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Nanako Matsushima (松嶋 菜々子, Matsushima Nanako^?, born October 13, 1973) is a Japanese actress^[1] and model. She is known outside Japan for her role in the horror film Ring. She was also a main character in A Story of Love, where she starred next to Hiroyuki Sanada, who also played Ryuji Takayama in Ring.

On February 21, 2001, she married Takashi Sorimachi who co-starred with her in Great Teacher Onizuka.^{[citation needed]} They have two daughters together, born on May 31, 2004 and November 30, 2007.

TV Drama[link]

• Lucky Seven (2012)
• Raki Sebun (Toko Fujisaki) (2012)
• Kaseifu no Mita (Mita the Housekeeper) (2011)
• Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji 4 (24 Hour Emergency Ward 4) (2009)
• Hana Yori Dango Returns (Boys Over Flowers) (2007)
• Furuhata Ninzaburo Final (2006)
• Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers) (2005)
• Hotaru no Haka (Grave of the Fireflies) (2005)
• Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji 3 (24 Hour Emergency Ward 3) (2005)
• Bijo ka Yajuu (The Beauty or the Beast) (2003)
• Toshiie to Matsu (Toshiie and Matsu) (2002)
• Yamato Nadeshiko^{[disambiguation needed ]} (Perfect Woman) (2000)
• Hyakunen no Monogatari (The Story of One Century) (2000)
• Koori no sekai (Ice World) (1999)
• Ringu 2 (1999)
• Majo no Jouken (Forbidden Love) (1999)
• Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji (24 Hour Emergency Ward) (1999)
• Great Teacher Onizuka (1998)
• Sweet Season (1998)
• Midnight Express^{[disambiguation needed ]} (1998)
• Ringu (1998)
• Shinryounaikai Ryouko (The Doctor Is In) (1997)
• Konna Koi no Hanashi (A Story Of Love) (1997)
• Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari Kanrinin (1997)
• Kimi ga Jinsei no Toki (The Time of Your Life) (1997)
• Himawari^{[disambiguation needed ]} (Sunflower) (1996)
• Heart ni S (1995)
• Onegai Darin (Please Darling!) (1993)
• Shacho ni natta Wakadaisho (1992)

Film[link]

• Gōsuto Mouichido Dakishimetai (Ghost: In Your Arms Again) (2010)
• Inugamike no Ichizoku (2006)
• Ringu (Ring) (1998)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Nanako Matsushima at the Internet Movie Database.
• Nanako Matsushima from Sumitomo Life Insurance.
• Nanako Matsushima English info
• Nanako Matsushima J-Dorama

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One of the Four great views of Matsushima, the "Magnificent View"

The view from Godaido

Sagakei at Matsushima

One of the islands of Matsushima

One of the islands of Matsushima

Chōmei-ana in Komonejima, about five meters in height, was known in folklore that people who passed through there in a pleasure boat would live three years longer. However it collapsed in the Sendai earthquake.^[1]

Ojima whose name is Utamakura. The red "Togetsukyō Bridge", about twenty meters in length, was wholly lost in the Sendai earthquake.^[1]

Another view

Sea gulls at Matsushima

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.

A well-known apocryphal haiku often attributed to Matsuo Bashō indicates that the poet is at a loss for words:

Matsushima ah!
A-ah, Matsushima, ah!
Matsushima, ah!

Nearby cultural properties include Zuigan-ji, Entsū-in, Kanrantei, and the Satohama shell mound.

Views[link]

Four views of Matsushima[link]

There are four well-known spots to view the Matsushima, known as the Magnificent View (壮観, sōkan^?), Beautiful View (麗観, reikan^?), Enchanting View (幽観, yūkan^?), and Grand View (偉観, ikan^?).

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  Magnificent View: The view from Otakamori

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  Beautiful View: The view from Toyama

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  Enchanting View: The view from Ogidani

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  Grand View: The view from Tamonsan

Cruise[link]

Tourists can view the islands from up close on cruise boats.

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  Niōjima

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  Senganjima: Masamune Date's favorite island

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  Komonejima

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  Kanejima

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  Futagojima

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  Misagojima

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  Kaerujima

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  Takashima, also known as Meganejima

Transportation[link]

Scenic view of Matsushima. Ukiyo-e woodblock print by Yōshū Chikanobu, 1898

The town is only a short distance (thirty minutes) from prefectural capital Sendai and is easily accessible by train. Matsushima-Kaigan Station is near the attractions such as Zuiganji and the harbor. Matsushima Station, on a separate line is on the opposite side of the town.

Earthquake of March 2011[link]

Despite the proximity of Matsushima to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the area was protected by the islands and suffered little damage.^[2][3] Nevertheless, 6 persons were confirmed killed.^[4]

See also[link]