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  Shimane Prefecture Summary
Shimane Prefecture is situated in the western region of Japan's island of Honshu, it occupies an area of 6,629 square kilometers.
Shimane is bordered by the Sea of Japan, and by Tottori, Hiroshima, and Yamaguchi prefectures.
On March 312005, the towns of Kashima, Mihonoseki, Shimane, Shinji, Tamayu and Yatsuka and the village of Yakumo (all from Yatsuka District) merged with the city of Matsue to form the new city of Matsue.
www.bookrags.com /Shimane_Prefecture   (681 words)

  
  Yasugi, Shimane -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Yasugi, Shimane -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Yasugi (安来市; -shi) is a (A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts) city located in (additional info and facts about Shimane) Shimane, (A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building) Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated ((statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn) population of 30,213 and a (The amount per unit size) density of 250.15 persons per (additional info and facts about km²;) km²;.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/Y/Ya/Yasugi,_Shimane.htm   (107 words)

  
 Matsue, Shimane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Matsue (松江市 Matsue-shi) is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture in the Chugoku region of Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 152,597 and the density of 689.30 persons per km².
Shimane Prefectural Shimane Women's College (junior college) [2]
www.nethider.com /cgi-bin/nph-proxy.cgi/010110A/http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsue   (151 words)

  
 plan
It is aimed to commence operation of a service which connects Masuda City and Matsue City in 2 hours during summer 2001, with the introduction of new model carriages and improved ground facilities in conjunction with the municipalities along the JR line.
Responding to the needs of the information age, provision of the 'Shimane Information Frontier 21st Century Plaza', together with an optical fiber network, is being progressed towards completion during the 2001 fiscal year.
Shimane Prefecture Art and Culture Center (tentative name) is to be established so as to form a nucleus for public appreciation of the Arts and participation in cultural activities.
www.pref.shimane.jp /section/kouiki_renkei/e-html/plan-e.html   (527 words)

  
 Shimane Prefecture - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Shimane prefecture (島根県 Shimane-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan.
The Oki Islands are part of Shimane prefecture.
Official Shimane prefecture homepage (requires a PDF Reader)
open-encyclopedia.com /Shimane   (38 words)

  
 Industry Tour
To spur creative development in key high-technology industries, Shimane Prefecture identified four strategic industries: the environmental industry, the life-support industry, industrial materials and IT.
Yasugi The Hirose dye pattern gets more colorful the more you wash it.
This museum of steel stands next to the Port of Yasugi, which prospered at the end of the Edo era as a steel port.
www.matsue.jp /kankou/09/e.html   (437 words)

  
 Shimane Prefecture @ FootballLiving.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
_ A car plowed into a group of six primary school pupils walking to school on a road in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Tuesday morning, critically injuring a 10-year-old girl and slightly injuring her sister, 8, firefighters and police said.
MATSUE — Lovers of "tamago-kake gohan," or a bowl of rice mixed with raw egg and soy sauce, from across Japan gathered in the city of Unnan in Shimane Prefecture on Sunday and designated Oct 30 as the day of the extremely simple Japanese dish.
MATSUE — A car plowed into a group of six primary school pupils walking to school on a road in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Tuesday morning, critically injuring a 10-year-old girl and slightly injuring her sister, 8, firefighters and police said.
www.footballliving.com /moreinfo/Shimane_Prefecture   (471 words)

  
 The Cultural and Historic CROSSROADS of Japan / Matsue
On the east shore is the Shimane Prefectural Art Museum, a modern building filled with exhibits by both Japanese and international artists of such stature as Courbet, Monet and Rodin.
And if you’re in Yasugi, be sure to visit Kiyomizu Dera, a pagoda-style temple said to have build over 1400 years ago.
Whether you intend to spend an entire week in Matsue itself or just stay a day or so as the starting point for a vacation traveling around the region, this city’s abundant charms and vibrant elegance is sure to please you.
www.west-japan-travel.com /theme/matsue/?p_samurai   (919 words)

  
 Houses / homes for sale or for rent in Shimane - Vacation Rental   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Your rate of return on real estate in Shimane may be higher than many other investments you make.
When renting a home in Shimane you are usually limited to the changes/improvements you can make.
In many cases vacation rentals in Shimane are offered by the owners of the property but in some instances real estate agents offer vacation rentals in Shimane.
www.propertyworld.com /listings.cfm/type/L/letter/J/c_id/174/r_id/1893/region/Shimane   (518 words)

  
 Japanese mythology - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
She was then buried on Mt. Hiba, at the border of the old provinces of Izumo and Hoki, near modern-day Yasugi of Shimane Prefecture.
Uzume was from then on known as the kami of dawn as well as mirth.
It was not long before he met an old man and his wife sobbing beside their daughter.
encyclopedia.maksiu.info /wiki/Japanese_mythology   (2513 words)

  
 Japanese Traditional Music [ Category and Explanation/Japanese Folk Song ]
The lyrics of the song describe the plaintive feelings of a woman who wants to accompany her husband and begs him to allow her to go as close to the forbidden point as possible.
This is a folk song from the town of Yasugi in Shimane Prefecture.
When Yasugi Bushi came out on records early in the twentieth century, it became familiar throughout Japan as the music of "Dojo Sukui," a humorous parlor dance where the dancer imitates a man scooping up dojo or loaches, which are small eel-like fish.
jtrad.columbia.jp /eng/m_minyo.html   (973 words)

  
 SIC infonet AUTUMN LEAVES!/AUTUMN EVENTS
Shimane is full of beautiful locations where you can enjoy viewing the fiery colours of autumn.
The staff of the Shimane International Center and I will judge which photo gets to be displayed in each issue.
This newsletter and much of the Shimane International Center's work is made possible by donations from many companies and organizations including Shimane Prefecture,Chugoku Electric Power Company Inc., Sanin Chuo Shimpo Newspaper Co. Ltd., Sanin Godo Bank, Shimane Denko and Sanin Chuo Television Broadcasting Company Ltd. and various cities,towns and villages in Shimane Prefecture.
www.sic-info.org /bank/shimanean/01autumn/6.htm   (959 words)

  
 Yasugi, Shimane - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Yasugi, Shimane - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This page was last modified 17:43, 19 Jan 2005.
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Yasugi, Shimane contains research on
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Yasugi   (93 words)

  
 GASSAN OFFICIAL SITE
Perhaps what makes our sake so special is the fine and super soft water, which the lord of the House of Hirose used in their tea ceremonies at the end of Edo period.
Our water is recognized as one of the best 100 waters in Shimane It was also known as one of the highest quality water in the "Fumai-style tea ceremony".
Furthermore, as water varies according to climate conditions, we specially blend in other water sources to precisely control water hardness to maintain our exacting brewing requirements.
www.e-gassan.co.jp /indexenglish.htm   (414 words)

  
 30 hours, 33 Shrines, 3,000 steps, 36 Kms. - Japan Visitor Blog - Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Kyoto
On the horizon is Mihonoseki on the Shimane Peninsular.
The next morning the weather and light were once again perfect as I headed back to the coast down the opposite bank of the river to Yasugi.
If you would like to get a feel for what it is like to wander the Japanese countryside for a couple of days, please view my Japan slideshow.
japanvisitor.blogspot.com /2006/10/30-hours-33-shrines-3000-steps-36-kms.html   (522 words)

  
 22. Culture and Leisure Facilities|HAMADA CITY
Since nature is abundant in Shimane, there are a lot of outdoor leisure facilities.
If you are getting used to living in Shimane, you may enjoy visiting various tourist resorts and making use of many facilities.
Shimane Prefectural Resident University hold free courses covering a variety of subjects.
www.city.hamada.shimane.jp /en/living/22.html   (336 words)

  
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Yasugi and Japan Listing infos infos listing free information job, tv Yasugi, real estate guide listing, search engine business, apartment multiple local job, commercial house, full : Yasugi Japan.
Electric : Electricity: The voltage used throughout Japan is uniformly 100 volts, A.C. There are two kinds of frequencies in use; 50 Hertz in eastern Japan and 60 Hertz in western Japan (including Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka).
www.listinginfos.com /japan/yasugi.html   (714 words)

  
 LookSmart - Directory - Shimane Prefecture, Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Shimane Prefecture, Japan - Located in Japan Sea coast of Chugoku region in southwestern part of the Main Island of Japan.
Delve into the Shimane Frontier Network, and become attune to the recent internationalization of the region.
Scan for Shimane Prefecture in northern Chugoku region, about people, town, travel, events, shopping, and business.
lsxml.looksmart.com /p/browse/us1/us317836/us317916/us559898/us559967/us559981/us10048462/us10152835?&   (219 words)

  
 Japan Visitor Blog - Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Kyoto: October 2006 Archive
Shimane has some fine coastline, but most of it is only visible from the sea.
A little further and we pass by Ou, where a small island in front of the harbor is, according to local legend, the stone boat used by Susano to travel from the Korean peninsular to found the Izumo Culture.
At a shade under 200 kilometres in length it is not a big river by any stretch of the imagination, but in Japan where rivers are short and fast it is the longest river in Western Japan.
japanvisitor.blogspot.com /2006_10_01_japanvisitor_archive.html   (8937 words)

  
 Hagane told me about this place - www.ezboard.com
Yasugi factory of Hitachi Metals, Ltd. The predecessor of Hitachi Metals, Ltd. is Unpaku steel limited
partnership founded on the background in Yasugi in Meiji 23.
The method of appearance Izumo of Shimane province with the Yasugi factory was famous as a place of
p199.ezboard.com /fsfmfrm10.showPrevMessage?topicID=131.topic   (438 words)

  
 SIC infonet Decayed in Shimane
My father was born in Yasugi and immigrated to Argentina around 36 years ago.
I had seen similar photographs, shown to me by my father in Argentina, but receiving them from an old friend of my father's here in Japan made them extra special.
One week later, I was at the Shimane International Center reading the news when a couple of young people sat down nearby.
www.sic-info.org /bank/shimanean/03autumn/1.html   (446 words)

  
 asahi.com:Free drinks on offer if disaster strikes - ENGLISH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
After the Western Tottori Earthquake hit Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, in 2000, city officials decided to install special vending machines at 24 locations, including in front of the city hall building, the civic gymnasium and the community center.
In the event of a big earthquake or a typhoon hitting the area, Yasugi's disaster-countermeasure office will decide whether to instruct the vending machines to dispense drinks at no cost.
The city of Yasugi came into being last autumn through a merger of one city and two towns.
www.asahi.com /english/Herald-asahi/TKY200511190132.html   (636 words)

  
 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Shimane Prefecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Shimane Prefecture; all previous versions may be viewed here.
They link directly to authoring tools for you to start writing a particular article.
www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Shimane_Prefecture   (197 words)

  
 Plants in the Japanese Garden—Evocations of Art and Nature
The contribution of plants to the overall composition of a garden takes precedence over their interest as botanical specimens or horticultural displays.
Zenkou Adachi (1891–1990), founder of the Adachi Museum of Art, located in the town of Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, in the west of Japan, was often heard to utter this statement as he oversaw the construction of the museum's gardens in the 1970s and '80s.
This garden, which extends the length of the house, was constructed in the mid- to late-20th century by Mr.
www.bbg.org /gar2/topics/design/2006fa_japanese.html   (1598 words)

  
 Tea & Coffee Asia---http://www.teacoffeeasia.com---
He was born in 1973 and brought up in Yasugi City, Shimane Pref.
Consequently, he has been around coffee since his junior high school days.
He wished to avoid competing with his father by operating a similar coffee shop, so he has equipped an espresso machine and introduced espresso and espresso based coffee variations in his shop.
www.teacoffeeasia.com /new.asp?id=554   (395 words)

  
 FREEBOOTER - ANIME   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Die beiden verstricken sich in Izumos dunkler Magie, nur um Geheimnisse aufzudecken, die tief in Japans Mythologie vergraben liegen.
Heute ist das Gebiet der östliche Teil der Präfektur Shimane in der Region Chugoku.
Sie gilt als Schöpferin Japans und soll auf dem Berg Hiba an der Grenze der Provinzen Izumo und Hoki beim heutigen Yasugi begraben sein.
www.freebooter-anime.de /index.php?loc3=./releases/ecr   (198 words)

  
 Official Tourism Site of Shimane, Japan
Opened in March 2007, Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo displays ancient artifacts such as remains from Izumo Taisha's giant stairway pillars, Japan's largest collection of excavated bronze swords and bells, and Japan's only complete version of Izumo no Kuni Fudoki (a chronicle of ancient history in Shimane).
Access to the entrance lobby of the Shimane Art Museum is free of charge and has a magnificent view to Lake Shinji.
Situated in the Iwami Seaside Park, the Shimane Aquarium AQUAS is the largest aquarium in the Chugoku-Shikoku region.
www.kankou.pref.shimane.jp /e/spot/02.html   (1897 words)

  
 .: Deutsch-Japanische Gesellschaft Siegburg :.
Yasugi Bushi ist ein populärer Volkstanz, der von Musik begleitet wird, die aus der Region Yasugi in der Präfektur Shimane stammt.
Der Yasugi Song ist eine der beliebtesten Volksweisen in Japan.
Es ist ein sehr fröhlicher Tanz und die Zuschauer werden dabei mit einbezogen
www.djg-siegburg.de /yasugibushi.html   (149 words)

  
 Shimane Youth Hostels Association - Connected facilities
A collection of modern Japanese art and works of pottery, including the collection of Yokoyama Taikan.
Founded by Adachi Zenko, an entrepreneur from Yasugi.
Copyright (C) 2004 Shimane Youth Hostels Association All Rights Reserved.
www.shimane-yh.jp /english/facilities.html   (290 words)

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