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Yasugi City
Shimane Prefecture · City
Official websiteShimane Prefecture page
Yasugi City, at the eastern end of Shimane Prefecture bordering Tottori Prefecture, is the home of the folk song "Yasugi-bushi." The Adachi Museum of Art is famous for Yokoyama Taikan's works and a vast Japanese garden. The ruins of Gassantoda Castle, seat of the warlord Amago clan, remain, and the Wako Museum covers the history of tatara iron-making.
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Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
CastleGassantoda Castlebuilding in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
MuseumAdachi Museum of Artmuseum in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeKiyomizu-dera TempleBuddhist temple in Yasugi, Shimane prefecture
Shinto shrineHibayamakume ShrineShinto shrine in Shimane Prefecture, Japan
MuseumWako Museummuseum in Yasugi, Shimane, Japan
Shinto shrineNoki ShrineShinto shrine in Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Burial mound (kofun)Iwafune Kofunancient tomb in Yasugi, Shimane, Japan- Burial mound (kofun)Onariko Kofun
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Ara Essaroadside station in Yasugi, Shimane prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Hirose-Todajoroadside station in Yasugi, Shimane prefecture, Japan
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Shimane Prefecture
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