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About Matsue

Matsue is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture placed in Chugoku vicinity of the primary island of Honshu. As of March, 2017, the metropolis has an expected population of 205,402, following its most current merging with the city of Higashiizumo from Yatsuka District. Matsue sits among Lake Shinji and Nakaumi, alongside the banks of the Ohashi river connecting the two. The normal populace of the Lake Shinji-Nakaumi region is approx 600,000, marking Matsue as the second primary metropolis on the ocean of Japan coast after Niigata.

Due to the prominence of the lakes, the river and canals in the metropolis-scape and surroundings it's far every now and then called the "water town" Nearby Izumo Taisha is diagnosed as one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan and is ranked 2nd in importance handiest to Ise Grand Shrine in Mie Prefecture. The gift-day citadel town of Matsue changed into at first installed by Horio Yoshiharu, lord of the Matsue clan, whilst he constructed Matsue fort and planned the encompassing Castle city over a 5-year length from 1607 to 1611.

Matsue endured to be the seat of strength inside the Sanin Region for many years. Matsue turned into first dominated with the aid of the Horio circle of relatives. Horio Yoshiharu's son Tadauji died earlier than his father, hence the province changed into inherited through his grandson Tadaharu.

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