Matsue (mätsū'ā), city (1990 pop. 142,956), capital of Shimane prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, a port on the Sea of Japan. It is an important distribution center and a popular tourist spot. Landmarks include the 17th cent. Matsue Castle and a museum containing a collection of the manuscripts and letters of Lafcadio Hearn, who lived in Matsue for 15 months in the late 19th cent. and wrote about the city and recorded its folktales.
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| Coordinates: 35°28′N 133°3′E / 35.467°N 133.05°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūgoku | ||
| Prefecture | Shimane | ||
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| - Total | 530.21 km2 (204.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) |
196,093 | ||
| Website | City of Matsue | ||
Matsue (松江市 Matsue-shi) is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan.
As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 196,093 and the density of 369.84 persons per km². The total area is 530.21 km².
It is called the "water city," as it sits on Lake Shinji, the seventh largest lake in Japan. Nearby Izumo Taisha is recognized as one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan and is ranked second in importance only to Ise Grand Shrine in Mie Prefecture.
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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".
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.
Municipal timeline
- April 1, 1889: the former city of Matsue was founded.
- March 31, 2005: the former city of Matsue merged with the towns of Kashima, Mihonoseki, Shimane, Shinji, Tamayu and Yatsuka, and the village of Yakumo, all from Yatsuka District, to form the new city of Matsue.
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- Matsue official website in Japanese
- Official tourism page in English
- Matsue WikiTravel Page in English
- Matsue at Japan Guide in English
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