Matsue in figures

Matsue was founded in 1611, and is the capital of Shimane Prefecture. It is in the middle of the San-in region, which faces the Sea of Japan in the area north of the Chugoku mountain range in the Chugoku block of Japan’s main island, Honshu. Matsue is about 180km away from Hiroshima, and about 370km away from Osaka by train. Matsue stands as the second major city along the Sea of Japan coast, second to Niigata.

Area	530.21 km2
Population	205,544 (as of March 2014)
Weather	Temperatures range from about 22°C to 31°C in summer, and 0.7°C to 10.5°C in winter, with a year-round average temperature of 14.4°C. Precipitation is common year-round, sometimes exceeding 200mm in July and September.
Mayor	Mr. Akihito Uesada (since April 2021)