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14363 ／まつだまち

Kanagawa Prefecture 足柄上郡

Matsuda Town

Cedar at a left bend, Yadoriki's symbol.

Yadoriki Shrine cedar

Photo by 妖精書士 (CC0)

01 ／ Karasawa old kiln site

Found during Tomei Expressway works:a nine-step climbing kiln.

It was found on a slope at Karasawa in Soshi during construction of the Tomei Expressway and dug out in 1969. The inside is about eight tatami mats wide. Cloth-pattern tiles and other tiles with the same design as those from the Chiyo temple site came out, and it is estimated to date from the Nara period. The kiln has been reconstructed and moved to the Saimyoji site.

Nine-step climbing kiln
Dug out in 1969
Town designation (1971)

02 ／ Soshi's Ozenkoji-sama

An Amida statue said to have madeits rounds for over 500 years.

When Saimyoji moved to Kaneko in 1469, believers in Soshi are said to have made a standing Amida Nyorai statue. A small replica goes around the households, mainly in the Soshi district, and the town leaflet says the original is kept in the Matsuda Town Cultural Center. The Saimyoji festival is held on April 10.

Amida statue: town designation (1997)
Saimyoji site: town designation (1971)
Saimyoji festival on April 10

03 ／ Samuta Shrine

A shrine recorded in the Engishiki jinmyochoholds two keyaki bowls.

It is a shrine listed in the Engishiki jinmyocho of the mid-Heian period, which records 13 shrines in Sagami Province. The town leaflet dates its two keyaki sacred-treasure bowls to the late Yayoi period. A stone said to have been Yamato Takeru's seat remains in the precinct.

13 shrines recorded in Sagami Province
Bowls 8.8 cm and 6.8 cm high
Shrine: town designation (1971)

Matsuda Town from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Now1974–78

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot September–November 2022)Shot 1974–78

Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

69 minutes from Shinjuku on the Limited Express Fujisan.

about 10,000 people
90 min to a city centre
Rural district town

The town lies in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture, about 70 km from Tokyo, according to the town. Its stations are Shin-Matsuda Station on the Odakyu Line and Matsuda Station on the JR Gotemba Line, and 94% of its 37.75 km² is mountainous. The Limited Express Fujisan stops at Matsuda Station.

People living here: 10,836people
Area: 37.75km²
Households: 4,572households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 1 hospital ／ 9 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —1 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

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Where you can go from here.

Matsuda Town in Japan35.348°N 139.139°E

to ShinjukuLtd. exp. Mt. Fuji69min

Travel times follow 小田急電鉄特急ロマンスカー時刻表（上り・平日／上り・土休日。2026年3月14日改正）のPDF。ふじさん4号の松田発13:16・新宿着14:25を平日・土休日の両方で確認（69分） (checked 2026-10-21). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 4 municipalities.

Territory of Matsuda Town

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.Lakes: National Land Numerical Information (Lake Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari. Prepared with the approval of the Director-General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, using its Digital Map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework) and Digital Map 25000 (Place Names and Public Facilities). (承認番号平27情使、第585号)

North to south

12.2km

Yamakita Town, Hadano City, Oi Town, Kaisei Town

Matsuda Town isthis kind of town.

01The cedar at the entrance of Yadoriki Shrine stands at a left bend in the road as Yadoriki's symbol; its trunk is 6.4 m around and said to be about 30 m tall, and the town leaflet says it was chosen as one of the Kanagawa Hundred Famous Trees in 1984
02A nine-step climbing kiln found on a slope at Karasawa is estimated to be a Nara-period tile kiln and has been reconstructed and moved to the Saimyoji site; in Soshi, the Amida statue Ozenkoji-sama makes its rounds of the households
03Samuta Shrine is listed in the Engishiki jinmyocho, a stone said to have been Yamato Takeru's seat remains in its precinct, and two keyaki sacred-treasure bowls are kept there

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Matsuda Town official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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