Matsumoto, Nagano
Matsumoto (Japanese松 本市, -shi) is a city located in Nagano Prefecture in central Honshu, the main island of Japan.
Matsumoto subject in the summer thanks to its altitude is not such a hot and humid climate, like much of Japan. It is thus a center of the wood processing and the center of the Japanese guitar construction.
History
On 27 June 1994, the sect Omu Shinrikyo (also called Aum known) committed a poison gas attack ( sarin gas ) to the city that killed seven people and injured 58 more.
Attractions
The famous Japanese castle of Matsumoto stands in Matsumoto. Another attraction is the Ukiyo -e Museum.
Kaichi School
Traffic
Roads:
- Nagano Expressway
- National Road 19, to Nagoya or Nagano
Rail: Railway Matsumoto with the lines
- JR Chūō Main Line
- JR Shinonoi - line
- JR oito - line
- Matsumoto Electric Railway Kamikochi line
Aviation:
- Matsumoto airport
Economy
The largest manufacturer of guitars in Japan, the company Fujigen (Fuji - stringed instruments ) is located here, but also very many suppliers that provide components such as Gotoh for the hardware or Atlansia, known for handmade basses in extravagant design, but also necks supply and Pickguards for famous brands.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Hideki Kamiya (born 1970 ), video game developers
- Kinoshita Naoe (1869-1937), writer and journalist
- Chizu Kobayashi (born 1954 ), go- Champion
- Yayoi Kusama ( born 1929 ), Japanese artist
- Kubota Utsubo (1877-1967), Japanese poet
- Eiko Nakayama ( b. 1970 ), Winter Sportswoman
- Hayuma Tanaka ( b. 1982 ), football player
- Hans -Ludwig Zachert ( b. 1937 ), President of the Federal
Twinning
- United States Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, since 1958
- Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal, 1989
- People's Republic of China, Langfang, China, since 1995
- Switzerland Grindelwald, Switzerland, since 1972
Education
- Shinshu University
Adjacent Cities and Towns
- Takayama
- Ueda
- Shiojiri
- Azumino
- Okaya
- Ōmachi