Matsumoto [city] - Matsumoto

Japanese: 松本[市] - まつもと

A city in central Nagano Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1907. It occupies the central Matsumoto Basin and mountainous areas on the east and west. The city center, located on the alluvial fan of the Metoba River and the Susuki River, was called Fukashi in the old days and was the location of the Shinano Kokufu (provincial capital) of the Shinano region. It is the central city in the western and southern parts of the prefecture and developed as a strategic location where the castle town of Matsumoto Castle (the castle tower is a national treasure) and the Nishi, Nomugi, Zenkoji, and Itoigawa highways converged. It is the junction of the Shinonoi Line and the Oito Line, and the starting point of the Matsumoto Electric Railway. It was designated a new industrial city in 1964, and in 1988 the Nagano Expressway was opened from Okaya City, directly connecting it to the Chuo Expressway. Industries such as electrical equipment, food, general machinery, and chemicals have developed, and the city has the second highest manufacturing shipment value in the prefecture at 543.9 billion yen (2003). Apples and grapes are also grown. Shinshu University, Kaichi School (an important cultural property) opened in 1876, and Utsukushigahara are located in the east. The western part is part of the Northern Alps, with Japan's most famous high mountains such as Mt. Hotaka and Mt. Norikura, and Kamikochi, famous for its scenic beauty. There are many hot springs such as Asama Onsen near the center and Shirahone Onsen and Nakanoyu Onsen in the Norikura volcanic belt in the west. In parts of the central city, streetscapes from the Edo and Meiji periods remain, and there are many storehouse-style shops displaying traditional crafts such as folk furniture, making it a tourist city with a calm landscape. Matsumoto Airport, located at the southern end of the city, was completed in October 1993 to be converted to a jet airport, and is connected to Sapporo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other cities. The Awa Tunnel leads to Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, which is located to the west. In April 2005, Shiga Village in Higashichikuma District, Naka Village in Minamiazumi District, Azumi Village, and Azusagawa Village in Minamiazumi District were incorporated, and in March 2010, Hata Town in Higashichikuma District was incorporated. ^978.47km2 . 243,037 people (2010).
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長野県中部の市。1907年市制。松本盆地中部と東西の山地を占める。女鳥羽(めとば)川，薄(すすき)川の扇状地にある中心市街は古くは深志といい，信濃国府がおかれた地。県の西部と南部の中心都市で，松本城（天守閣は国宝）の城下町，西・野麦・善光寺・糸魚川諸街道が集まる要地として発達。篠ノ井線と大糸線の分岐点，松本電鉄の起点をなす。1964年新産業都市に指定され，1988年岡谷市から長野自動車道が開通して，中央自動車道と直結し，電気機器，食品，一般機器，化学などの工業が発展して，県内２位の製造品出荷額5439億円（2003）を上げている。リンゴ，ブドウの栽培もみられる。信州大学，1876年開設の開智学校（重要文化財），東部に美ヶ原がある。西部は北アルプスの一部をなし，穂高岳，乗鞍岳などのわが国を代表する高山がそびえ，景勝地として有名な上高地がある。中心部に近い浅間温泉，西部の乗鞍火山帯一帯に白骨温泉，中ノ湯温泉などの温泉も多い。中心市街地の一部には，江戸，明治期の街並が残り，伝統工芸品の民芸家具などを展示する蔵造りの店も多く，落ち着いた景観の観光都市となっている。市の南端部にある松本空港は1993年10月ジェット化のための工事が終わり，札幌，大阪，福岡などに結ばれる。安房トンネルが西隣の岐阜県高山市へ通じる。2005年４月東筑摩郡四賀村，南安曇郡奈川村，安曇村，梓川村を，2010年３月東筑摩郡波田町を編入。978.47km²。24万3037人（2010）。
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