is a city

Cities of Japan

||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 located in Shimane

Shimane Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is Matsue. It is the second least populous prefecture in Japan, after its eastern neighbor Tottori. The prefecture has an area elongated from east to west facing the Chūgoku Mountain Range on the south side and to...

, Japan

Japan

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.

As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population

Population

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 of 42,324, with the number of household

Household

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s at 13,996, and a density

Population density

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 of 100.54 persons per km². The total area is 420.97 km².

Yasugi gained city status

City status

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 on April 4, 1954.

The ruins of Gassantoda Castle

Gassantoda Castle

Gassantoda Castle is a mountain castle, or yamashiro, located in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Today, only its ruins still stand.-Significance:...

 are in Yasugi.

Yasugi steel is made by Hitachi Metals, Ltd. The city was an ancient steel-making (tatara) center.

According to legend, the goddess Izanami was buried here.

Yasugibushi, which is as known famous for folk song (Minyo) in Japan.

On October 1, 2004, the towns of Hakuta

Hakuta, Shimane

Hakuta was a town located in Nogi District, Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,330 and a density of 55.60 persons per km². The total area was 95.87 km²....

 and Hirose

Hirose, Shimane

Hirose is a town located in Nogi District, Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,796 and a density of 43.05 persons per km². The total area was 204.32 km². The mayor was Vondapeysa....

 from Nogi District

Nogi District, Shimane

Nogi was a district located in Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 14,126 and a density of 47.06 persons per km². The total area was 300.19 km².-Merger:...

 merged into the city of Yasugi.

Sightseeing

The Adachi Museum of Art has Japanese garden

Japanese garden

, that is, gardens in traditional Japanese style, can be found at private homes, in neighborhood or city parks, and at historical landmarks such as Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and old castles....

s and a collection of contemporary Japanese painting

Japanese painting

is one of the oldest and most highly refined of the Japanese visual arts, encompassing a wide variety of genres and styles. As with the history of Japanese arts in general, the long history of Japanese painting exhibits synthesis and competition between native Japanese aesthetics and adaptation of...

s, comprising approximately 1,300 of the country's most highly regarded paintings produced after the Meiji period

Meiji period

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 and centering on the works of Yokoyama Taikan

Yokoyama Taikan

was the pseudonym of a major figure in Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa period Japanese painting. He is notable for helping create the Japanese painting technique of Nihonga. His real name was Yokoyama Hidemaro.-Early life:...

. There is a free shuttle between JR Yasugi Station and the museum (20 minutes).

Other sightseeing spots include:

• Soil scoop experience dojo place
• Yasugi Bushi Art Center

External links

• Yasugi official website - in Japanese
• Adachi Museum of Art