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Matsue
Matsue , 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 include the 17th cent. Matsue Castle and a museum containing a collection of the manuscripts and letters of Lafcadio Hearn , who lived in Matsue for 15 months in the late 19th cent. and wrote about the city and recorded its folktales. |
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Matsue
Matsue, Honshū/Japan ‘Bay of Pines’ from matsu ‘pine’ and e ‘bay’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Matsue." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Matsue." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Matsue.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Matsue." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Matsue.html |
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