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Silhouetted Japanese torii gate with flying birds and sunburst against clear blue sky

Matsumoto

Matsumoto

Matsumoto is a Japanese city in the Nagano Prefecture. It has a population of around 240.000 and designated as a special city. The city is located in the center of the Nagano Prefecture and is around 124 kilometers away from Tokyo.

A schoolgirl sits on a bench in a Japanese city square, with taxis and a bus visible in the background.

Special Cities of Japan

Tokureishi / 特例市 (English: special city), are delegated many of the functions normally performed by the prefectures. The local administrative division is created by the national government.

To become a special city in Japan, the population must be at least 200,000.

Bronze statue of a nude boy playing a flute, situated on a rock near a street.
Matsumoto city street scene with buildings and billboards, including a Coca-Cola advertisement.
Low-angle view of a stone torii gate against a blue sky and autumn foliage.
Pigeon on gravel in front of a Japanese-style building.
Wooden lantern with white paper panels, next to a red flag with white Japanese characters, in a garden with autumn foliage.
Bright red Japanese maple leaves against a blue sky.
Close-up of a stone carving depicting a couple, possibly Japanese.
Water flowing from a bamboo pipe into a stone basin.
Four blue plastic watering cans on a gravel surface.
Weathered statue of a samurai atop a giant turtle, holding a sword.
Weathered stone frog statue with bulging eyes displayed outdoors near a traditional building
Close-up of a weathered statue's face, showing a large eye and teeth.
Traditional Japanese wooden building with a weathered signboard and a bicycle parked outside
Colorful cyclamen flowers in pots displayed along a sunny pedestrian shopping street
Matsumoto tower with autumn trees and blue sky.
A tall steel lattice communications tower rises above a quiet Japanese street with a pedestrian walking past storefronts on a sunny day
Person walking along a river in Matsumoto, Japan, between buildings.
Silhouetted Japanese torii gate with flying birds and sunburst against clear blue sky

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