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What to do and see in Matsue, Chugoku: The Best Specialty Museums
Matsue (松江市, Matsue-shi) is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture located in Chūgoku region of the main island of Honshu. As of March, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 205,402, following its most recent merging with the town of Higashiizumo (from Yatsuka District).
Restaurants in Matsue
1. Izumo Kanbeno Sato
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4.0 based on 13 reviews
2. Shimane Atomic Museum
3. Kimachi Stone
4. Matsue Folk Museum (Kounkaku)
5. Gogin Karakoro Museum
6. Abe Eishiro Memorial Hall
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4.0 based on 8 reviews
A hand-made wasp that human beings national treasure Abe Atsushirou put passion for life, precious materials about the paper mainly on its simple, beautiful and strong Izumo washi, folk art writers who had companions-Shigo Munakata, Hirojiro Kawai, Bernard Reach, Yuji Hamada We display works such as folk art, art and crafts. At the handmade Japanese paper research center, you can make original paper such as postcards, message cards, diplomas etc.
Reviewed By Fearless772328 - Honolulu, United States
We had a fantastic experience at the Abe Eishiro Memorial Hall! Upon arrival, we were immediately ushered into the washi making room where we met with Shinchiro Abe, the eldest grandson of Eishiro Abe, who instructed us through the washi making experience. Doing this first gives the washi enough time to dry to be able to take home. After the hands on washi making, we went through the museum, where we watched a 10-15 minute video (in English) about the history of washi making and Eishiro Abe's contribution to the advancement of washi making. The museum is small but interesting. Finally we were able to tour the regular washi making hall, located about a 10 minute walk from the Memorial Hall. We were lucky be able to watch Norimasa Abe, younger brother of Shinchiro, making large sheets of washi for an order placed by the Matsue Prefecture school district. A few logistics items: 1) We made reservations at [email protected] 2) the Memorial Hall is located about 25 minutes from Matsue so we used a rental car to get there, 3) I had advised them prior that we did not have an translator with us and they provided a translator. This really helped and increased our appreciation of the whole experience. I am not sure if a translator is always available. Overall, a fascinating and interesting experience!
7. Izumo Magatama no Sato Traditional Museum
8. Tanabe Museum
9. Yakumo Local Culture Preservation Denshu Facility
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