Matsue (松江市, Matsue-shi) - 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
considered to be the oldest and most important Shinto shrine
in Japan.
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.
Information source: “Matsue, Shimane.” wikipedia.org. Article
date: 26 Feb. 2008. Retrieved: Wikipedia. 4 Mar. 2008 <Matsue, Shimane>. |
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