was a town

Towns of Japan

A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

 located in Naka District

Naka District, Shimane

Naka was a district located in Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 17,618 and a density of 33.44 persons per km²...

, 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

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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On October 1, 2005 Misumi, along with the towns of Asahi

Asahi, Shimane

was a town located in Naka District, Shimane, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Asahi, along with the towns of Kanagi and Misumi, and the village of Yasaka, all from Naka District, was merged into the expanded city of Hamada....

 and Kanagi

Kanagi, Shimane

was a town located in Naka District, Shimane, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Kanagi, along with the towns of Asahi and Misumi, and the village of Yasaka, all from Naka District, was merged into the expanded city of Hamada....

, and the village of Yasaka

Yasaka, Shimane

was a village located in Naka District, Shimane, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Yasaka, along with the towns of Asahi, Kanagi and Misumi, all from Naka District, was merged into the expanded city of Hamada....

, all from Naka District

Naka District, Shimane

Naka was a district located in Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 17,618 and a density of 33.44 persons per km²...

, was merged into the expanded city of Hamada

Hamada, Shimane

is a city located in Shimane, Japan. It is the third largest city in the prefecture and is located at the south-western end of the prefecture. It is a coastal city on the Sea of Japan and possesses beautiful white-sand beaches, which make the city a popular destination for local tourists in the...

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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population

Population

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 of 7,758 and a density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 of 60.35 persons per km². The total area was 128.55 km².
Misumi is located between the towns of Hamada and Masuda on Route 9 which runs along the coast of Japan. Bordered by the Sea of Japan

Sea of Japan

The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland, the Japanese archipelago and Sakhalin. It is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure from the Pacific...

, Misumi is renowned for an estimated 600-year-old Obira sakura tree approximately seven kilometers outside of town. The tree blossoms every year at the beginning of April and draws visitors from all over Japan.

Several temples highlight the downtown area. Ryu-unji temple, further along the road from Misumi Shrine up into the mountain, is also a major tourist destination

Tourist destination

A tourist destination is a city, town, or other area that is dependent to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from tourism. It may contain one or more tourist attractions and possibly some "tourist traps."...

in Misumi.

Aqua Misumi features an Olympic-sized pool, workout area and gymnasium. Sekisho Art Museum is located near Aqua Misumi, both about two kilometers off of Route 9.