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Shimane

Shimane (shimä'nā) [key], prefecture (1990 pop. 781,005), SW Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan. Matsue (the capital), Hamada, and Izumo are the most important cities. Stock raising, lumbering, and rice growing are important activities. The Oki Islands are part of Shimane.

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Hamada - Hamada Hamada , city (1990 pop. 49,135), Shimane prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Japan Sea. It ...
Masuda - Masuda Masuda , city (1990 pop. 52,408), Shimane prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan ...
Izumo - Izumo Izumo , city (1990 pop. 82,679), Shimane prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Hii River. It ...
Matsue - Matsue Matsue , city (1990 pop. 142,956), capital of Shimane prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, a port ...
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