Matsuyama

Japanese island city

Matsuyama is the largest city on the island of Shikoku in Japan, capital of Ehime Prefecture.

It's known for Dōgo Onsen, one of Japan's oldest hot spring bathhouses, and Matsuyama Castle.

The name, meaning "pine mountain," also serves as a Japanese surname: Hideki Matsuyama became the first Japanese man to win the Masters Tournament.

city

tram

Urban rail vehicle

municipality · streetcar · urban · downtown

culture

haiku

Japanese seventeen-syllable verse

castle

fortress

Heavily defended military structure

  • keepRetain or fortified tower
  • turretProtruding fortified structure
  • moatDefensive water ditch

hilltop · ropeway · feudal · watchtower · reconstruction

golf

Masters

Prestigious Georgia golf event

tournament · champion · birdie · eagle · iron · driver · caddie · fairway · putt

history

daimyo

Japanese feudal landowner

domain

Opposites
Japanese island location

MatsuyamaTokyo

Japan's capital city

Osaka · Kyoto · Nagoya · Yokohama · Kobe

Family

mat, Matsumoto

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G