Matsushima

Matsushima is a small town in , northeastern . The town faces Matsushima Bay, famous for some 260 tiny islands covered in pines — hence the name — and ranked as one of Japan's Three Great Views.
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  • Type: Town with 12,900 residents
  • Description: town in Miyagi district, Miyagi prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: Matsushima, Miyagi” and “Matsusima

Places of Interest

Highlights include Takagimachi Station and Matsushima-Kaigan Station.

Railway station
is a railway station in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Railway station
is a railway station in the town of Matsushima, , Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Buddhist temple
is a Buddhist temple in located in the town of Matsushima, , Japan. Belonging to the branch of Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, its honzon is a statue of Shō Kannon Bosatsu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matsushima.

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is a quarter.

Matsushima

Latitude
38.3802° or 38° 22′ 49″ north
Longitude
141.0671° or 141° 4′ 2″ east
Population
12,900
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Inception
January 1st, 1928
United Nations Location Code
JP MRA
Open location code
8RC393J8+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3168465694
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2111964
Wiki­data ID
Q1349082
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Matsushima” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ماتسوشيما
  • Asturian: Matsushima
  • Burmese: မဆွတ်ရှိမမြို့၊ မိယဂိ
  • Cebuano: Matsushima Machi
  • Cebuano: Matsushima
  • Chinese: 松岛町
  • Chinese: 松島町
  • Czech: Macušima
  • Dutch: Matsushima
  • Egyptian Arabic: ماتسوشيما
  • French: Matsushima-machi
  • French: Matsushima
  • German: Matsushima
  • Hungarian: Macusima
  • Indonesian: Matsushima, Miyagi
  • Irish: Matsushima
  • Italian: Matsushima
  • Japanese: Matsushima-machi
  • Japanese: まつしま
  • Japanese: マツシマ
  • Japanese: まつしままち
  • Japanese: 松島
  • Japanese: 松島村
  • Japanese: 松島町
  • Korean: 마쓰시마마치
  • Korean: 마쓰시마정
  • Malay: Matsushima, Miyagi
  • Persian: ماتسوشیما، میاگی
  • Polish: Matsushima
  • Portuguese: Matsushima
  • Russian: Мацусима
  • Spanish: Matsushima
  • Swedish: Matsushima, Miyagi
  • Tagalog: Matsushima, Miyagi
  • Tagalog: Matsushima
  • Tagalog: Matsusyima
  • Thai: มัตสึชิมะ
  • Turkish: Matsushima
  • Ukrainian: Мацусіма
  • Ukrainian: Мацушіма
  • Uzbek: Matsushima
  • Vietnamese: Matsushima, Miyagi
  • Yue Chinese: 松島町

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