A city of northeast Shikoku, Japan, on the Inland Sea. It is a major seaport. Population: 418,000.
Takamatsu
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A city of northeast Shikoku, Japan, on the Inland Sea. It is a major seaport. Population: 418,000.
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Takamatsu (täkä'mätsū), city (1990 pop. 329,684), capital of Kagawa prefecture, NE Shikoku, Japan, a port on the Inland Sea. It is the chief communications point between Shikoku and Honshu islands. Machinery, lacquer ware, paper products, and food are manufactured in the city. Takamatsu was the seat of the Matsudaira family during the feudal period. Ritsurin Park, on the site of a 14th-century castle, has noted landscape gardens.
| Dialing Code: The telephone dialing code for: Takamatsu, Japan |
The country code is: 81
The city code is: 878
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 A view of the city (from Chuo dori Streets) |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Region | Shikoku |
| Prefecture | Kagawa |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 375.05 km2 (144.81 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2006) | |
| Total | 426,514 |
| Location | 34°21′N 134°3′E / 34.35°N 134.05°ECoordinates: 34°21′N 134°3′E / 34.35°N 134.05°E |
| Symbols | |
| Tree | Pine |
| Flower | Azalea |
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| Takamatsu Government Office | |
| Address | 1-8-15 Banchō, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken 760-8571 |
| Phone number | 087-839-2011 |
| Official website: City of Takamatsu | |
Takamatsu (高松市 Takamatsu-shi) is 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 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 federal 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 Takamatsu metropolitan region has a population of 670,000, making it the largest in Shikoku. Takamatsu Airport is located in Takamatsu.
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Geography and Demographics
As of March 1, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 426,514 with a population density of 1137 persons per km². The total area is 375.05 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.
| Weather data for Takamatsu, Japan (1971-2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.3 (49) |
9.6 (49) |
12.9 (55) |
19.0 (66) |
23.6 (74) |
26.7 (80) |
30.7 (87) |
31.7 (89) |
27.6 (82) |
22.2 (72) |
16.8 (62) |
11.9 (53) |
20.2 (68) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.3 (42) |
5.4 (42) |
8.4 (47) |
13.9 (57) |
18.6 (65) |
22.5 (73) |
26.6 (80) |
27.4 (81) |
23.5 (74) |
17.7 (64) |
12.4 (54) |
7.5 (46) |
15.8 (60) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.2 (34) |
1.2 (34) |
3.7 (39) |
8.9 (48) |
13.7 (57) |
18.8 (66) |
23.1 (74) |
23.6 (74) |
19.8 (68) |
13.2 (56) |
7.8 (46) |
3.0 (37) |
11.5 (53) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 39.3 (1.55) |
47.6 (1.87) |
73.3 (2.89) |
86.4 (3.4) |
100.1 (3.94) |
158.5 (6.24) |
134.6 (5.3) |
92.3 (3.63) |
187.2 (7.37) |
108.2 (4.26) |
62.4 (2.46) |
33.8 (1.33) |
1,123.6 (44.24) |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| % 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 |
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History and tourism
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 Park, a beautiful garden, created in the Edo period.
Takamatsu Castle's tenshu (keep) is being reconstructed and will be a tourist attraction when completed.[2][3]
Economy
Asiana Airlines operates a sales office on the twelfth floor of the Nihon Seimei Ekimae Building in Takamatsu.[4]
Sister Cities
Takamatsu is twinned with:
- Sister Cities
- Friendship Cities
In Literature
- Takamatsu is one of the settings in Haruki Murakami's novel Kafka on the Shore.
See also
References
- ^ "気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_sfc_ym.php?prec_no=72&prec_ch=%8D%81%90%EC%8C%A7&block_no=47891&block_ch=%8D%82%8F%BC&year=&month=&day=&elm=normal&view=.
- ^ 特集 高松城跡天守台石垣修理―四国新聞社
- ^ Takamatsu Castle
- ^ "Worldwide Offices Japan." Asiana Airlines. Retrieved on January 19, 2009.
- ^ "St. Petersburg". Takamatsu city. http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/english/profile/st-petersburg/. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "Tours". Takamatsu city. http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/english/profile/tours/. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "Nanchang". Takamatsu city. http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/english/profile/nanchang/. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
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- Official website in Japanese
- Notes From Shikoku in English
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