Matsusaka
Matsusaka-shi 松 阪 市 |
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Geographical location in Japan | ||
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Region : | Kinki | |
Prefecture : | Mie | |
Coordinates : | 34 ° 35 ' N , 136 ° 32' E | |
Basic data | ||
Surface: | 623.80 km² | |
Residents : | 160,080 (June 1, 2019) |
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Population density : | 257 inhabitants per km² | |
Community key : | 24204-7 | |
Symbols | ||
Tree : | jaw | |
town hall | ||
Address : |
Matsusaka City Hall 1340 - 1 , Tono-machi Matsusaka -shi Mie 515-8515 |
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Website URL: | city.matsusaka.mie.jp | |
Location of Matsusakas in Mie Prefecture | ||
Matsusaka ( Japanese 松 阪 市 , - shi , literally: "pine slope") is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Mie .
geography
Matsusaka is located west of Ise and south of Tsu on the Ise Bay
history
The city's history dates back to the year 1580, when Oda Nobukatsu the castle Matsugashima built. Matsusaka Castle was built in 1588, of which the foundation walls are still preserved today.
Agriculture
The city is known for the Matsusaka beef. The meat from the cows, some of which are fattened with beer, is so expensive that it has become synonymous with an extravagant lifestyle in Japan. At a cattle auction, a buyer paid a price of 50 million yen (around 360,000 euros) for a Matsusaka cow. (See also: Kobe beef )
traffic
- Street:
- Ise highway
- National road 23,42,166,368,422
- Train:
- JR Kisei main line
- JR Meisho Line
- Kintetsu Osaka line
- Kintetsu Nagoya Line
- Kintetsu Yamada Line
sons and daughters of the town
- Motoori Norinaga (1730–1801), scholar of the "National School" ( Kokugaku )
- Uda Tekison (1896–1980), painter
- Kazuo Kuroki (1930–2006), director and screenwriter
- Mienoumi Tsuyoshi (* 1948), sumo wrestler
- Kana Nishino (* 1989), singer
Neighboring cities and communities
- Mie prefecture
- Nara prefecture
Web links
Commons : Matsusaka - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Matsusaka Beef (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Wieland Wagner : Massage in the cowshed . In: Der Spiegel . No. 23 , 2003, p. 174 ( online ).