Matsuyama

Matsuyama (松山市, Matsuyama-shi) is the capital city of Ehime Prefecture in Japan.[1]

Matsuyama is on the northwest coast of Shikoku.[1]

It has been recognized as a core city since 2000.[2]

History

Timeline

  • 1603 (Keichō 8): Kato Yoshiakira built Matsuyama Castle[1]
  • 1854 (Ansei 1 ): Matsuyama Castle destroyed by fire[1]
  • 1889 (Meiji 22): Modern city is incorporated

The city is known for hot springs (onsen). Dōgo Onsen in Matsuyama is the oldest hot spring bath house in Japan.

Eight of the eighty-eight temples in the Shikoku Pilgrimage are in Matsuyama.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Matsuyama" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 620.
  2. ↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research, Vol. 2011 (2011), p. 8 [PDF 8 of 14]; retrieved 2012-12-5.

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