Shimane Prefectural Manyō Park
Shimane Prefectural Manyō Park is a park in Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The park takes its name from the Man'yōshū, drawing on the historic connections between Kakinomoto no Hitomaro and Iwami Province, and includes within it a botanical garden with 153 of the species of plant that are named in the anthology.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Masuda, Shimane, Japan
- Also known as: “Shimane Prefectural Man’yō Park”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iwami Airport and Japanese Red Cross Masuda Hospital.
Iwami Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: hyougushi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Iwami Airport is an airport located 2.8 NM Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is also known as Hagi-Iwami Airport due to its proximity to the city of Hagi in Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is a 2 or 3 hour drive from the old town of Iwami, its primary namesake.
Japanese Red Cross Masuda Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Yasu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Japanese Red Cross Masuda Hospital is situated 2½ km east of Shimane Prefectural Manyō Park.
Honmataga Station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Honmataga Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. Honmataga Station is situated 3 km southeast of Shimane Prefectural Manyō Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Masuda.
Masuda
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Masuda is a small city of a little more than 50,000 people in Shimane Prefecture. It is the birthplace of Kakinomoto Hitomaro.
Shimane Prefectural Manyō Park
- Categories: Man’yō botanical garden and recreation area
- Location: Shimane, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.67914° or 34° 40′ 45″ northLongitude
131.81359° or 131° 48′ 49″ eastOpen location code
8Q6HMRH7+MCOpenStreetMap ID
way 544531577OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q112127948
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In Other Languages
“Shimane Prefectural Manyō Park” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “島根県立万葉公園”
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Highlights include Mahoroba Japanese style garden and 藤棚.
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