Hamada · Place · candidate to visit
Iwami Kagura
Known for its Yamata-no-Orochi piece. A local performing art danced through the night.
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Shimane travel guide
Izumo Taisha, Yaegaki Jinja and Hinomisaki Jinja. Izumo soba and the shijimi clams of Lake Shinji, the Iwami silver mine, and Sekishu washi. Shimane, set out category by category.
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Sightseeing spots
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Izumo · Place · candidate to visit
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.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityShrines & temples
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Izumo · Place · candidate to visit
Izumo Taisha
Across Japan the tenth lunar month is called kannazuki, the month without gods, because the gods are away. In Izumo alone it is called kamiarizuki, the month with gods, because this is where they have gone. In that season the nineteen halls in the grounds are said to serve as their lodgings. Worship here is two bows, four claps, one bow, where most shrines take two claps: another sign of how apart this shrine stands.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityMatsue · Place · candidate to visit
Yaegaki Jinja
It enshrines Susanoo and Kushinadahime. Known for the paper fortune floated on the Mirror Pond in its grounds.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityIzumo · Place · candidate to visit
Hinomisaki Jinja
If Ise Jingu guards the daylight of Japan, this shrine is said to guard its night. It is made up of two halls, the Kami-no-miya and the Hishizumi-no-miya.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilitySpecialties & souvenirs
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Shimane · Crafts & industry entry
Sekishu Kameyama Ware
Kameyama ware from Gotsu. A local kiln.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityShimane · Crafts & industry entry
Yunotsu Ware
Pottery from Yunotsu in Oda. Climbing kilns built on the slope remain.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityShimane · Crafts & industry entry
Sodeshi Ware
Sodeshi ware from Matsue. It follows in the tradition of the mingei folk craft movement.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityArt & culture
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Matsue · Place · candidate to visit
Shimane Art Museum
Collecting on the theme of water, and staying open until thirty minutes after sunset over the lake it faces.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityIzumo · Place · candidate to visit
Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo
Three hundred and fifty-eight bronze swords from one pit, ranged along a wall - more than had been found in all Japan before.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityYasugi · Place · candidate to visit
Adachi Museum of Art
Ranked Japan's finest garden for over twenty consecutive years by a US journal; its windows are framed to present the garden as a painting.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facility100 Regional Revitalization Picks
100 local highlights chosen by each prefecture. Find candidates in nature, food and experiences.
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Shimane · Place · candidate to visit
Yumachi Kiln
A kiln in Matsue, making dishes for frying eggs among other things.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityShimane · Place · candidate to visit
Iwami Ginzan World Heritage Center
A centre in Oda on the history of the Iwami Ginzan mine, the starting point for walking it.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityShimane · Place · candidate to visit
Shimane Prefectural Lake Shinji Nature Museum Gobius
A centre in Izumo showing the brackish and freshwater life of Lake Shinji.
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