Shimane

Inasanohama Beach and Hinomisaki at Shimane Prefecture are a typical sunset beach. You also can enjoy a beautiful harmony between the lighthouse, the sky and the ocean at Hinomisaki. The coastline on the west of the Shimane Peninsula is certified as Japanese heritage in April 2017 as "Sunset on the Sacred Land of Izumo." The sunset seen from there is an incredible sight not just a myth.

Discover tea ceremony and Japanese culture in a historic castle town with samurai residences and other traces of the Edo Period.

It is no exaggeration to say that the history and natural feature of Izumo in Shimane Prefecture was nurtured by the ironwork at Tatara Manufacturing. You can feel part of history at Kanayago Shrine and Itohara Memorial Hall. This natural feature was approved as a Japanese legacy in April 2016, as "Izumonokuni Tatara Fudoki - a story about a thousand years of iron making". Even now in develop area of Izumo City, "Tatara Manufacturing" is the only one in the world with flame that continues to...

Get an authentic onsen experience away from the crowds. Chat with the locals in a town that maintains the atmosphere from the time when the Iwami Ginzan silver mine was prospering. You can also discover the local crafts like Yunotsu ceramics.

Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine is one of the cultural and historical sights that reminds us of ancient Izumo. Here you can experience the myths of San'in. Strolling around its grand structure you will be able to refresh your body and soul.

The Adachi Museum of Art is located in Furukawa Town in Yasugi City, Shimane Prefecture. It was built under the concept of bringing together the art of Japanese painting with the art of the Japanese garden. The museum is famous for its beautiful Japanese gardens, which received three stars in the Michelin Green Guide Japan. Visitors can delight in the cleverly contrived “living Japanese paintings” and “living hanging scrolls,” and enjoy the expansive Japanese gardens that incorporate the...