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Matsue (松江市 Matsue-shi) is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. A city ) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Shimane Prefecture ) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Chugoku region, Japan. ...

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 152,597 and the density of 689.30 persons per km². The total area is 221.38 km². 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January events January 1 Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

It is the "water city," sitting on beautiful Lake Shinji, the seventh largest lake in Japan. Nearby Izumo Taisha is considered to be the oldest and most important Shinto shrine in Japan. Lake Shinji ) is a lake in the North-East area of the Shimane Prefecture in Japan. ... Izumo Taisha (出雲大社; also Izumo no Ōyashiro) is one of the most ancient and important of the Shinto shrines in Japan. ... A torii is a gate leading to a jinja. ...

Culture

Universities in Matsue city

• Shimane University [1]
• Shimane Prefectural Shimane Women's College (junior college) [2]

History

The city boasts Matsue Castle, the "black castle" or "plover castle", one of the few remaining medieval castles in Japan. The castle grounds include a winding path through mixed forests of bamboo, shrubs and trees, many of which are very old and identified by species. Surrounding the grounds and the castle park is the old moat, "horikawa". Categories: Stub ...

Author Lafcadio Hearn taught in Matsue from 1890-1891. His house is now a museum about his life, and a popular tourist attraction in Matsue. Lafcadio Hearn, aka Koizumi Yakumo. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Municipal Timeline

• April 1, 1889: the former city of Matsue was founded.
• March 31, 2005: the former city of Matsue and the towns of Kashima, Mihonoseki, Shimane, Shinji, Tamayu and Yatsuka and the village of Yakumo from Yatsuka District merged to form the new city of Matsue.

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Sister cities

• Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
• New Orleans, United States
• Dublin, Ireland
• Yinchuan, People's Republic of China
• Jinju, South Korea
• Jilin, People's Republic of China

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External links

• Matsue official website in Japanese
• Official tourism page in English

Shimane Prefecture
Cities
Gotsu | Hamada | Izumo | Masuda | Matsue (capital) | Oda | Unnan | Yasugi
Districts
Hikawa | Iishi | Kanoashi | Mino | Nita | Ochi | Oki | Yatsuka
See also: Towns and villages by district edit