[[File:Nameplate Matsusaka.png|right|frame|''Matsusaka'' in Japanese]]
[[File:Nameplate Matsusaka.png|right|frame|''Matsusaka'' in Japanese]]
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"Matsusaka" is a fairly easy name meaning "Pine Hill", and is in a battle with Kameyama over the simplest name in Mie.
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"Matsusaka" is a fairly easy name meaning "Pine Hill", and is in a battle with Kameyama over the simplest name in Mie. 「松」 means "pine" (specifically the Japanese variety often seen at shrines and temples) and 「阪」 means "hill".