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Matsue City
Shimane Prefecture · City
- Core city
- Prefectural capital
Official websiteShimane Prefecture page
Matsue City, the prefectural capital, is a "city of water" on both banks of the Ohashi River, which links Lake Shinji and Nakaumi. Matsue Castle, with a National Treasure original keep, and its moats remain, and the city is linked to Koizumi Yakumo (Lafcadio Hearn). Lake Shinji sunsets and shijimi clams, Daikonjima peonies, and the old Kamosu Shrine are highlights.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
CastleMatsue Castlecastle in japan
LakeLake Shinjilake in Shimane Prefecture, Chūgoku region, Japan
LakeNakaumilake in Tottori and Shimane prefecture, Japan.jpg?width=240)
BridgeEshima Ohashi BridgeJapanese rigid-frame bridge
Shinto shrineKamosu ShrineShinto shrine in Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Hot spring (onsen)Tamatsukuri Onsenbuilding in Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineKumano TaishaShinto shrine in Shimane Prefecture, Japan
IslandDaikon Islandisland in Shimane, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Aika Nagisa-koenroadside station in Matsue, Shimane prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Honjoroadside station in Matsue, Shimane prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
National parks in this city
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Shimane Prefecture
The description was written for this site, picking out representative features.