Takahashi [city] - Takahashi

Japanese: 高梁[市] - たかはし

A city in the mid-west of Okayama Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. Most of the city is in the Kibi Plateau, and the city center (formerly known as Matsuyama) is on the left bank of the Takahashi River midstream. During the Edo period, it developed as a castle town of Matsuyama Castle on Gagyu Mountain. The Hakubi Line runs through the city. It is the central city of the Kibi Plateau and is a thriving commercial center. Many people commute to the southern industrial area of the prefecture. The city is also working to develop into a university and cultural city, such as by inviting Kibi International University. Tobacco and matsutake mushrooms are produced, and peonies are cultivated. Matsuyama Castle is the highest mountain castle in Japan with a surviving castle tower (460m above sea level), and is a nationally designated historic site. It also has the Raikyu-ji Temple Garden, a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty, and the samurai residences in the old castle town have been developed. In October 2004, it incorporated Arikan Town in Kamibo District, Nariwa Town, Kawakami Town, and Bitchu Town in Kawakami District. ^546.99km2 . 34,963 people (2010).

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Japanese:

岡山県中西部の市。1954年市制。大部分が吉備(きび)高原で，市街地（旧称松山）は高梁川中流左岸にあり，江戸時代には臥牛(がぎゅう)山の松山城の城下町として発達。伯備線が通じる。吉備高原の中心都市で商業が盛ん。県南工業地域への通勤者も多い。また，吉備国際大学を誘致するなど学園文化都市づくりにも取り組んでいる。タバコ，マツタケを産し，シャクヤクを栽培。松山城は天守閣の現存する山城としては日本で最高所（標高460m）にあり，国指定史跡。国指定名勝の頼久(らいきゅう)寺庭園もあり，旧城下の武家屋敷も整備されている。2004年10月上房郡有漢町，川上郡成羽町，川上町，備中町を編入。546.99km²。３万4963人（2010）。

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