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Shimane
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 Square kilometre, km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamaguchi Prefecture to the southwest, Hiroshima Prefecture to the south, and Tottori Prefecture to the east. Matsue is the capital and largest city of Shimane Prefecture, with other major cities including Izumo, Shimane, Izumo, Hamada, Shimane, Hamada, and Masuda, Shimane, Masuda. Shimane Prefecture contains the majority of the Lake Shinji-Nakaumi metropolitan area centered on Matsue, and with a population of approximately 600,000 is Japan's third-largest metropolitan area on the Sea of Japan coast after Niigata (city), Niigata and Greater Kanazawa. Shimane Prefecture is bounded by the Sea of Japan coastline on the north, where two-thirds of the population live, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izumo, Shimane
is a city in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Izumo is known for noodles and the Izumo-taisha Shinto shrine. History Izumo Taisha is the oldest Shinto shrine in Japan. In 2008, the holy area was open to the public from 1 August until August 17, after which extensive renovation work began. The nearby Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo, also located in Taisha Machi, has artifacts from the site. In 2009, a team of archaeologists announced that they likely discovered—at the Sunabara Remains in Taki-chō, Izumo City—the oldest stone tools ever found in Japan. The find totaled about 20 tools dating back an estimated 120,000 years: about 80,000 years earlier than previous estimates of when the first humans arrived in the Japanese archipelago. The stones were found directly across Route 9 from Kirara Taki beach on the Sea of Japan. The excavation team was led by Doshisha University professor Kazuto Matsufuji, and the first of the tools were unearthed by Toshiro Naruse, a professor emeritu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsue
is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture, Japan, located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. The city has an estimated population of 202,008 (February 1, 2021) following the merger with Higashiizumo from Yatsuka District. Matsue is located at the northernmost point of Shimane Prefecture, between Lake Shinji and Nakaumi on the banks of the Ohashi River connecting the two lakes, though the city proper reaches the Sea of Japan coast. Matsue is the center of the Lake Shinji-Nakaumi metropolitan area, and with a population of approximately 600,000 is the second largest on the Sea of Japan coast after Niigata and Greater Kanazawa. Matsue is home to the Tokugawa-era Matsue Castle, one of the last surviving feudal castles in Japan. History The present-day castle town of Matsue was originally established by Horio Yoshiharu, lord of the Matsue clan, when he built Matsue castle and planned the surrounding Castle town over a five-year period from 1607 to 1611. Matsue continued t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamada, Shimane
is a city located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is the third largest city in the prefecture and is located at the southwestern end of the prefecture. It is a coastal city on the Sea of Japan and possesses beautiful white sand beaches, which make the city a popular destination for local tourists in the summer. Hamada is a small city around 1 hour 40 minutes by expressway to Hiroshima. The city was founded on November 3, 1940. On October 1, 2005, the towns of Asahi, Kanagi and Misumi, and the village of Yasaka (all from Naka District) were merged into Hamada. Therefore, Naka District was dissolved as a result of this merger. As of March 2017, Hamada City has an estimated population of 57,142, with roughly 43,000 people living in the coastal urban 'city' area. The prefectural university ( The University of Shimane) is located in Hamada, as is the Institute for Northeast Asian Research. Hamada is one of the few cities in the region to possess a heavy tonnage shipping port. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gōtsu, Shimane
is a city located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is the smallest and least populous city in Shimane Prefecture. The city was founded on April 1, 1954. As of 2017, the city has an estimated population of 24,009 and a population density of 89 persons per km². The total area is 158.41 km². The city's economy is primarily focused on commerce. Overview The city lies on the sea, and offers beautiful and uncrowded beaches. The Gōnokawa River flows through the city, from the mountains to the sea. The river is the site of festivals, fireworks, and excellent fishing. On October 1, 2004, the town of Sakurae (from Ōchi District) was merged into Gōtsu. Overlooking Gōtsu City is Hoshitaka Mountain, or "Star Mountain", so named for the star pattern carved into the face of the mountain. According to Gōtsu legend, the star was formed by a meteor that had fallen many years ago. A piece of this meteor was saved, and a special shrine was built at the foot of the mountain to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Japanese Prefectures By Population
This is a list of Japanese prefectures by population. For details of administrative divisions of Japan, see Prefectures of Japan. Prefectures of Japan ranked by population as of October 1, 2020 Prefectures of Japan ranked by population as of October 1, 2015 Prefectures of Japan ranked by population as of October 1, 2011 Figures here are according to the official estimates of Japan as of October 1, 2011, except for the census population held on October 1, 2010. Population is given according to the ''de jure'' population concept for enumerating the people. That is, a person was enumerated at the place where they usually lived, and was counted as the population of the area including the place. Ranks are given by the estimated population as of October 1, 2011. Historical demography of prefectures of Japan Population before 1920 was calculated based on information of , while door-to-door censuses have been held every 5 years as of October 1 since 1920 in Japan except for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masuda, Shimane
is a city located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on August 1, 1952. As of December 2021, the city has a population of 44,976. As of December 2019, the city has a population of 46,209. As of March 2017, the city has a population of 46,892 and a population density of 64 persons per km². The total area is 733.16 km². At the end of September 2010, the city had a population of 51,118. At the end of August 2009, the city had a population of 51,599. At the end of September 2008, the city had a population of 52,022. On November 1, 2004, the towns of Mito and Hikimi (both from Mino District) were merged into Masuda. Therefore, Mino District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Iwami Airport is located in Masuda. Geography Climate Masuda has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year. The average annual temperature in Masuda is . The avera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Regions Of Japan
Japan is divided into eight regions. They are not official administrative units, though they have been used by government officials for statistical and other purposes since 1905. They are widely used in, for example, maps, geography textbooks, and weather reports, and many businesses and institutions use their home regions in their names, for example Kintetsu Railway, Kinki Nippon Railway, list of banks in Japan, Chūgoku Bank, and Tōhoku University. Each region contains one or more of the country's Prefectures of Japan, 47 prefectures. Of the four Japanese Archipelago, main islands of Japan, Hokkaido, Hokkaidō, Shikoku, and Kyushu, Kyūshū make up one region each, the latter also containing the Satsunan Islands, while the largest island Honshu, Honshū is divided into five regions. Okinawa Prefecture is usually included in Kyūshū, but is sometimes treated as its own ninth region. Japan has eight High Courts, but their jurisdictions do not correspond to the eight regions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San'in Region
The is an area in the southwest of Honshū, the main island of Japan. It consists of the northern part of the Chūgoku region, facing the Sea of Japan. Etymology The name San'in in the Japanese language is formed from two kanji characters. The first, , "mountain", and the second, represents the "yin" of yin and yang. The name means the northern, shady side of the mountains in contrast to the ''yang'' "southern, sunny" San'yō region to the south. History Early history The San'in region has numerous Paleolithic and Jōmon period (14,000 – 300 BC) remains, but its Yayoi period (300 BC – 250 AD) remains are the largest in Japan. The Mukibanda Yayoi remains in the low foothills of Mount Daisen in the cities of Daisen and Yonago, Tottori Prefecture are the largest in Japan. The site is still only partially excavated, but indicates that the San'in was a regional center of power in the period. The mythology of the Shinto religion is largely based in the Izumo area o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chūgoku Region
The , also known as the region, is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori, and Yamaguchi. In 2010, it had a population of 7,563,428. History ''Chūgoku'' literally means "middle country", but the origin of the name is unclear. Historically, Japan was divided into a number of provinces called ''koku'', which were in turn classified according to both their power and their distances from the administrative center in Kansai. Under the latter classification, most provinces are divided into , , and . Therefore, one explanation is that ''Chūgoku'' was originally used to refer to the collection of "middle countries" to the west of the capital. However, only five (fewer than half) of the provinces normally considered part of Chūgoku region were in fact classified as middle countries, and the term never applied to the many middle countries to the east of Kansai. Therefore, an alternative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Shinji
is a lake in the northeast area of the Shimane Prefecture in Japan. The lake is the seventh largest in Japan, with a circumference of . It is enclosed by the Shimane Peninsula to the north, and the Izumo and Matsue plains to the west and east respectively. of wetland are a Ramsar Site. Lake Shinji offers an economic benefit to nearby residents in the form of active fisheries and mild tourism opportunities, such as the various hot spring resorts built along the lake's coast and sunset cruises offered by local companies. Lake Shinji is connected to the Sea of Japan via Nakaumi Lagoon, and as a result is made up of brackish water of good quality, which adds to the abundance of aquatic life, such as whitebait, eel, sea bass, and the most famous Lake Shinji delicacy, the Shijimi clam (''Corbicula japonica ''Corbicula japonica'' is an edible species of brackishwater clam, a bivalve mollusk in the family Cyrenidae, the basket clams. The common names of the species include ''Shiji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Islands Of Japan
Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands, of which approximately 260 are inhabited. Japan is the largest island country in East Asia and the fourth largest in the world. Main islands The four ''main islands'' of Japan are:Imperial Japanese Commission to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. (1903)''Japan in the Beginning of the 20th century'' (Haruki Yamawaki, editor), p. 2 *Hokkaido - the northernmost and second largest main island. *Honshu - the largest and most populous island with the capital Tokyo. * Kyushu - the third largest main island and nearest to the Asian continent. *Shikoku - the smallest main island, it is between Honshu and Kyushu. Hokkaido prefecture * Ōshima * Okushiri Island * Teuri Island * Rebun Island * Rishiri Island * Yagishiri Island *Kamome island Islands of Honshu in the Sea of Japan * Awashima Island, Niigata * Kanmurijima * Kutsujima, Kyoto * Mitsukejima * Nanatsujima archipelago * Notojima * Oki Islands (Oki Islands) Ponsonby-Fane, Rich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prefectures Of Japan
Japan is divided into 47 prefectures (, ''todōfuken'', ), which rank immediately below the national government and form the country's first level of jurisdiction and administrative division. They include 43 prefectures proper (, ''ken''), two urban prefectures (, '' fu'': Osaka and Kyoto), one " circuit" or "territory" (, '' dō'': Hokkai-dō) and one metropolis (, '' to'': Tokyo). In 1868, the Meiji ''Fuhanken sanchisei'' administration created the first prefectures (urban ''fu'' and rural ''ken'') to replace the urban and rural administrators (''bugyō'', ''daikan'', etc.) in the parts of the country previously controlled directly by the shogunate and a few territories of rebels/shogunate loyalists who had not submitted to the new government such as Aizu/ Wakamatsu. In 1871, all remaining feudal domains ''( han)'' were also transformed into prefectures, so that prefectures subdivided the whole country. In several waves of territorial consolidation, today's 47 prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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