Matsue

Summary

Matsue is a special city of Japan^[1]. Matsue draws 526 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #6 of 33).^[2]

Key Facts

• Matsue was a member of League of Historical Cities^[3].
• Matsue is located in Shimane Prefecture^[4].
• Matsue is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Matsue is on the body of water Sea of Japan^[6].
• Matsue is on the body of water Lake Shinji^[7].
• Matsue is on the body of water Nakaumi^[8].
• Matsue is on the body of water Ōhashi River^[9].
• Matsue's head of government is recorded as Akihito Uesada^[10].
• Matsue's instance of is recorded as special city of Japan^[11].
• Matsue's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[12].
• Matsue's instance of is recorded as big city^[13].
• Matsue's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[14].
• Matsue's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[15].
• Matsue's shares border with is recorded as Unnan^[16].
• Matsue's shares border with is recorded as Izumo^[17].
• Matsue's shares border with is recorded as Yasugi^[18].
• Matsue's shares border with is recorded as Sakaiminato^[19].
• Matsue's twinned administrative body is recorded as Takarazuka^[20].
• Matsue's twinned administrative body is recorded as Suzu^[21].
• Matsue's twinned administrative body is recorded as New Orleans^[22].
• Matsue's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jinju^[23].
• Matsue's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yinchuan^[24].
• Matsue's twinned administrative body is recorded as Onomichi^[25].
• Matsue's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oguchi^[26].
• Matsue's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jilin City^[27].

Body

Geography

Matsue is in the country of Japan^[5]. Matsue is located in Shimane Prefecture^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Sea of Japan^[6], a marginal sea^[28], in Russia^[29]; Lake Shinji^[7], a lake^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in -8000^[32]; Nakaumi^[8], a lake^[33], in Japan^[34]; and Ōhashi River^[9], a river^[35], in Japan^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+201802'}^[37], {'amount': '+191852'}^[38], {'amount': '+206230'}^[39], and {'amount': '+208613'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include special city of Japan^[11], prefectural capital of Japan^[12], big city^[13], core city of Japan^[14], and city of Japan^[15].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1889^[41] and March 31, 2005^[42].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Matsue include Matsue Station^[43], a railway station^[44], in Japan^[45], founded in 1908^[46] and 8113 Matsue^[47], an asteroid^[48].

Why It Matters

Matsue draws 526 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #6 of 33).^[2] Matsue has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] Matsue is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for Matsue include Matsue Station^[43], a railway station^[44], in Japan^[45], founded in 1908^[46] and 8113 Matsue^[47], an asteroid^[48].