Masuda, Shimane

Masuda (Japanese益田 市, -shi) is a city in Shimane prefecture in Japan.

History

The city Masuda was founded on 1 August 1952.

Traffic

• Iwami airport
• Train: JR Sanin Main Line
• JR Yamaguchi Line

• National Road 9
• National Road 191.488

Twinning

• China People's Republic of Ningbo, China, in October 1990
• New Zealand Wanaka, New Zealand, since 1983

Sons and daughters of the town

• Sahachiro Hata, bacteriologist
• Koji Kawamoto, conductor

Adjacent Cities and Towns

• Hamada
• Hagi
• Iwakuni
• Hatsukaichi