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Masuda
Japan
Masuda, city, Shimane ken (prefecture), western Honshu, Japan. It lies in the basin of the Takatsu River, near the Sea of Japan (East Sea).
Masuda, the commercial hub of the surrounding agricultural region, has a few rural industries, such as tatami mat production, silk manufacture and spinning, and lumbering. It is also a small trade centre for charcoal and lumber. The San-in Line (railway) between Kyōto and Shimonoseki runs through the city. Pop. (2005) 52,368; (2010) 50,015.
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