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Information on Surrounding Area

  • 1. About 10 minutes on foot from Tamasakuyujinja

    It is a popular spiritual spot in Shimane Prefecture.
    It is the traditional shrine which enshrines Kushiakarutama-no-mikoto (Tamatsukuri no Kami), Taimyo Mochi no Mikoto (Kunizukuri no Mikoto), and Shohikona no Mikoto (Onsen no Kami).
    Just after passing through the torii gate in the front, you will find "Kanae Ishi (wish-granting stone)" at the office on the left.
    Make a wish by applying this stone of about 2 cm to the "Negai Ishi (wishing stone)" next to the main hall,
    If you write it on a paper and bring it with you, your wish will come true, so it is called "giving Kanae Ishi (wish-granting stone)".

  • 2. Sunset at Lake Shinji About 10 minutes by car

    The sunset at Lake Shinji is also selected as Japan’s 100 sunsets selection and is a symbol of "City of Water Matsue."
    The sunset on Lake Shinji is truly beautiful and gives you an incomparable peace of mind.
    30 minutes before sunset, the silhouette of Yomegashima Island emerges in the sunset that dyes the lake red
    You can see various expressions depending on the spot, which is very moving.

  • 3. About 15 minutes by Matsue Castle car

    Keicho years (1611) Yoshiharu Horio the castle.It is called "Chidori Castle" because it is so beautiful that Chidori has spread its wings.
    It is popular as a symbol of the castle town of Matsue.A typical castle of Hirayama Castle with a small hill as a castle land and surrounding inner moat.
    The only castle tower that remains in San'in is the 5th-floor 6th-floor cherry blossom viewing ceremony, which is covered with a black-painted preview plate.
  • 4. Matsue Horikawa Pleasure Cruise Guruto Matsue"Horikawa Tour" About 15 minutes by car

    It is a sightseeing boat around the Horikawa River that surrounds Matsue Castle, which has the only surviving castle tower in San'in.
    With the guidance of the boatman, you can enjoy Matsue from a different perspective than usual, such as Matsue Castle, samurai residences, and the area around Kyobashi.
  • 5. Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum About 15 minutes by car

    It is located at the western end of "Shiomi Nawate, " which retains the appearance of the castle town of Matsue, and is adjacent to Former Residence of Yakumo Koizumi.
    Yakumo Koizumi's handwritten manuscripts and relics that introduced Matsue to the world such as the masterpiece "Unknown Japanese face", memorandum of English words used by wife Setsu, etc.
    The collection has more than 1,000 items.Yakumo's favorite kisels and writing desks remind me of the writing of writer Bakugo Yakumo.

  • 6. About 20 minutes by car from Yaegaki Shrine

    Located along the south of the mountain of Matsue City, it has been known as a large God of marriage of Izumo
    Yamata no Orochi famous Susanoo-no-mikoto Yamata no Orochi extermination, Susanoo-no-mikoto,
    Your couple of Inatahime that has been sung and country of maiden flowers Inatahime is the main deity.
    It is famous as a pond for fulfilling fortune-telling and wishes fortune-telling.
  • Kamosu Shrine About 20 minutes by car

    Kamosu Shrine is older than the Izumo Taisya shrine as an existing shrine built and is designated as a national treasure.
    The structure is called Taishazuku and has a style unique to the Izumo region.Izumo Taisya shrine and this Kamosu Shrine are the only national treasure architectural styles.
    In was made this Kamosu Shrine is Amenohohi-no-mikoto, we hit the ancestors of the highest priest of Izumo Taisya shrine "Izumonokuni no Miyatsuko".

  • 8. Matsue Vogel Park About 30 minutes by car

    Matsue Vogel Park is the best indoor garden in the world.
    The park is an "all-weather" park connected by a covered walkway.
    You can enjoy another place of flowers centered around Begonia and fuchsia in full bloom.
    In addition, you can meet many birds at various places in the park, including the greenhouse for two birds.
  • 9. About 30 minutes by car from Sada Shrine

    Sada Shrine is Sadamiyauchi, Kashima Town, north of Matsue City.
    The highlight is the building of the three shrines with the north and south halls centered around the main hall.
    Ozagawari Festival of September 24, the 25th annual festival, and dance performance the Sada Shinno, which has been designated as an important intangible cultural property of the country,
    There is a great impression
  • 10. About 30 minutes by Suga Shrine car

    Susanoo-no-mikoto was getting rid of Yamata no Orochi, to reach the land of the Suga together with Inatahime,
    Watching the beautiful clouds rise and sing, "Izumo Yaegaki standing on Yakumo, this Yaegaki that makes Yaegaki on Tsumagomi,"
    It is a shrine that is known for making and quenching the first palace in Japan.
  • 11. Adachi Museum of Art About 40 minutes by car

    Including the world's leading Taikan Yokoyama collection, modern Japanese paintings and ceramics, children's drawings, sculptures, lacquer work, etc. are on display.
    Known for the beauty of Japanese gardens, the six gardens cover 50,000 tsubo.
    It has been selected as the best garden in Japan for seven consecutive years in a ranking conducted by a magazine specialized in Japanese gardens in the United States.

  • 12. About 45 minutes by Izumo Taisya shrine car

    Izumo Taisya shrine's festival deity, Okuninushi no Okami, has long been known as "Daikoku-sama",
    It is revered as a god of fortune, a god of peace, a god of marriage, a god of agriculture, and a god of medicine.
    Current of your main shrine is, those that was built in Enkyo first year (1744), it has been designated a national treasure.
  • 13. Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo About 45 minutes by car

    It is a museum opened to the east of Izumo Taisya shrine.We are mainly exhibiting ancient Izumo, centered on Izumo Taisya shrine
    The Bronze ware group of the national treasures of Kojindani Ruins and Kamo Iwakura Ruins, and the huge pillars of Izumo Taisya shrine, which is an important cultural property, are open to the public.
    Various events are also held so that children can enjoy themselves.

  • 14. About 50 minutes by Miho Shrine car

    Widely admired as a guardian deity of livelihood including fishery and commerce, as the head office of Ebisu Shrine 3385 companies all over the country,
    In particular, it is widely respected by people involved in fisheries and shipping.
    Throughout the year various festivals are undertaken, and Morotabune ritual among them December 3,
    Aofushigaki ritual of April 7 has been widely known as a fiction festival.

  • 15. About 60 minutes by car at Susa Shrine

    Also appeared in "Izumo no kuni fudoki", in the many Susanoo-no-mikoto related shrines in the country,
    This is the only ancient shrine dedicated to the soul.
    At the time of Setsubun, there is a custom that "Chinowa" is distributed to worshipers as an amulet for evil, so the company
    It has been popular since ancient times as the "god of evil".

  • 16. About 60 minutes by Mizuki Shigeru Road Car

    About 80 bronze statues of youkai drawn by Shigeru Mizuki are lined up.
    There are many elaborate shops from JR Sakaiminato Station to the Shigeru Mizuki Memorial Hall, so please stop by.


  • 17. About 90 minutes by Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Car

    On July 2, 2007, the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Remains Site was registered as a World Heritage Site.
    Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine is highly rated for being an "industrial site that coexists with the natural environment" in consideration of the surrounding environment.
    It led to the World Heritage registration.
    The largest walk in Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, "Ayumu Okubo Mabu, " is available as a public limited tour.