page_title: Matsushima
hierarchical_section_title: Matsushima
caption_attribution_description: Sagakei at Miyatojima in Oku-Matsushima
context_page_description: Matsushima is a group of islands in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. There are some 260 tiny islands covered in pines – hence the name – and is ranked as one of the Three Views of Japan.
  Nearby cultural properties include Zuigan-ji, Entsū-in, Kanrantei, and the Satohama shell mound.
context_section_description: Matsushima (松島) is a group of islands in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.  There are some 260 tiny islands (shima) covered in pines (matsu) – hence the name – and is ranked as one of the Three Views of Japan.
  Nearby cultural properties include Zuigan-ji, Entsū-in, Kanrantei, and the Satohama shell mound.
caption: Sagakei at Matsushima
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