Takamatsu

is the capital city of Kagawa Prefecture in Japan.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tokushima prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 933-934.

Takamatsu is on the Inland Sea coast of Shikoku in Japan.

It has been recognized as a core city since 1999.Jacobs, A.J.  "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research, Vol. 2011 (2011), p. 8 [PDF 8 of 14]; retrieved 2012-12-5.

History
Takamatsu is the Shikoku port which is closest to Honshu from Shikoku island. Takamatsu was a castle town (joka-machi).

Timeline
 1588 – Ikoma Chikamasa begins building Takamatsu castle Jcastle ,  Takamatsu Castle profile ; retrieved 2011-11-28.
 2004 –  redevelopment district

References

Other websites

 http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/ENGLISH/index.html ; 


Category:Cities in Kagawa Prefecture