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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  • Town with about 13,200 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (70 feet)
  • Description: town in Miyagi district, Miyagi prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as
    “Matsushima, Miyagi”
    “Matsusima”
  • Established: January 1, 1928
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Matsushima-Kaigan Station and Takagimachi Station.
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Railway station
is a railway station in the…
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Railway station
is a railway station in the town…
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Railway station
is a railway station in the town…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matsushima.
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Quarter
is a quarter.

Matsushima

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Latitude
38.3802° or 38° 22′ 49″ north
Longitude
141.0671° or 141° 4′ 2″ east
UN/LOCODE
JP MRA
Open location code
8RC393J8+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3168465694
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2111964
Wiki­data ID
Q1349082

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Matsushima” goes by many names.
ماتسوشيماArabic
MatsushimaAsturian
မဆွတ်ရှိမမြို့၊ မိယဂိBurmese
MatsushimaCebuano
Matsushima MachiCebuano
松岛町Chinese
松島町Chinese
MacušimaCzech
MatsushimaDutch
ماتسوشيماEgyptian Arabic
MatsushimaFrench
Matsushima-machiFrench
MatsushimaGerman
MacusimaHungarian
Matsushima, MiyagiIndonesian
MatsushimaIrish
MatsushimaItalian
Matsushima-machiJapanese
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Japanese
마쓰시마마치Korean
마쓰시마정Korean
Matsushima, MiyagiMalay
ماتسوشیماPersian
ماتسوشیما، میاگیPersian
MatsushimaPolish
MatsushimaPortuguese
МацусимаRussian
MatsushimaSpanish
Matsushima, MiyagiSwedish
MatsushimaTagalog
Matsushima, MiyagiTagalog
MatsusyimaTagalog
มัตสึชิมะThai
MatsushimaTurkish
МацусімаUkrainian
МацушімаUkrainian
ماتسوشیما، میاگیUrdu
MatsushimaUzbek
Matsushima, MiyagiVietnamese
松島町Yue Chinese

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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