Shimane
Shimane prefecture is in the western Chugoku region of the main Japanese island Honshu. It is the 2nd least populous prefecture in Japan. Shimane prefecture, together with Tottori prefecture is known as the Sanin region, meaning "the shady side of the mountains".
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Tsuwano is a town in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It's on the border with Yamaguchi Prefecture. It's sometimes refered …
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Izumo is a city in Shimane Prefecture with a population of around 150,000 people and a land area of 543.43km².
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Yasugi is a city at the eastern end of Shimane Prefecture. Directly to the west is the town of Higashi Izumo and then
Matsue city.
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Masuda is a small city of a little more than 50,000 people in Shimane Prefecture. It is the birthplace of Kakinomoto Hitomaro.
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