Shimane
Gensukebashira Monument
A stone monument in Matsue, raised in 1939 for the repose of Gensuke, said to have been the human pillar of the Matsue great bridge.
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FIRST VISIT GUIDE
Before tracing culture and history — how shrines and temples differ, and how to pay respects
Many of Japan's cultural properties are found at shrines or temples. The two belong to different religions, and their entrances and ways of worship differ. Start with the differences and the etiquette.678 entries / page 21 of 29
Shimane
Gessho Temple Hydrangeas
Hydrangeas at Gesshoji in Matsue, colouring the grounds in the rainy season.
Okayama
Mount Kinojo (Kinojo Castle)
The site of an ancient mountain fortress in Soja. One of Japan's hundred fine castles, though no history records it.
Mimasaka - Tsuyama - Hiruzen
Samahara Shrine
A shrine at Kamo in Tsuyama, held to be the origin of the Samuhara Shrine in Osaka.
OkayamaCulture & HistoryOkayama
Okayama Castle (Ujo Castle)
A castle called the crow castle for its black walls, refurbished in November 2022.
Okayama
Kurashiki Riverboat Ride
A sightseeing boat on the Kurashiki canal, viewing the white-walled streets from the water.
Okayama
Shimotsui Historic Townscape Preservation District
A preserved townscape in Kurashiki, keeping traces of a port that prospered on the kitamaebune trade.
Okayama
Mizushima Industrial District (Mizushima Kombinat)
An industrial belt in Kurashiki, with more than 200 works over some 2,500 hectares.
OkayamaCulture & HistoryMimasaka - Tsuyama - Hiruzen
Okutsu-kei
A gorge of about three kilometres in Kagamino, the prefecture's signature place for autumn colour.
OkayamaCulture & HistoryOkayama
Saijo Inari
A temple in Okayama, counted among Japan's three great Inari, keeping the fusion of Buddhist and Shinto forms.
OkayamaCulture & HistoryMimasaka - Tsuyama - Hiruzen
Katsuyama Historic Townscape Preservation District
A preserved townscape in Maniwa, a post town on the Izumo highway and the first such district designated in the prefecture.
Mimasaka - Tsuyama - Hiruzen
Joto Traditional Buildings Preservation District
A preserved townscape in Tsuyama on the old Izumo highway, with namako walls and latticed windows.
Okayama
Bitchu Takamatsu Castle Ruins Museum
A museum in Okayama on the site of Bitchu-Takamatsu Castle, known for the water attack of 1582.
OkayamaCulture & HistoryOkayama
Former Shizutani School
A school in Bizen founded in 1670, held to be Japan's first public school for commoners.
Okayama
Bizen City Museum of Art
A museum opened in Bizen in July 2025, showing Bizen ware and contemporary ceramics.
Okayama
Ushimado Townscape
A townscape in Setouchi, a port where ships waited for wind on the western sea route, and where Korean envoys called.
Hiroshima
Kai Miyajima
A hot-spring inn in Miyajimaguchi-nishi, Hatsukaichi, looking out to Itsukushima Shrine, matted in tatami throughout.
HiroshimaCulture & HistoryHiroshima
Nagatsuka Shrine Honden (A-Bombed Building)
A shrine in Asaminami ward, Hiroshima. Its main hall of 1828 survived the bombing 3.69 kilometres from the hypocentre.
Hiroshima
Oshiba School District Residents' Memorial
A memorial in Hiroshima, raised in 1977 by the local survivors' association.
HiroshimaCulture & HistoryHiroshima
Motomachi Cred-Pacela
A shopping complex at Kamiyacho in Hiroshima, with event space and a hall.
Hiroshima
Mitari Machinami Hozon Chiku
A townscape on Osakishimojima in Kure, a port where ships waited for wind; a preservation district of traditional buildings.
HiroshimaCulture & HistoryHiroshima
Okunoshima
An island off Takehara with many wild rabbits and the remains of an army poison-gas works.
Hiroshima
Abuto Kannon / Bandai-ji Kannon-do
A Kannon hall on the Numakuma peninsula in Fukuyama, projecting from a cliff above the sea.
Hiroshima
Arataniyama
A 620-metre mountain in Asakita ward, Hiroshima, known for its sea of clouds.