Country Region Kanto Population 484,457 (2010) | Area 61.33 km2 | |
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Mayor Kenji Hongoya (since July 2010) | ||
Map of Matsudo
Matsudo (松戸市, Matsudo-shi) is a city in northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Contents
- Map of Matsudo
- Setting up for an hdr shot in matsudo
- Matsudo chiba japan
- Geography
- Neighboring municipalities
- History
- Economy
- Universities
- Primary and secondary education
- Sport
- Railway
- Highway
- Local attractions
- Sister city relations
- Notable people from Matsudo
- References
As of February 2016, the city has an estimated population of 483,796 and a population density of 7,880 persons per km2. The total area was 61.38 square kilometres (23.70 sq mi).
Setting up for an hdr shot in matsudo
Matsudo chiba japan
Geography
Matsudo is located in the far northwestern corner of Chiba Prefecture, bordered by the Edo River to the west.
Neighboring municipalities
Chiba Prefecture
History
The area around Matsudo has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and archaeologists have found remains from the Jōmon period, as well as burial tumuli from the Kofun period. During the Edo period, the area was tenryō controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate, and contained a number of horse ranches providing war horses for the Shogun’s armies. It also developed as a post station on the Mito Kaido connecting Edo with Mito. After the Meiji Restoration, Matsudo Town was created in Higashikatsushika District Chiba Prefecture in 1878. Matsudo attained city status on October 1, 1943.
On September 1, 1954, the neighboring town of Kashiwa merged with neighboring Kogane Town and Tsuchi and Tanaka villages to form the new city of Tokatsu (東葛市, Tokatsu-shi). However, many politicians in Kogane Town were vehemently opposed to the merger, and forced its dissolution on October 15, 1954 with most of former Kogane Town merging with Matsudo instead. Beginning in the 1960s, the rapid economic growth in Japan (and the Tokyo area in particular) led to a construction boom in Matsudo and the development of the area as a major suburb of Tokyo. Matsudo is now the third-largest city in Chiba Prefecture and a major bedroom community (11th largest city) in the Greater Tokyo Area.
Economy
Matsudo is a regional commercial center and a bedroom community for nearby Chiba and Tokyo. The city has a mixed industrial base. The small electric motor manufacturer, Mabuchi Motor is headquartered in Matsudo.
Universities
Primary and secondary education
Matsudo has 44 public and one private elementary school, 20 public and two private middle schools, and eight public and two private high schools.