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270px, Takamatsu City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Takamatsu city center 270px, View from Yashima to Takashima port is a
city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated
population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction usi ...
of 414,134 in 190120 households and a
population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopu ...
of 1100 persons per km². The total area of the city is . It is the capital city of the prefecture.


Geography

Takamatsu is located in central Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. The city is located in the Takamatsu Plain, which is part of the Sanuki Plain, and is occupied by a gentle slope as a whole. The northern part faces the Seto Inland Sea, forming a semicircular urban area centered on Takamatsu Port and Takamatsu New Port (commonly known as Shinminato).The western part of the city consists of an alluvial fan formed by the sedimentation of the Koto River. The eastern part is a flooded plain formed by the Kasuga River and Shinkawa River. In the northeastern part of the island, there is Yashima, a table-shaped plateau protruding into the Seto Inland Sea, which was the site of the Battle of Yashima in the Genpei War, and Cape Takei, the northernmost tip of the main island of Shikoku. Parts of the city are located within the borders of the
Setonaikai National Park is a Japanese national park, comprising areas of Japan's Seto Inland Sea, and of ten bordering prefectures. Designated a national park in 1934, it has since been expanded several times. It contains about 3,000 islands, known as the Setouchi ...
. The city area also includes a number of small inhabited islands in the Seto Inland Sea.


Neighbouring municipalities

Kagawa Prefecture * Sakaide * Sanuki * Miki * Ayagawa * Honnō Tokushima Prefecture * Mima


Climate

Takamatsu has a humid subtropical climate (
Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, nota ...
''Cfa'') with hot, humid summers, and cool winters. Some rain falls throughout the year, but the months from May to September have the heaviest rain.


Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Takamatsu in 2020 is 417,496 people. Takamatsu has been conducting censuses since 1920.


History

The area of Takamatsu was part of ancient Sanuki Province. During the
Heian The Japanese word Heian (平安, lit. "peace") may refer to: * Heian period, an era of Japanese history * Heian-kyō, the Heian-period capital of Japan that has become the present-day city of Kyoto * Heian series, a group of karate kata (forms) * ...
and
Kamakura period The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle b ...
, as the closest port to
Honshu , historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits. The island s ...
from Shikoku island, the area was a transportation center and gateway for pilgrims to the
Kotohira Shrine is a town located in Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 8,105 in 3618 households and a population density of 960 persons per km². The total area of the town is . The town is best known as the ...
. During the
Sengoku period The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615. The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the ...
,
Ikoma Chikamasa Ikoma Chikamasa (生駒 親正, 1526 – March 25, 1603) was a Japanese '' daimyō'' during the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods around the turn of the 17th century. His father was Ikoma Chikashige. Chikamasa was appointed one of the san-''chūr� ...
suit the first Takamatsu Castle in 1588. In 1642, Matsudaira Yorishige, the son of Tokugawa Yorifusa of
Mito Domain was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was associated with Hitachi Province in modern-day Ibaraki Prefecture.Tokugawa Ieyasu, was awarded the 120,000 ''koku'' Takamatsu Domain, which his descendants would continue to rule until the
Meiji restoration The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ...
. Following the Meiji restoration, the city of Takamatsu was created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on February 15, 1890. The
castle tower A fortified tower (also defensive tower or castle tower or, in context, just tower) is one of the defensive structures used in fortifications, such as castles, along with curtain walls. Castle towers can have a variety of different shapes and ful ...
formerly used as the symbol of the city was destroyed during the
Meiji period The is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912. The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization ...
. The city borders expanded in several iterations by the annexation on neighboring villages and towns. During
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
, Takamatsu was selected as a target by the United States' XXI Bomber Command because the city was an important focal point of Shikoku's rail and road transit systems, and containing some industry vital to supporting the war effort. On July 3, 1945, at 6:40 PM ( JST) 128
B-29 Superfortress The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is an American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War. Named in allusion to its predecessor, the B-17 ...
bombers dropped over 800 tons of incendiary bombs on Takamatsu, destroying 78% of the built-up areas of the city and killing 1359 people. The city quickly recovered after the war, and its borders continued to expand. On April 1, 1999 it was designated a core city with increased local autonomy. On September 26, 2005, the town of Shionoe (from Kagawa District) was merged into Takamatsu. On January 10, 2006, Takamatsu absorbed the following towns: Aji and Mure (from Kita District), Kagawa and Kōnan (from Kagawa District), and Kokubunji (from Ayauta District).


Government

Takamatsu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a
unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multi ...
city council of 40 members. Takamatsu contributes 15 members to the Kagawa Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is divided between Kagawa 1st district and Kagawa 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.


Crime and safety

The
Shinwa-kai The is a yakuza group based in Takamatsu, Kagawa on Shikoku, Japan.
yakuza syndicate is based in Takamatsu. The Shinwa-kai is the only designated yakuza group based in the Shikoku region."2021 Police White Paper Chapter 2 : Furtherance of Organized Crime Countermeasures"
2021, '' National Police Agency'' In October 2017, '' Japan Today'' reported 5 people received minor injuries when a wild boar entered a local Aeon mall."5 injured after wild boar goes on rampage through Kagawa mall
2007, '' Japan Today''


Economy

Takamatsu is the largest municipality in Shikoku and is a city with a large concentration of nationwide companies' branch offices, which play a large role in its economy. It also contains most of the national government's branch offices for Shikoku. In 2004, construction of the Symbol Tower, the new symbol of Takamatsu, was completed. The Symbol Tower is in the
Sunport Albuquerque International Sunport is the primary international airport serving the U.S. state of New Mexico, the Albuquerque metropolitan area, and the larger Albuquerque– Santa Fe– Las Vegas combined statistical area. It handles around ...
area of the city. The Symbol Tower is the tallest building in Takamatsu, and is right next to another tall building The JR Clement Hotel (formerly the ANA Clement Hotel), which is also part of the Sunport complex. Sunport Takamatsu is also connected to the ports of Takamatsu. Companies headquartered in the city include: * Shikoku Railway Company * Tadano Limited *Shikoku Shimbun


Education

Takamatsu has 48 public elementary schools, 22 public middle schools and one public high school operated by the city government. The city has eight public high schools and one combined middle/high school operated by the Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education. There are also two private combined middle/high schools, seven private high schools and one national elementary, one national middle and one national high school.The Kagawa Prefectural government also operates three special education schools for the handicapped.


Universities

*
Kagawa University is a national university in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. The university was established in 1949 as a national university after the consolidation and reorganization of the Kagawa Normal School, the Kagawa Normal School for Youth and the Takamatsu C ...
*
Kagawa Prefectural College of Health Sciences is a public university in Takamatsu, Kagawa 270px, Takamatsu City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Takamatsu city center 270px, View from Yashima to Takashima port is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated popula ...
* Takamatsu University


Transportation

The main train station is Takamatsu Station, operated by JR Shikoku. Trains from here run to destinations around Shikoku, as well as Okayama Station on Honshū via the Seto-Ōhashi Bridge. The private Kotoden railway connects much of Takamatsu, with a hub and department store at Kawaramachi Station, and Takamatsu-Chikko Station nearby Takamatsu Station. Buses and trains operated by Kotoden accept a contactless payment card for travel called an IruCa.


Airports

* Takamatsu Airport


Railways

Shikoku Railway Company - Yosan Line * - - - - Shikoku Railway Company - Kōtoku Line * - - - - - - - - Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad -
Kotoden Kotohira Line The is a Japanese railway line in Kagawa Prefecture, which connects Takamatsu-Chikkō Station in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Takamatsu with Kotoden-Kotohira Station in Kotohira, Kagawa, Kotohira. It is owned and operated by the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electri ...
* - - - - - - - - - - - Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad -
Kotoden Nagao Line The is a Japanese railway line in Kagawa Prefecture, which connects Kawaramachi Station in Takamatsu with Nagao Station in Sanuki. It is owned and operated by the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad. The line color is green. Station list ...
* ( - ) - - - - - - - - Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad -
Kotoden Shido Line The is a Japanese railway line in Kagawa Prefecture, which connects Kawaramachi Station in Takamatsu with Kotoden-Shido Station in Sanuki. It is owned and operated by the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad The (or Kotoden) is a transpor ...
* - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Highways

*
Takamatsu Expressway The is an expressway in the Shikoku region of Japan. The expressway is numbered E11. Overview The expressway is an important route connecting the greater Osaka area with Takamatsu, the capital of Kagawa Prefecture. Beyond Takamatsu, the route ...
* * * * * * *


Ports

*
Port of Takamatsu The is a seaport in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. The port serves the islands of the Seto Inland Sea with car ferries and passenger only high-speed ferries. Major routes include those to Shodoshima and Naoshima is an island in Japan's ...


Local attractions

* Ritsurin Garden, a
Japanese garden are traditional gardens whose designs are accompanied by Japanese aesthetics and philosophical ideas, avoid artificial ornamentation, and highlight the natural landscape. Plants and worn, aged materials are generally used by Japanese garden des ...
designated as a Special Place of Scenic Beauty by the Japanese government * Takamatsu Castle is known for using seawater in its moat and recently the old keep of the castle was successfully restored and opened for public viewing. * Yashima plateau which is home to various sightseeing spots. At the base of the mountain is the open air museum
Shikoku Mura is an open-air architectural park in Takamatsu 270px, Takamatsu City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Takamatsu city center 270px, View from Yashima to Takashima port is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated ...
where aspects of regional history and culture are exhibited. On the mountain itself is Yashima-ji, number 84 of the Shikoku pilgrimage. At the top of the mountain there is also an observation deck which offers views across the Seto Inland Sea. *Takamatsu also acts as a hub to access various islands of the Seto Inland Sea. These include, Megijima, Ogijima, Naoshima,
Teshima is an island located in the inland sea of Japan, between Naoshima and Shōdoshima islands, and is part of Kagawa Prefecture. It has an area of and a population of about 1,000 people. Teshima is one of the locations of the Setouchi Triennale, ...
and Shōdoshima. Since 2010, Takamatsu, along with these islands and more, has been host to the
Setouchi Triennale The Setouchi International Art Triennale is a contemporary art festival held every three years on several islands in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan and the coastal cities of Takamatsu and Tamano is a city located in southern Okayama Prefecture, J ...
, a contemporary art festival with many outdoor exhibitions by prominent artists from across the world.


Sports teams

*
Kagawa Five Arrows The Kagawa Five Arrows (香川ファイブアローズ） are a Japanese basketball team, playing in the Western Conference of the B.League. They are based in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. In July 2015 it was announced that the team will compete ...
(Basketball,
B.League The B.League is a professional men's basketball league that began in Japan in September 2016. The league is operated by the Japan Professional Basketball League and was formed as a result of a merger between the National Basketball League that ...
) * Kagawa Olive Guyners (Baseball) * Kamatamare Sanuki (Football) *Kagawa Ice Fellows (Ice Hockey)


International relations


Twin towns – Sister cities

Takamatsu is twinned with: * St. Petersburg, United States *
Tours Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole metro ...
, France


Friendship cities

Takamatsu has friendship arrangements with: * Nanchang, China (since 1990)


In literature

*Takamatsu is the main setting for
Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer. His novels, essays, and short stories have been bestsellers in Japan and internationally, with his work translated into 50 languages and having sold millions of copies outside Japan. He has received numerous awards for his ...
's novel '' Kafka on the Shore''. *The naval commander
Tameichi Hara was an Imperial Japanese naval commander during the Pacific War and the author of the IJN manual on torpedo attack techniques, notable for his skill in torpedo warfare and night fighting. Hara was the only IJN destroyer captain at the start ...
, born in Takamatsu in 1900, recounts his childhood there in the memoir ''Japanese Destroyer Captain''. *Takamatsu is the main setting for the manga and anime Poco's Udon World.


Notable people from Takamatsu

The following politicians, celebrities, and other well-known people are from Takamatsu (listed alphabetically by surname): * Ema Fujisawa (actor, born 1982) *
Shinichiro Furumoto is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of Ritsumeikan University, he was elected to the House of Repr ...
(politician, born 1956) *
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He represented Japan at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There, he won a silver medal as a member of the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team, alongside Toru Goto, Hiroshi Suzuki and Teijiro Tanikawa ...
(Olympic athlete, 1926-2011) *
Takuya Hirai Takuya Hirai is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of Sophia University he was elected to the House ...
(politician, born 1958) *
Ikuko Kawai (born January 19, 1968, Takamatsu), is a classically trained Japanese violinist and composer. Early life and education Among Kawai's favorite childhood memories are going to the cinema with her father Kiyoshi; she was captivated by film's soun ...
(musician and composer, born 1968) * Kan Kikuchi (writer and publisher, 1888-1948) *
Akiko Kinouchi is a Japanese actress who has appeared in a number of feature films, television series and variety shows. She is also a singer under the name Nanami. She is represented by the agency Nanami office. Filmography TV dramas Variety Films Sanuk ...
(actor, born 1981) *
Makoto Kitano is a former Japanese football player and manager, currently in charge of Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara. Playing career Kitano was born in Takamatsu on July 17, 1967. After graduating from high school, he joined Hitachi in 1986. In 1993, he ...
(soccer player, born 1967) *
Kenji Kobayashi is a retired Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9- dan. He is a former director of the Japanese Shogi Association. Early life Kobayashi was born in Takamatsu, Kagawa on March 31, 1957. He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice ...
(shogi player, born 1957) *
Akihito Kondo was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. He played for the Taiyō Whales from 1960 to 1973. Kondo was named the Japan Series Most Valuable Player in 1960. He later managed the Yokohama BayStars from 1993 to 1995 and the Chiba Lott ...
(baseball player, 1938-2019) * Yasuhiro Konishi (karateka, 1893-1983) *
Bukichi Miki was a Japanese politician. He was a close friend and ally of Ichiro Hatoyama, and was the key figure in carrying out the "conservative merger" that resulted in the formation of the Liberal Democratic Party. Despite being a powerful conservativ ...
(politician, 1884-1956) *
Ryuki Miki was a Japanese amateur tennis player. His main success was winning the 1934 Wimbledon Championships in mixed doubles (with Dorothy Round). Sports career Ryuki Miki was born in Takamatsu. During his studies at the Kobe Higher Commercial Sc ...
(tennis player, 1904-1967) * Lu Wanyao (golfer, born 1996) * Yoshiro Maeda (mixed martial artist, born 1981) *
Shigeru Makino was a Japanese baseball shortstop, second baseman and coach. Makino played with the Nagoya/Chunichi Dragons from 1952 to 1959. He later coached the Yomiuri Giants from 1961 to 1974, and again from 1981 to 1983. He was elected to the Japanese ...
(baseball player, 1928-1984) *
Ryuya Matsumoto (born April 29, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who last played for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. In November 2015 he was one of three Giants players handed a penalty of indefinite disqualificati ...
(baseball player, born 1994) *
Kojin Nakakita is a Japanese sledge hockey coach. He has been the head coach of Japan's national sledge hockey team since 2002. The team won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. Nakakita began playing ice hockey when he was 6. When he was 12, without ...
(sledge hockey coach, born 1963) *
Futoshi Nakanishi is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, coach, and manager. He spent all of his playing career with the Nishitetsu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball, and served as player-manager of the team from 1962 to 1969. Nakanishi also man ...
(baseball player, born 1933) *
Kiyotaka Nanbara (born 13 February 1965, in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese television host and comedian. He is known as the boke of the manzai duo Utchan Nanchan with Teruyoshi Uchimura. Career In 1985, while attending the Yokohama Broadcasting ...
(comedian and TV personality, born 1965) *
Ayano Ninomiya Ayano Ninomiya (born 1979) is a Japanese-American violinist and a winner of both the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation, Naumburg International Violin Competition and Tibor Varga International Competitions. Early life Ninomiya was born in Takamatsu, Ka ...
(violinist, born 1971) *
Tetsuya Noguchi is a Japanese artist known for his images of samurai in modern everyday or comical situations. Biography Noguchi was born in 1980 in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Hiroshima City University in 2003 specializing in oil pa ...
(artist, born 1980) *
Junya Ogawa is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Home Affa ...
(politician, born 1971) *
Kentaro Sonoura is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He represented the 5th District of Chiba prefecture. A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate ...
(politician, born 1972) * Mikuru Suzuki (darts player, born 1982) * Daisuke Tsuda (singer and drummer, born 1977) * Ayako Uehara (pianist, born 1980) *
Emiko Uematsu is a Japanese politician in the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of Kobe University , also known in the Kansai region as ...
(politician, born 1967) *
Satoru Uyama Satoru Uyama (宇山 賢, ''Uyama Satoru'', born 10 December 1991) is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer, 2016 team Asian champion, and 2021 team Olympic champion. Along with Koki Kano, Masaru Yamada, and Kazuyasu Minobe, Uyama was a memb ...
(fencer, born 1991)


See also

*
Busshozan is an outlying suburb of Takamatsu 270px, Takamatsu City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Takamatsu city center 270px, View from Yashima to Takashima port is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 414 ...
* Yashima, Kagawa


References


External links


Takamatsu City official website

Experience Takamatsu-Sense of Wonder-
－ Official account of Takamatsu city about tourism. * * * {{Authority control Cities in Kagawa Prefecture Port settlements in Japan Populated coastal places in Japan