2/21/2016

National Treasure Matsue Castle (Shimane)

Matsue Castle located in Matsue city, Shimane pref, is one of five castles in Japan designated as National Treasures.



Garden viewing from the  top of Matsue Castle.
360 degrees landscape of Matsue city can be overlooked from the top of Matsue Castle.

 A view of Lake Shinji from the top of Matsue Castle.

Yomegashima Island is the sole island in Lake Shinji.

  Horikawa Sightseeing Boat circling the castle moat.
The castle moat

The old pine trees along the moat.




 Lafcadio Hearn’s Former Residence & Memorial Museum.

The writer Lafcadio Hearn, who became one of the first Westerners to take Japanese citizenship under the name of Koizumi Yakumo.

Shiomi Nawate Street    Around here were samurai residences (buke yashiki) for a middle-class samurai in the Edo period.

 Majestic pine trees over the fence

End of Matsue Castle.    return to List of scenic sites visited 

Japanese pages   Nippon burari SHOT
Photos sightseeing around the world  Sekai burari SHOT