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Matsue 松江

The canal-lined capital of rural Shimane Prefecture, host to the San-in region's only original castle and once the home of Greco-Irish author and Japanophile Lafcadio Hearn.
Morning outside JR Matsue station
Morning outside JR Matsue station		 Old lighthouse off Shirakata-kōen
Old lighthouse off Shirakata-kōen		 Setting up tarps along the lakeside
Setting up tarps along the lakeside		 View of Matsue Onsen area across the lake
View of Matsue Onsen area across the lake
Tiny Yomegashima on Shinji-ko
Tiny Yomegashima on Shinji-ko		 The sloping form of Shimane Prefectural Art Museum
The sloping form of Shimane Prefectural Art Museum		 Matsue-jō peeking above the modern skyline
Matsue-jō peeking above the modern skyline		 Matsue-ōhashi and nearby buildings
Matsue-ōhashi and nearby buildings
Refurbished plaza on the Kyōhashi-gawa
Refurbished plaza on the Kyōhashi-gawa		 Sightseeing boat passing Karakoro Art Studio
Sightseeing boat passing Karakoro Art Studio		 Ugly modern Shimane Kenmin-kaikan
Ugly modern Shimane Kenmin-kaikan		 Statue of Kishi Seiichi in front of the Prefectural Office
Statue of Kishi Seiichi in front of the Prefectural Office
Moat and outer fortifications of Matsue-jō
Moat and outer fortifications of Matsue-jō		 Restored Taiko-yagura and Naka-yagura
Restored Taiko-yagura and Naka-yagura		 Matsue Local History Museum
Matsue Local History Museum		 Entering the Hon-maru of the castle
Entering the Hon-maru of the castle
The original donjon of Matsue-jō
The original donjon of Matsue-jō		 Machicolation and slatted window on the donjon
Machicolation and slatted window on the donjon		 Closer view of the donjon
Closer view of the donjon		 Matsue Onsen area from the donjon
Matsue Onsen area from the donjon
Looking down into the Hon-maru
Looking down into the Hon-maru		 Central Matsue from the castle
Central Matsue from the castle		 Southwestern view of the donjon
Southwestern view of the donjon		 Old houses along the Hori-kawa moat
Old houses along the Hori-kawa moat
Tourist boat out on the moat
Tourist boat out on the moat		 Antique shop off the Hori-kawa
Antique shop off the Hori-kawa		 Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum
Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum		 High schoolers riding down Shiomi Nawate
High schoolers riding down Shiomi Nawate
Former Residence of Lafcadio Hearn
Former Residence of Lafcadio Hearn		 Small garden in the courtyard of an old residence
Small garden in the courtyard of an old residence		 Matsue's Buke Yashiki (Samurai House)
Matsue's Buke Yashiki (Samurai House)		 Room within the Buke Yashiki
Room within the Buke Yashiki
Kitchen area of the former samurai house
Kitchen area of the former samurai house		 Eastern flank of the house
Eastern flank of the house		 Exterior walls of the Buke Yashiki
Exterior walls of the Buke Yashiki		 View down the old samurai quarter
View down the old samurai quarter
Looking southeast on Shiomi Nawate
Looking southeast on Shiomi Nawate		 Pair of tourist boats on the castle moat
Pair of tourist boats on the castle moat		 Another sightseeing boat on the Kyōhashi-gawa
Another sightseeing boat on the Kyōhashi-gawa		 Skyline of south Matsue facing the wide Ōhashi-gawa
Skyline of south Matsue facing the wide Ōhashi-gawa
A dipping sun beyond Kishi-kōen
A dipping sun beyond Kishi-kōen		 Sunset over Shinji-ko with Yomegashima
Sunset over Shinji-ko with Yomegashima		 Sodeshi Jizō on the lakeside
Sodeshi Jizō on the lakeside		 Crowd preparing for the coming fireworks
Crowd preparing for the coming fireworks
Boats out on the sunlit lake
Boats out on the sunlit lake		 Yomegashima and firework barge with sunset
Yomegashima and firework barge with sunset		 Twilight over Matsue Onsen
Twilight over Matsue Onsen		 Fireworks on Shinji-ko
Fireworks on Shinji-ko
Rice fields in the rural north of Shinji-ko
Rice fields in the rural north of Shinji-ko		 Tranquil view of Shinji-ko from the north shore
Tranquil view of Shinji-ko from the north shore		 Ichibata trains at Matsue Shinjiko-onsen station
Ichibata trains at Matsue Shinjiko-onsen station		 Ashi-no-yu (hot spring footbath) outside the station
Ashi-no-yu (hot spring footbath) outside the station
Anointing the Oyukake Jizō
Anointing the Oyukake Jizō		 Matsue skyline from Shinji-ko's north shore
Matsue skyline from Shinji-ko's north shore		 Shinjiko Ōhashi and towering San-in Gōdō Bank
Shinjiko Ōhashi and towering San-in Gōdō Bank		 Taking in the scenery from Matsue Ōhashi
Taking in the scenery from Matsue Ōhashi
Temple in Matsue's Tera-machi
Temple in Matsue's Tera-machi		 Vintage-style Lake Line bus
Vintage-style Lake Line bus		 Karakuri Dokei in the Matsue TERRSA building
Karakuri Dokei in the Matsue TERRSA building		 Dusk over a canal in south Matsue
Dusk over a canal in south Matsue

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