Shimane - Shimane

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Shimane Prefecture
CapitalMatsue
Residents
664.539 (2021)
surface
6,707.95 km²
websitewww.pref.shimane.lg.jp/
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location
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Shimane(Japanese: 島 根 県, Shimane-ken) is a prefecture in the region Chūgoku on the Japanese island Honshu.Chūgoku

Regions

Shimane Prefecture is located on the north side of Honshu Island and borders on the Japanese sea, are neighboring prefectures Tottori, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi. The Oki Islands also belong to Shimane, they are approx. 70 km away.

places

  • 1 MatsueMatsue in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageMatsue in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMatsue in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsMatsue (Q207321) in the Wikidata database - Capital of the province
  • 2 GotsuGotsu in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageGotsu in the encyclopedia WikipediaGōtsu in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsGōtsu (Q850395) in the Wikidata database
  • 3 HamadaHamada in the travel guide Wikivoyage in a different languageHamada in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHamada in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsHamada (Q432055) in the Wikidata database
  • 4 IzumoIzumo in the Wikivoyage travel guide in a different languageIzumo in the Wikipedia encyclopediaIzumo in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsIzumo (Q825166) in the Wikidata database
  • 5 MasudaMasuda in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageMasuda in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMasuda in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsMasuda (Q753731) in the Wikidata database
  • 6 ŌdaŌda in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageŌda in the Wikipedia encyclopediaŌda in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsŌda (Q384796) in the Wikidata database - City of Iwami Ginzan
  • 7 UnnanUnnan in the Wikipedia encyclopediaUnnan in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsUnnan (Q877935) in the Wikidata database
  • 8 YasugiYasugi in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageYasugi in the Wikipedia encyclopediaYasugi in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsYasugi (Q851114) in the Wikidata database

Other goals

background

Izumo shrine

language

getting there

mobility

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  • Overview of Shimane Prefecture
  • Environment map

Tourist Attractions

  • 1  Iwami Ginzan. Iwami Ginzan in the Wikipedia encyclopediaIwami Ginzan in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsIwami Ginzan (Q174139) in the Wikidata database.The former silver mine is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Unesco World Heritage Sites in Asia

activities

Taikodani Inari Shrine

kitchen

nightlife

security

climate

trips

literature

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Japan - regions and prefectures
Regions:Hokkaido • Honshu (Chūbu • Chūgoku • Kansai • Kantō • Tōhoku) • Kyushu • Shikoku
Prefectures:Aichi • Akita • Aomori • Chiba • Ehime • Fukui • Fukuoka • Fukushima • Gifu • Gunma • Hiroshima • Hokkaido • Hyogo • Ibaraki • Ishikawa • Iwate • Kagawa • Kagoshima • Kanagawa • Kochi • Kumamoto • Kyoto • Mie • Miyagi • Miyazaki • Nagano • Nagasaki • Nara • Niigata • Ōita • Okayama • Okinawa • Osaka • saga • Saitama • Shiga • Shimane • Shizuoka • Tochigi • Tokyo • Tokushima • Tottori • Toyama • Wakayama • Yamagata • Yamaguchi • Yamanashi
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