Shimane

Shimane is a prefecture of Japan situated in the Chugoku district of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the second-least crowded prefecture of Japan at 689,963 2016 and has a geographic territory of 6,707 km2. Shimane Prefecture outskirts Yamaguchi Prefecture toward the southwest, Hiroshima Prefecture toward the south, and Tottori Prefecture toward the east. Shimane Prefecture is arranged on the Sea of Japan side of the Chugoku area. In view of its rugged scene, rice cultivating is done for the most part in the Izumo plain where the city of Izumo is located.

Another major landform is the Shimane promontory. The landmass is situated over the Sea of Japan from Izumo to Sakaiminato, which is situated in Tottori prefecture. Likewise, the landmass made two ocean water lakes, Lake Shinji and Nakaumi. The island of Daikon is situated in Nakaumi. Off the primary island of Honshu, the island of Oki is in Shimane prefecture also. The island itself is in the Daisen-Oki National Park. Shimane likewise guarantees the utilization of Liancourt Rocks, over which they are in question with South Korea.