What is Matsusaka?
[[File:Yakiniku of Matsusaka beef at Isshobin Hisai.jpg|thumb|Matsusaka beef ''yakiniku'' at Isshobin Hisai]] [[Image:Flag of Matsusaka, Mie.svg|thumb|150px|Flag]] [[Image:Emblem of Matsusaka, Mie.svg|thumb|90px|Emblem]] {{Nihongo|'''Matsusaka'''|松阪市|Matsusaka-shi}}, sometimes called '''Matsuzaka''', is a [[city]] in central [[Mie Prefecture]]. It is on the island of [[Honshū]], [[Japan]]. The city is famous for its [[Matsusaka beef]]. ==Famous people== *[[Mitsui Takatoshi]] (三井高利) (1622–1694) - founder of the [[Mitsui]] group. *[[Motoori Norinaga]] (本居宣長) (1730–1801) - scholar of the Edo period whose teachings were based on the [[kokugaku]], the rejection all foreign, particularly Chinese, influence on Japanese culture. *[[Kana Nishino]] (西野カナ) (1989-) - [[J-pop]]/[[R&B]] [[singer]] ==Other websites== {{commons category|Matsusaka, Mie}} * {{wikivoyage-inline|Matsusaka}} {{Japan-stub}} [[Category:Cities in Mie Prefecture]]