Tsuwano, Shimane 津和野町
(重定向自Tsuwano)
Tsuwano(津和野町,Tsuwano-chō) is a town located in Kanoashi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
As of May 2015, the town has an estimated population of 7,684 and a density of 25.0 persons per km². The total area is 307.09 km².
Tsuwano is remotely located and surrounded by hills. Though geographically closer to Yamaguchi, the capital of Yamaguchi Prefecture, it is situated in Shimane Prefecture. A train trip to Matsue, Shimane’s capital, takes as long as four hours. Due to its proximity to the border to neighboring Yamaguchi, many tourists who come to Tsuwano also visit Hagi on the Sea of Japan and Yamaguchi at the same time, and Tsuwano is often mistaken as being located in Yamaguchi prefecture for this reason.