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Tsuwano Castle Ruins
A castle site on a summit 362 metres high, looking down on the streets of Tsuwano.
Culture & History in Shimane13 entries
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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.INSTAGRAM / 6
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Matsue Castle
One of the twelve surviving castle keeps, named a national treasure in 2015.
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Tsuwano Tonomachi-dori
A street in Tsuwano, with the white walls of samurai houses and carp swimming in the channel.
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Gassan Toda Castle Ruins
A castle site in Yasugi, seat of the Warring States house of Amago.
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Jozan Inari Shrine
A shrine beside Matsue Castle, said to have been built by the lord of the domain after a dream.
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Tsuwano Castle Ruins Sightseeing Lift
A lift up to the Tsuwano castle site, boarded near Taikodani Inari Shrine.
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Miyagashima Ebisu Shrine
A shrine on Kohama beach in Masuda. A path of sand leads out to the island only at low tide.
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Yuhi Park Hamada Roadside Station
A roadside station in Hamada facing the Sea of Japan, with Iwami kagura performed on some days.
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Karakoro Art Studio
A centre in Matsue in the former Bank of Japan Matsue branch building.
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Kanayago Shrine
A shrine in the hills of Yasugi, honouring the deity of tatara ironmaking.
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Mizuwakasu Shrine
The first shrine of Oki province, in Okinoshima, a leading shrine since the Heian period.
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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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Gessho Temple Hydrangeas
Hydrangeas at Gesshoji in Matsue, colouring the grounds in the rainy season.