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Sunset over Lake Shinji

Shimane · Matsue · Contemporary Art

Japanese name: 宍道湖の夕日と視点場

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Sunset over Lake Shinji
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WHAT TO DOSunset over Lake Shinji

The city has built viewing points for the lake sunset - the position from which a landscape is seen, itself designed.

WHEREShimane

Matsue & Oki · Matsue

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The city has built viewing points for the lake sunset - the position from which a landscape is seen, itself designed.

About this place

Lake Shinji (宍道湖, Shinji-ko) is a brackish coastal lagoon in the northeast area of the Shimane Prefecture in Japan. It is considered to be the seventh largest lake in Japan, with a circumference of 48 kilometres (30 mi). It is enclosed by the Shimane Peninsula to the north, and the Izumo and Matsue plains to the west and east respectively. 7,652 ha (18,910 acres) of wetland are a Ramsar Site.

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Highlights / collection:Sunset framing Yomegashima, Maintained viewing spot Genre:Outdoor art and land art

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