Matsuyama

American

[mah-tsoo-yah-mah] / ˈmɑ tsʊˈjɑ mɑ /

noun

a seaport on NW Shikoku, in SW Japan.

Matsuyama British

/ ˌmætsʊˈjɑːmə /

noun

a port in SW Japan, on NW Shikoku: textile and chemical industries; Ehime University (1949). Pop: 473 039 (2002 est)

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One of Japan’s most celebrated dancers, she is the prima ballerina in the storied Matsuyama Ballet Company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Yoko Morishita, the star of Tokyo’s Matsuyama Ballet Company, says daily practice and the occasional steak help her stay on her toes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Morishita recalls having been electrified by a performance she had seen by Mikiko Matsuyama, who founded the company in 1948.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

American Jacob Bridgeman was on 200 and Japan's Hideki Matsuyama on 201.

From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026

Through a Mr. Omoto, who was at that time working in the factory, and whose life story is given in the final chapter, I became intimately acquainted with the conditions prevailing in Matsuyama.

From Working Women of Japan by Sidney Lewis Gulick

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