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Matsue	# 51   of 113 destinations in our travel guide

Sunrise over Matsue with Mount Daisen in the background Matsue is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture, attractively located at the eastern shores of Lake Shinji (Shinjiko). Due to its location between Lake Shinji, Nakaumi (another lake) and the Sea of Japan, Matsue is also known as the "water city". Matsue's attractions include its original castle and the former residence of Lafcadio Hearn. The city is also a good base to visit nearby Izumo Taisha, one of Japan's most important shrines and the Adachi Museum of Art with one of Japan's most beautiful landscape gardens.

Attractions

Central Matsue

1  Matsue Castle One of Japan's largest, original castle towers. User rating: 86/100 (41 votes) Visited by: 64 users  2  Samurai District Former samurai district of Matsue. User rating: 78/100 (25 votes) Visited by: 38 users  3  Hearn Residence Former residence of Lafcadio Hearn. User rating: 75/100 (23 votes) Visited by: 33 users

Near Matsue

1  Adachi Museum of Art Art museum with a spectacular garden. User rating: 91/100 (17 votes) Visited by: 30 users  2  Izumo Taisha Japan's second most important shrine. User rating: 91/100 (36 votes) Visited by: 61 users

Side Trips from Matsue

1  Iwami Ginzan Former silver mine with world heritage status. User rating: 74/100 (10 votes) Visited by: 19 users

Access and Orientation

Access and Orientation How to get to and around Matsue. About transportation in Japan

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English Links

Matsue City Official English website.

Japanese Links

Matsue City Official website.