Shimane
Shimane , prefecture (1990 pop. 781,005), SW Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan. Matsue (the capital), Hamada , and Izumo are the most important cities. Stock raising, lumbering, and rice growing are important activities. The Oki Islands are part of Shimane.
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Japan's territorial disputes.
Magazine article from: American Diplomacy; 10/9/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...islands of about 500 feet in altitude. They are in the Sea of Japan (the Koreans call it the Eastern Sea) between Japan's Oki Islands and the Republic of Korea's inhabited Ulleung Island, within sight of the latter in good weather. Both Korea and Japan cite...
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Shimane
Book article from: Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names
Shimane, Honshū/Japan A prefecture whose characters represent shima and ne ‘root’.
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Taisha
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
, town, Shimane prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan. It is a religious center, famous as the site of the ancient Izumo shrine. The...
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Matsue
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
, city (1990 pop. 142,956), capital of Shimane prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, a port on the Sea of Japan. It is an important distribution center and a popular tourist spot. Landmarks...
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Ōkuninushi no Mikoto
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
...kami . Originally a major local kami of Izumo Province (now Shimane Prefecture), he was incorporated into the national Shinto...shrine to Ōkuninushi is the Izumo Taisha in Taishamachi, Shimane Prefecture, one of the oldest shrines in Japan.
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Izumo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
, city (1990 pop. 82,679), Shimane prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Hii River. It is an important railway and road hub and stock-raising center. Its smaller industries...
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