Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Matsue, Japan

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 4.7 km
Ascend 85 m
Descend 90 m

Explore Matsue in Japan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in MatsueIndividual Sights in Matsue

Sight 1: 明々庵

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Meimei-an (明々庵) is a tea house originally constructed in 1779 by Lord Matsudaira Harusato, daimyō of the Matsue clan at that time. It is located in Matsue, Shimane, Japan.

Wikipedia: Meimei-an (EN)

576 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: 千手院

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Senjuin is a temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect located in Ishibashi Town, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Sonsho. The honzon is a thousand-handed Kannon.

Wikipedia: 千手院 (松江市) (JA)

1149 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 3: Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum

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The Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum is a writer's house museum established in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan in 1933.

Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum (EN)

72 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Lafcadio Hearn Former Residence

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Koizumi Yakumo's Former Residence is a literary museum housed in a historical building located in Shiomi Nawate, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture. It has been designated as a national historic site. It is also called the former residence of Hern.

Wikipedia: 小泉八雲旧居 (JA)

28 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 5: 田部美術館

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The Tanabe Art Museum was established in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan in 1979. Designed by Kiyonori Kikutake and with a total floor area of 854 sqm, it houses a collection of tea ceremony implements and other treasures acquired by the local Tanabe clan.

Wikipedia: Tanabe Art Museum (EN)

99 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: 武家屋敷

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The Samurai Mansion is a museum located in Shiomi Hote, Kitabori Town, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 武家屋敷 (塩見縄手) (JA)

888 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 7: Matsue Castle;Matsue-jo

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Matsue Castle is a Japanese castle located in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture.

Wikipedia: Matsue Castle (EN)

211 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: 松江郷土館(興雲閣)

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Kounkaku is a guest house with quasi-Western-style architecture built in 1903 (Meiji 36) in Matsue Castle in Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture as a guest house for Emperor Meiji.

Wikipedia: 興雲閣 (JA)

63 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: 松江神社

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Matsue Shrine is a shrine located in Tonomachi, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture. It is on the site of Matsue Castle.

Wikipedia: 松江神社 (JA)

1631 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 10: 竹島資料室

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The Takeshima Museum is a museum located in the Third Branch of the Shimane Prefectural Government in Tonomachi, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 竹島資料室 (JA)

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