Shimane

Shimane is a quarter in Nishi, Saitama, Saitama. Shimane is situated nearby to the quarter Zaike, as well as near Sanjomachi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Omiya Minami High School and 林光寺.

林光寺

Buddhist temple

Photo: Beryllium Transistor, CC BY-SA 4.0.

林光寺 is a Buddhist temple.

Okubo water purification plant

Waterworks

Okubo water purification plant is a prefectural water purification plant located in Sakura-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The drinking water is supplied to about 3.8 million people in 15 cities and 1 town in the southern and western regions of Saitama prefecture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chūō-ku and Sakura-ku.

Chūō-ku

Suburb

Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chūō-ku is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 102,364 and a population density of 12,000 persons per km2. Chūō-ku is situated 3 km east of Shimane.

Sakura-ku

Suburb

Photo: Ebiebi2, Public domain.

Sakura-ku is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the southwestern part of the city. Sakura-ku is situated 3½ km southeast of Shimane.

Omiya-Ku

Suburb

Photo: Ocdp, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ōmiya is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northeastern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 119,298 and a population density of 9,300 persons per km2. Omiya-Ku is situated 4 km northeast of Shimane.

Shimane

Type: Quarter
Also known as: “大字島根”
Category: locality
Location: Nishi, Saitama, Saitama, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.88313° or 35° 52′ 59″ north

Longitude

139.5919° or 139° 35′ 31″ east

Elevation

8 metres (26 feet)

Open location code

8Q7XVHMR+7Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8804500669

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

11021042

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In Other Languages

“Shimane” goes by many names.

Japanese: “しまね”
Japanese: “島根”

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