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Iwami Kagura
Known for its Yamata-no-Orochi piece. A local performing art danced through the night.
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ShimaneArt & CraftsIzumo
Kamiarisai
In the tenth lunar month the gods of all Japan gather in Izumo. What is the month without gods elsewhere is the month with gods here.
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Iwami Ginzan
It was recognised for taking silver without wrecking the environment. At one point Japan held about a third of the world's silver, much of it produced here.
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Adachi Museum
It has topped an American magazine's ranking of Japanese gardens for over twenty years. The windows are treated as picture frames.
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Kuniga Coast
Matengai cliff, 257 metres high. Cattle and horses graze on the clifftop.
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Yunotsu Onsen
A spa town that was also the port from which silver was shipped. The only hot spring town designated a preservation district.
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Horikawa Cruise
You circle the castle moat by small boat. At the low bridges the roof comes down.