Map of Matsue, Japan

Matsue is the administrative centre of Shimane, Japan, with a population of about 203,616. It lies at 35.4833°N, 133.0500°E. Matsue is about 601 km (373 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sakaiminato, 17 km to the east.

Matsue at a glance

Where is Matsue?

• The largest city in Shimane on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 45 min on the shortest day to 14 h 33 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Matsue

• Sakaiminato — 17 km east
• Yasugichō — 19 km east
• Yonago — 26 km east
• Izumo — 29 km southwest
• Unnan — 30 km southwest
• Ōdachō-ōda — 59 km southwest
• Kurayoshi — 70 km east
• Shōbara — 70 km south
• Maniwa — 74 km southeast
• Miyoshi — 78 km south

Largest cities in Shimane

• Izumo — 172,775
• Hamada — 57,142
• Masuda — 45,003
• Unnan — 43,269
• Yasugichō — 38,875
• Ōdachō-ōda — 34,354

Largest cities in Japan

• Tokyo — 9,733,276
• Yokohama — 3,777,491
• Osaka — 2,753,862
• Nagoya — 2,332,176
• Sapporo — 1,973,832
• Fukuoka — 1,612,392
• Kawasaki — 1,538,262
• Kobe — 1,525,152
• Kyoto — 1,463,723
• Saitama — 1,324,854

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.