Matsudo 松戸市, Chiba Prefecture

Matsudo (Japanese: 松戸市) is a city in northwestern Chiba Prefecture, adjacent to Tokyo metropolis. It covers 61 sq km (24 sq mi) and has a population of 482,000 people (2012 estimate). Its proximity to Tokyo makes it a choice bedroom community in the Greater Tokyo Area.

Although the Matsudo area has been inhabited since prehistoric times, the present city dates to the time of the Tokugawa shogunate. It was the residence of Tokugawa Akitake, the younger brothyer of the last Japanese shogun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu.

Japanese irises growing at Hondoji Temple, Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture

Planning your trip to Matsudo

There are many railway lines serving Matsudo. They include two by the East Japan Railway, namely the Joban Line serving Matsudo, Kita-Matsudo, Mabashi, Shin-Matsudo and Kita-Kogane stations and Musashino Line serving Shin-Matsudo, Shin-Yahashira and Higashi-Matsudo stations; the Shin-Keisei Line of the Shin-Keisei Electric Railway serving Matsudo, Kamihongo, Matsudo-Shinden, Minoridai, Yabashira, Tokiwadaira, Goko and Motoyama stations; and the Hokuso Line of the Hokuso Railway serving the Yagiri, Akiyama, Higashi-Matsudo and Matsuhidai stations; the Keisei Narita Airport Line serving the Higashi-Matsudo station; the Tobu Noda Line of the Tobu Railway serving the Mutsumi station; and the Nagareyama Line serving the Mabashi-Koya, Kogane-Joshi and Hiregasaki stations.

To reach Matsudo by road, you can take the Tokyo Gaikan Expressway or Japan National Routes 6, 298 and 464.

Matsudo Shrine during the cherry blossom season

Places of Interest in Matsudo

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