Shimane Prefecture





Prefecture of Japan




Prefecture in Chūgoku, Japan



























































































Shimane Prefecture


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島根県

Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
 • Japanese
島根県
 • Rōmaji
Shimane-ken




Flag of Shimane Prefecture
Flag

Official logo of Shimane Prefecture
Symbol
Location of Shimane Prefecture
Country Japan
Region
Chūgoku (San'in)
Island Honshu
Capital Matsue
Government

 • Governor
Mizoguchi Zenbei
Area

 • Total 6,707.95 km2 (2,589.95 sq mi)
Area rank 18th
Population
(September 1, 2016)

 • Total 689,963
 • Rank 46th
 • Density 102.85/km2 (266.4/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code JP-32
Districts 5
Municipalities 19
Flower Moutan peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
Tree
Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii)
Bird
Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Fish Flying Fish
Website www1.pref.shimane.lg.jp/contents/kokusai/kokusai-e/index.html

Shimane Prefecture (島根県, Shimane-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on the main Honshu island.[1] The capital is Matsue.[2] It is the second least populous prefecture in Japan, after its eastern neighbor Tottori. The prefecture has an area elongated from east to west facing the Chūgoku Mountain Range on the south side and to the Sea of Japan on the north side. It is divided into the Izumo Region in the East, the Iwami Region in the West and the Oki Region, a small group of islands off the northern coast. Most of the cities are near the shoreline of the Sea of Japan. Izumo Taisha in Izumo City is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan.


The Oki Islands in the Sea of Japan are also part of Shimane Prefecture, which also claims to have jurisdiction over the South Korea-controlled island of Liancourt Rocks (Korean: Dokdo(獨島), Japanese: Takeshima(竹島)).




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Early history


    • 1.2 Middle Ages


    • 1.3 Modern Age




  • 2 Geography


    • 2.1 Cities


    • 2.2 Towns and villages


    • 2.3 Mergers




  • 3 Climate


  • 4 Transportation


    • 4.1 Airports


    • 4.2 Rail


    • 4.3 Roads


      • 4.3.1 General Roads


      • 4.3.2 Highways




    • 4.4 Ferry/High Speed Boats




  • 5 Economy


    • 5.1 Companies based in Shimane


      • 5.1.1 Manufacturing


      • 5.1.2 Financial


      • 5.1.3 Others




    • 5.2 Major factories




  • 6 Demographics


    • 6.1 Population by age




  • 7 Culture


    • 7.1 Cultural Assets


    • 7.2 Languages (Dialects)


    • 7.3 Universities in Shimane Prefecture




  • 8 Tourism


  • 9 Prefectural symbols


  • 10 See also


  • 11 Notes


  • 12 References


  • 13 External links





History





Matsue Castle



Early history



The history of Shimane starts with Japanese mythology. The Shinto god Ōkuninushi was believed to live in Izumo, an old province in Shimane. Izumo Shrine, which is in the city of Izumo, honors the god.[3] At that time, the current Shimane prefecture was divided into three parts: Iwami, Izumo, and Oki.[4] That lasted until the abolition of the han system took place in 1871. During the Nara period, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro read a poem on Shimane's nature when he was sent as the Royal governor.[5]


Later on in the Kamakura period, Kamakura shogunate forced emperors Go-Toba and Godaigo into exile in Oki. Emperor Go-Daigo later escaped away from Oki and began rallying supporters against the shogunate, which succeeded.[6]



Middle Ages


During the Muromachi period, Izumo and Oki were controlled by the Kyogoku clan. However, after the Ōnin War, the Amago clan expanded power based in Gassantoda Castle and the Masuda clan dominated Iwami Province. The Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine was located between Amago territory and Masuda territory, so there were many battles between these clans for the silver. However, in 1566 Mōri Motonari conquered Izumo, Iwami, and Oki.[6] After over 30 years of Mori control, in 1600 Horio Yoshiharu entered Izumo and Oki as the result of Battle of Sekigahara, which Mori lost. Following the change, Horio Yoshiharu decided to move to build Matsue Castle instead of Gassan-Toda, and soon after Yoshiharu's death the castle was completed. Later in 1638, the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Matsudaira Naomasa became the ruler because the Horio clan had no heir, and his family ruled until the abolition of the han system.


The Iwami area was split into three regions: the mining district, under the direct control of the Shogunate, the Hamada clan region, and the Tsuwano clan region. The Iwami Ginzan, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site produced silver and was one of the nation's largest silver mine by the early 17th century. The Hamada clan was on the shogunate's side in the Meiji Restoration, and the castle was burned down. The Tsuwano clan, despite then being ruled by the Matsudaira, was on the emperor's side in the restoration.[7]



Modern Age


In 1871, the abolition of the han system placed the old Shimane and Hamada Provinces in the current area of Shimane Prefecture. Later that year, Oki became part of Tottori. In 1876, Hamada Prefecture was merged into the Shimane Prefecture. Also, Tottori Prefecture was added in the same year. However, five years later, in 1881, the current portion of Tottori Prefecture was separated and the current border was formed.[7]



Geography


Shimane Prefecture is situated on the Sea of Japan side of the Chūgoku region. Because of its mountainous landscape, rice farming is done mostly in the Izumo plain where the city of Izumo is located.[8] Another major landform is the Shimane peninsula. The peninsula is located across the Sea of Japan from Izumo to Sakaiminato, which is located in Tottori prefecture. Also, the peninsula created two sea water lakes, Lake Shinji and Nakaumi. The island of Daikon is located in Nakaumi. Off the main island of Honshū, the island of Oki is in Shimane prefecture as well. The island itself is in the Daisen-Oki National Park.[8] Shimane also claims the use of Liancourt Rocks, over which they are in dispute with South Korea.[9]


As of 1 April 2012, 6% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely Daisen-Oki National Park; Hiba-Dōgo-Taishaku and Nishi-Chūgoku Sanchi Quasi-National Parks; and eleven Prefectural Natural Parks.[10]


Most major cities are located either on the seaside, or along a river.[8]



Cities




Map of Shimane Prefecture
     City      Town      Village





Cape Hinomisaki near Izumo


Eight cities are located in Shimane Prefecture, the largest being Matsue, the capital, and the smallest being Gōtsu. The cities Masuda, Unnan, Yasugi, and Gōtsu had a slight population increase due to the mergers in the early 2000s.[11]









Towns and villages


These are the towns and villages of each district. The number of towns and villages greatly decreased during the mergers. However, they hold about one-third of the prefecture's population.[11]










Mergers





























































































































































April 1976 January 2011 January 2012
Izumo Region
Matsue City (Old System) Matsue City (New System) Matsue City
(August 1, 2011 Merger with Higashiizumo Town)
Yatsuka District Kashima Town
Shimane Town
Mihonoseki Town
Yakumo Village
Tamayu Town
Shinji Town
Yatsuka Town
Higashiizumo Town
Yasugi City (Old System) Yasugi City (New System) Yasugi City
Nogi District Hirose Town
Hakuta Town
Nita District Yokota Town Okuizumo Town
Nita Town
Izumo City (Old System) Izumo City (New System) Izumo City
(October 1, 2011 Merger with Hikawa Town)
Hirata City
Hikawa District Taisha Town
Koryo Town
Taki Town
Sada Town
Hikawa Town
Ōhara District Daitō Town Unnan City
Kamo Town
Kisuki Town
Iishi District Mitoya Town
Kakeya Town
Yoshida Village
Tonbara Town Iinan Town
Akagi Town
Iwami Region
Ōda City (Old System) Ōda City (New System) Ōda City
Nima District Yunotsu Town
Nima Town
Gōtsu City (Old System) Gōtsu City (New System) Gōtsu City
Ōchi District Sakurae Town
Ōchi Town Misato Town
Daiwa Village
Iwami Town Ōnan Town
Mizuho Town
Hasumi Village
Kawamoto Town
Hamada City (Old System) Hamada City (New System) Hamada City
Naka District Asahi Town
Kanagi Town
Misumi Town
Yasaka Village
Masuda City (Old System) Masuda City (New System) Masuda City
Mino District Mito Town
Hikimi Town
Kanoashi District Tsuwano Town (Old System) Tsuwano Town (New System) Tsuwano Town
Nichihara Town
Muikaichi Town Yoshika Town
Kakinoki Village
Oki Region
Oki District Saigō Town Okinoshima Town
Fuse Village
Goka Village
Tsuma Village
Nishinoshima Town
Ama Town
Chibu Village


Climate


The prefecture has a sub-tropical climate. Winter is cloudy with a little snow, and summer is humid. The average annual temperature is 14.6 degrees Celsius. It rains almost every day in the rainy season, from June to mid-July. The highest average monthly temperature occurs in August with 26.3 degrees Celsius. The average annual precipitation is 1799 millimeters, higher than Tokyo's 1467 mm and Obihiro with 920 mm.[11]





















































































































































Shimane Prefecture Yearly Averages by Region(Statistics Period:1971 - 2000、Source:Japanese Meteorological Agency: Statistical Climate Information)
Average Year
(Month)
Oki
Izumo (Coastal)
Izumo (Inland)

Okinoshima
Saigo  

Okinoshima
Saigo Cape

Ama 
 Matsue
Kashima 
Matsue  Hikawa  Izumo  Okuizumo
Yokota 
 Unnan
Kakeya 
 Iinan
Akana 
Average
Temperature
(℃)
Warmest Month
25.6
(Aug)

25.8
(Aug)
25.6
(Aug)
26.3
(Aug)

25.8
(Aug)
24.0
(Aug)
24.5
(Aug)
23.4
(Aug)
Coldest Month
3.9
(Feb)

4.5
(Feb)
4.4
(Feb)
4.2
(Jan)

4.5
(Feb)
0.7
(Feb)
2.3
(Feb)
0.4
(Jan, Feb)

Rainfall
(mm)
Heaviest Month
211.6
(Sept)

227.0
(July)
218.0
(Sept)
240.5
(July)

236.2
(July)
234.2
(July)
257.1
(July)
282.2
(July)
Driest Month
110.4
(Oct)

96.4
(Feb)
104.7
(April)
114.5
(April)

96.3
(Feb)
103.4
(April)
120.7
(April)
116.5
(Oct)
Average Year
(Month)
Iwami (Coastal)
Iwami (Inland)
 Ōda   Hamada
Masuda 

Masuda City
Takatsu 
 Kawamoto
 Ōnan


Hamada City
Yasaka 
 Tsuwano  Yoshika  Yoshika
Muikaichi 
Average
Temperature
(℃)
Warmest Month
26.5
(Aug)
26.2
(Aug)
26.8
(Aug)

24.2
(Aug)
23.9
(Aug)
23.6
(Aug)
25.7
(Aug)
24.5
(Aug)
Coldest Month
4.9
(Jan, Feb)
5.8
(Feb)
5.4
(Jan, Feb)

2.7
(Jan)
0.8
(Jan)
1.5
(Jan)
3.0
(Jan)
1.9
(Jan)

Rainfall
(mm)
Heaviest Month
246.3
(July)
257.7
(July)
223.9
(June)

260.2
(July)
260.6
(July)
340.0
(July)
285.6
(July)
337.4
(June)
Driest Month
98.3
(Feb)
90.9
(Feb)
87.9
(Feb)

112.5
(Feb)
109.2
(Nov)
130.4
(April)
99.7
(Dec)
76.8
(Dec)


Transportation



Airports





Izumo Airport terminal


Three airports serve Shimane. The Izumo Airport located in Izumo is the largest airport in the prefecture in terms of passengers, which has regular flights to Haneda Airport, Osaka Airport, Fukuoka Airport, and Oki Airport. The Iwami Airport has two flights each day to Haneda and Osaka and 2 arrivals. Oki Airport has scheduled flights to Osaka and Izumo Airports.[12]



  • Izumo Airport

  • Iwami Airport

  • Oki Airport



Rail


JR West and Ichibata Electric Railway serves the prefecture in terms of rail transportation. The Sanin Main Line goes through the prefecture on the Sea of Japan side going into major cities such as Matsue and Izumo.[13]Izumoshi and Matsue stations are the major stops in the prefecture. The Kisuki line, which forks from Shinji Station on the Sanin Line, connects with the Geibi Line in Hiroshima Prefecture, cutting into the Chūgoku Mountains.[13] Ichibata Electric Railway serve the Shimane peninsula from Dentetsu-Izumoshi Station and Izumo Taisha-mae Station to Matsue Shinjiko-Onsen Station.[14]


JR West has three Limited Express trains to Shimane, which are Super Matsukaze, Super Oki, and Yakumo.[15]




  • West Japan Railway Company

    • Sanin Main Line

    • Sankō Line

    • Kisuki Line

    • Yamaguchi Line




  • Ichibata Electric Railway

    • Kita-Matsue Line

    • Taisha Line





Roads



General Roads




  • Japan National Route 9

    • Izumo Bypass

    • Gōtsu Road



  • Japan National Route 54

  • Japan National Route 180

  • Japan National Route 184

  • Japan National Route 186

  • Japan National Route 187

  • Japan National Route 191

  • Japan National Route 261

  • Japan National Route 314

  • Japan National Route 375

  • Japan National Route 431

  • Japan National Route 432

  • Japan National Route 485

  • Japan National Route 488



Highways


The four expressways in the prefecture connect major cities with other prefectures. The Matsue expressway connects Matsue with Unnan and Yonago in Tottori prefecture. Hamada Expressway forks from the Chūgoku Expressway at Kita-Hiroshima and stretches to Hamada.[8]



  • Sanin Expressway

  • Matsue Expressway

  • Hamada Expressway

  • Chūgoku Expressway



Ferry/High Speed Boats


  • Oki Kisen


Economy


In Shimane, the largest employer is the retail industry, employing over 60,000 workers. The supermarket, Mishimaya, and the hardware store, Juntendo, are examples of companies based in Shimane. The manufacturing industry has the second number of employees with 49,000 workers. The retail industry has over 12,000 locations within the prefecture, the most of any industry.


29% of the total industry income in the Prefecture is from the service industry, which includes retailers. The manufacturing makes up 13% of the total industry income.



Companies based in Shimane



Manufacturing



  • Izumo Murata Manufacturing

  • Shimane Fujitsu

  • Mitsubishi Agricultural Machinery



Financial



  • The Shimane Bank

  • The San-in Godo Bank



Others



  • Network Applied Communication Laboratory

  • Mishimaya

  • Juntendo

  • Ichibata Electric Railway



Major factories


  • Hitachi Metals


Demographics


One-third of the prefecture's population is concentrated in the Izumo-Matsue area. Otherwise, over two-thirds of the population is on the coastline. The reason is that the Chūgoku Mountains make the land inland harder to inhabit. The capital, Matsue, has the smallest population out of all the 47 prefectural capitals. Shimane has also the largest percentage of the elderly.[11] The province had an estimated 743 centenarians per million inhabitants in September 2010, the highest ratio in Japan, overtaking Okinawa Prefecture (667 centenarians per million).[16]



Population by age



Total Population in age groups

2007 Estimated Population

Unit: Thousands











































































Age
Population
0 - 4

G30.pngG10.pngG05.pngG03.png 30
5 - 9

G50.pngG01.pngG01.png 33
10 - 14

G50.pngG03.pngG01.pngG01.png 35
15 - 19

G50.pngG05.pngG03.png 37
20 - 24

G30.pngG10.pngG05.pngG03.pngG01.pngG01.pngG01.png 32
25 - 29

G50.pngG05.pngG03.pngG01.png 38
30 - 34

G50.pngG10.pngG05.pngG03.pngG01.png 44
35 - 39

G50.pngG10.pngG05.pngG01.png 41
40 - 44

G50.pngG05.pngG03.pngG01.png 38
45 - 49

G50.pngG10.pngG05.pngG03.pngG01.png 44
50 - 54

G50.pngG30.pngG01.png 51
55 - 59

G50.pngG30.pngG10.pngG10.png 66
60 - 64

G50.pngG10.pngG05.pngG03.pngG01.png 44
65 - 69

G50.pngG10.pngG05.pngG03.pngG01.pngG01.png 45
70 - 74

G50.pngG10.pngG10.pngG05.pngG03.pngG01.png 50
75 - 79

G50.pngG10.pngG10.pngG01.png 45
80 and over

G50.pngG30.pngG10.pngG05.pngG03.png 64



Population in age groups by gender

2007 Estimated population

Unit: Thousands





























































































Male
Age
Female
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0 - 4

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17 G10.pngG10.pngG05.pngG01.png
5 - 9

R10.pngR10.pngR05.png 16
18 G10.pngG10.pngG05.pngG01.pngG01.png
10 - 14

R10.pngR10.pngR05.pngR01.png 17
19 G30.png
15 - 19

R10.pngR10.pngR05.pngR03.png 18
16 G10.pngG10.pngG05.png
20 - 24

R10.pngR10.pngR05.png 16
19 G30.png
25 - 29

R30.png 19
22 G30.pngG03.pngG01.png
30 - 34

R30.pngR03.pngR01.png 22
20 G30.pngG01.png
35 - 39

R30.pngR01.png 20
19 G30.png
40 - 44

R30.png 19
22 G30.pngG03.pngG01.png
45 - 49

R30.pngR03.pngR01.png 22
26 G30.pngG10.pngG03.png
50 - 54

R30.pngR10.pngR01.pngR01.png 25
34 G30.pngG10.pngG05.pngG03.png
55 - 59

R30.pngR10.pngR05.pngR01.png 32
22 G30.pngG03.pngG01.png
60 - 64

R30.pngR05.pngR03.png 23
20 G30.pngG01.png
65 - 69

R30.pngR10.pngR01.png 24
22 G30.pngG03.pngG01.png
70 - 74

R30.pngR10.pngR03.pngR01.png 28
19 G30.png
75 - 79

R30.pngR10.pngR03.png 26
20 G30.pngG01.png
80 and over

R50.pngR10.pngR05.png 44



  • Source:Graph 10/Prefectures Age(In Age groups), Gender divided population-Total Population
    (Ministry of Internal Affairs Statistics Bureau)














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Comparison of Population Distribution between Shimane and Japanese National Average
Population Distribution by Age and Sex in Shimane


Shimane
Japan (average)



Male
Female
















































1970
773,575


1975
768,886


1980
784,795


1985
794,629


1990
781,021


1995
771,441


2000
761,503


2005
742,223


2010
716,354



2015 Census, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Statistics Department


Culture



Cultural Assets




Nima Sand Museum in Oda


World Cultural Heritage


  • The Historic Remains of Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Background (Ōda City)

National Treasures



  • Izumo-taisha Main Shrine (Izumo City)


  • Kamosu Shrine Main Shrine (Matsue City)

  • Toiletry case with autumn field and deer design (Izumo-taisha)

  • Armour Laced with white thread (Hinomisaki Shrine)


  • Bronze bells from the Kamo-Iwakura site Unearthed bronze bell-shaped vessel (Unnan City)


  • Kojindani Ruins Unearthed ruins (Izumo City)


Important Traditional Building Preservation Area


  • Ōmori (Ōda City)


  • Yunotsu (Ōda City)



Languages (Dialects)




  • Unpaku dialect (Izumo dialect, Oki dialect, etc.)

  • Iwami dialect



Universities in Shimane Prefecture




  • Shimane University, Matsue and Izumo (National university)[17]

  • The University of Shimane, Hamada (Prefectural university)[18]



Tourism



  • Shimane Vogel Park

  • Matsue Castle

  • Adachi Museum of Art

  • Aquas Aquarium

  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine

  • Izumo-taisha

  • Izumo Province

  • Shimane Art Museum

  • Iwami Art Museum

  • Mt. Sanbe

  • Tamatsukuri Onsen




Garden of the Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi



Prefectural symbols


The prefectural flower is the mountain peony. On the island of Daikonjima, they were grown from at least the 18th century.[19]



See also


  • Lafcadio Hearn


Notes





  1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Shimane Province" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 859, p. 859, at Google Books; "Chūgoku" at p. 127, p. 127, at Google Books


  2. ^ Nussbaum, "Matsue" at p. 617, p. 617, at Google Books


  3. ^ "Izumo Shrine website". Archived from the original on August 23, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2007..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  4. ^ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books


  5. ^ Shimane Prefecture introduction Archived March 3, 1997, at the Wayback Machine


  6. ^ ab 古川清行 Furukawa Kiyoyuki (2003). スーパー日本史 Super Nihon-shi. 講談社 Kōdansha. ISBN 4-06-204594-X.


  7. ^ ab History of Shimane Prefecture Archived November 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine


  8. ^ abcd 新編 中学校社会科地図 Updated Social studies map for Junior High school. 帝国書院 Teikoku Shoin. 2007. ISBN 4-8071-4091-4.


  9. ^ Liancourt Rocks


  10. ^ "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2014.


  11. ^ abcd 考える社会科地図 Kangaeru Shakaika Chizu. 四谷大塚出版 Yotsuya-Ōtsuka Shuppan. 2005. p. 113.


  12. ^ Flight schedule of Oki Airport Archived August 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine


  13. ^ ab Route map for JR West


  14. ^ Route map of Ichibata Electric Railway


  15. ^ JR West website on limited express trains


  16. ^ Japan Times “Centenarians to Hit Record 44,000”. The Japan Times, Sept. 15, 2010. Okinawa Prefecture also had the largest loss of young and middle-aged population during the Pacific War.


  17. ^ Shimane University


  18. ^ University of Shimane


  19. ^ Symbols of Shimane Prefecture: From Shimane Prefecture website Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine




References


  • Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
    ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128


External links







  • Official homepage of Shimane Prefecture

  • National Archives of Japan ... Shimane map (1891)[permanent dead link]

  • Sightseeing In Shimane




Coordinates: 35°13′N 132°40′E / 35.217°N 132.667°E / 35.217; 132.667









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