquarters in Takamatsu.[3] Asiana Airlines operates a sales office on the twelfth floor of the Nihon Seimei Ekimae Building in Takamatsu.[4]
JR Shikoku Takamatsu Station has trains to Okayama Station on Honshū via the Seto-Ōhashi Bridge, and to destinations around Shikoku. A local tram service operated by Kotoden connects much of Takamatsu. This tram service, as well as local buses operated by Kotoden accept a contactless payment card for travel called an IruCa.[5]
Long distance coach services operate from the city to destinations such as Ōsaka, Kyoto, Tokyo, and Hiroshima.
The Shinwa-kai yakuza syndicate is based in Takamatsu. The Shinwa-kai is the only designated yakuza group based in the Shikoku region.[6]
Takamatsu is twinned with:
| Climate data for Takamatsu, Japan (1971-2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.3 (90.1) |
36.5 (97.7) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.0 (98.6) |
33.5 (92.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
38.2 (100.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
1.2 (34.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.7 (18.1) |
−6 (21.2) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
2.8 (37.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 39.3 (1.547) |
47.6 (1.874) |
73.3 (2.886) |
86.4 (3.402) |
100.1 (3.941) |
158.5 (6.24) |
134.6 (5.299) |
92.3 (3.634) |
187.2 (7.37) |
108.2 (4.26) |
62.4 (2.457) |
33.8 (1.331) |
1,123.6 (44.236) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 1 (0.4) |
2 (0.8) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
4 (1.6) |
| % humidity | 64 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 70 |
| Avg. snowy days | 5.5 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 14.5 |
| Sunshine hours | 143.6 | 142.0 | 171.0 | 191.8 | 210.0 | 165.1 | 205.6 | 225.6 | 155.6 | 169.9 | 145.7 | 150.9 | 2,076.8 |
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