Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Matsue, Japan
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4.7 km
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 MatsueSight 1: 明々庵
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.
Sight 2: 千手院
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.
Sight 3: Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum
The Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum is a writer's house museum established in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan in 1933.
Sight 4: Lafcadio Hearn Former Residence
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.
Sight 5: 田部美術館
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.
Sight 6: 武家屋敷
The Samurai Mansion is a museum located in Shiomi Hote, Kitabori Town, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
Sight 7: Matsue Castle;Matsue-jo
Matsue Castle is a Japanese castle located in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture.
Sight 8: 松江郷土館(興雲閣)
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.
Sight 9: 松江神社
Matsue Shrine is a shrine located in Tonomachi, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture. It is on the site of Matsue Castle.
Sight 10: 竹島資料室
The Takeshima Museum is a museum located in the Third Branch of the Shimane Prefectural Government in Tonomachi, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture.
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