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Shimane Prefectural Man'yō Park

Masuda, Japan

Shimane Prefectural Manyō Park (Shimane Kenritsu Manyō Kōen) is a park in Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The park takes its name from the Man'yōshū, drawing on the historic connections between Kakinomoto no Hitomaro and Iwami Province, and includes within it a botanical garden with 153 of the species of plant that are named in the anthology.

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