Tourist attractions in Shimane Prefecture: profiles, services and practical information.
Meimei-an offers a close look at one chapter of Matsue’s tea culture. The house was built in 1779 at the request of Matsudaira Harusato, known as Fumai, the domain lord…
View profile →Izumo Taisha is more than a photograph of the enormous shimenawa above its worship hall. The grounds spread among trees, paths and timber buildings, and their scale chan…
View profile →The Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo is a short walk from the shrine and adds the archaeological context that a visit to Izumo Taisha alone may not provide. Its galleries…
View profile →Ryugenji Mabu changes the scale of Iwami Ginzan: instead of looking at the mine from a viewpoint, visitors enter a hand-cut tunnel and walk between rock walls marked by…
View profile →In Omori, the House of the Kumagai Family offers a view into the domestic life of people who prospered around Iwami Ginzan. The Kumagai were influential merchants, invol…
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