Matsumae

Matsumae is a town located in , , . The former home of the Matsumae Han, it has an Edo period castle, , the only one in Hokkaido, and . The total area of the town is 293.11 square kilometres.
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  • Type: Town with 6,260 residents
  • Description: town in Matsumae district, Hokkaido, Japan
  • Also known as: Fukuyama”, “Hukuyama”, and “Matsumae, Hokkaido

Places of Interest

Highlights include Matsumae Castle and Matsumae Town Historical Museum.

Castle
is a castle located in Matsumae, , Japan, and is the northernmost castle in Japan. The only traditional style Edo period castle in Hokkaidō, it was the chief residence of the han of the Matsumae clan.

Museum
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opened in Matsumae, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1975. The display documents the area's geology and natural history alongside displays related to the histories of the Ainu and of the Matsumae Domain.

Police station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Matsumae

Latitude
41.43° or 41° 25′ 48″ north
Longitude
140.1104° or 140° 6′ 37″ east
Population
6,260
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
United Nations Location Code
JP MTM
Open location code
8RH2C4J6+25
Open­Street­Map ID
node 420194984
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2129282
Wiki­data ID
Q1374364
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Yue Chinese—“Matsumae” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Matsumae
  • Burmese: မဆွတ်မအဲမြို့၊ ဟော့ကိုင်းဒိုး
  • Catalan: Matsumae
  • Cebuano: Matsumae-chō
  • Chinese: 松前町
  • Czech: Macumae
  • Dutch: Matsumae
  • French: Matsumae
  • Georgian: მაცუმაე
  • German: Matsumae
  • Hungarian: Macumae
  • Ido: Matsumae, Hokkaido
  • Ido: Matsumae
  • Indonesian: Matsumae, Hokkaido
  • Indonesian: Matsumae
  • Irish: Matsumae
  • Italian: Matsumae
  • Japanese: Matsumae-chō
  • Japanese: まつまえちょう
  • Japanese: 松前町
  • Japanese: 福山
  • Japanese: 福山町
  • Korean: 마쓰마에정
  • Korean: 마쓰마에초
  • Malay: Matsumae, Hokkaidō
  • Malay: Matsumae
  • Persian: ماتسومائه، هوکایدو
  • Polish: Matsumae
  • Russian: Мацумаэ
  • Spanish: Matsumae
  • Swedish: Matsumae
  • Thai: ฟูกูยามะ
  • Thai: มัตสึมาเอะ
  • Turkish: Matsumae
  • Ukrainian: Мацумае
  • Vietnamese: Matsumae, Hokkaidō
  • Vietnamese: Matsumae
  • Yue Chinese: 松前町

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