Matsumoto
city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Matsumoto is a special city of Japan[1]. Matsumoto ranks in the top 3% of special city of japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,753 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Matsumoto Region Union[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nagano Prefecture[4]
- Country: Japan[5]
- Head of government: Yoshinao Gaun[6]
- Instance of: big city[7], core city of Japan[8]
- Shares border with: Shiojiri[9], Azumino[10], Ōmachi-shi[11], Okaya[12], Ueda[13], Shimosuwa[14], Yamagata[15], Asahi[16], Chikuhoku[17], Nagawa[18], Aoki[19], Kiso[20], Takayama[21]
- Anthem: Matsumoto shika[22]
- Twinned administrative body: Grindelwald[23], Himeji[24], Salt Lake City[25], Langfang[26], Kathmandu[27], Kaohsiung[28], Fujisawa[29], Takayama[30], Kanazawa[31], Sapporo[32], Kagoshima[33]
- Legislative body: Matsumoto City Council[34]
- Location: Matsumoto area[35]
- Commons category: Matsumoto, Nagano[36]
- Inception: April 1, 1889[37], May 1, 1907[38]
- Highest point: Hotaka Mountains[39]
- Coordinate location: 36.238, 137.97197222222223[40]
- Located in/on physical feature: Matsumoto Basin[41]
- Mascot: Alp-chan[42]
- Official website: https://www.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp/[43]
- Topic's main category: Category:Matsumoto, Nagano[44]
- Commons gallery: 松本市[45]
- Population: 243,571[46], 239,115[47], 243,293[48], 243,037[49]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Matsumoto[50]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[51], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[52]
- Replaces: Matsumoto[53], Nakayama[54], shimauchi[55], Shimadachi[56], Nii[57], Wada[58], Kanbayashi[59], Sasaga[60]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Matsumoto include Matsumoto Airport[61], an airport[62], in Japan[63], founded in 1965[64].
Why It Matters
Matsumoto has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] Matsumoto is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]
Entities named for Matsumoto include Matsumoto Airport[61], an airport[62], in Japan[63], founded in 1965[64].