Culture / Tour Spots in Shimane Area

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Izumo Yayoinomori Museum

4.0

11 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Pref. Izumoshi Otsuchou 2760

During the Yayoi period, huge Yosumi burial mounds were created in the Izumo region, which involved a considerable expenditure of time and effort. Nishidani Tomb No. 3 is an example of the perfected form of the Yosumi burial mound; the Izumo Yayoinomori Museum, which is located near the Nishidani tombs, shows visitors how the Izumo rulers were buried, making effective use of large models. The Museums’ permanent exhibition showcases some of the large quantity of earthenware vessels that were excavated from Nishidani Tomb No. 3, and also has displays on Izumo in the Yayoi period. There is an experiential activity area where visitors can try their hand at making Yayoi-style clothing and necklaces, etc.

素晴らしいです！弥生時代の出雲の歴史を時系列、遺跡別に見ることができますし、発掘された物も、再現された模型なども様々あり、理解が深まります。そしてなんといっても無料なのがありがたい限りです。出雲の歴史に関する書籍も多くの種類があり、貸切で見ることができました。この博物館と、西谷墳丘墓をセットで見られることをおすすめします。
Izumo Science Center

4.0

11 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Pref. Izumoshi Imaichichou 1900-2

This interactive science center is located in Izumo city, Shimane prefecture. You can enjoy learning science from a variety of perspectives thanks to the extensively diverse facilities—science hall with large screens, infrared cameras and digital stereo microscope, digital planetarium, and an interactive display plaza where you can touch the mysteries of science directly. Events like open experiments and interactive classes are held periodically.

出雲市駅から歩いてすぐな場所に位置している君と笑顔の化学反応が発生している博物館です。小学校などなら研修にもおすすめです。
Hamada Children's Museum of Art

4.5

9 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Hamada Nobara Cho 859-1

"An art museum designed with an image of ""a ship of creation and beauty floating on the Sea of Japan"" in mind. In addition to various feature exhibits devised to facilitate both ""seeing and creating,"" the Museum School helps them enjoy watching and creating all day long. The museum is located at the Umi no Mieru Culture Park overlooking Hamada Port and was established in 1996 for the children who will become the leaders of the next generation. They seek to cultivate creativity and artistic sensibilities by having children interact with art from an early age."

海外の様々な子どもたちの作品が見れます。企画展もいろいろ、開催されています。子ども連れのご家族で、賑わっていました。
Shimane Hana no Sato

4.0

10 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Pref. Izumoshi Nishishinmachi 2-1101-1

Shimane Hana no Sato is a park filled with verdant greenery, where visitors can view beautiful seasonal flowers. Besides the wide variety of flowers in the park—which include cherry blossom, peonies, hydrangeas, cosmos, tulips, etc.—there is also a children’s play area with lots of play equipment, making the park very popular with families. Visitors are allowed to bring food and drink into the park, and on days when the weather is fine it is a great place for a picnic.

出雲市から一駅いった西出雲に位置している花と緑の楽園です。四季折々の変化をふんだんに楽しめますが、春がおすすめです。
Oki Nature Museum

4.0

9 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Oki-gun Okinoshimacho Nakamachi Oki Port Plaza 2F

A nature museum located across from Saigo Port, the gateway to Oki Island. On the second floor of Oki Port Plaza, visitors learn about the ecosystem and natural characteristics of Daisen-Oki National Park. The exhibits include animals, plants, insects, birds, and other fauna native to Oki, making it easy to get in touch with the nature of the island. Located in the Sea of Japan, the island was connected to the San'in mainland until about 20,000 years ago. Over time that transition created a unique ecosystem and geological features that have led to its designation as part of a UNESCO Global Geopark. Original Nature Museum merchandise from their first floor gift shop makes ideal Oki souvenirs.

隠岐の動植物、鳥、魚、虫、花、石などの展示が豊富です。空いていればスタッフの方がつきっきりで説明してくれます。観光に出る前に立ち寄って理解を深めましょう。入館料は300円。
Izumo Folk Crafts Museum

4.5

6 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Pref. Izumoshi Chimiyachou 628

The Izumo Folk Craft Museum, opened in 1974, is housed within a renovated part of the traditional farmhouse of the Yamamoto family who are known to have been the wealthiest farmers in Izumo. The museum has on display a collection of pieces from all over the country with a particular focus on Shimane Prefecture which includes ceramics and lacquer ware used in people’s everyday lives, wooden items, textiles, dyed objects and metal works, etc. The Nagayamon Gate, built in the Edo period, was erected by the same master builder who constructed the Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine. The main building is currently used as a residence and the rice granary and timber store, now display rooms, are of high historical value. The nearest station is Nishi-Izumo Station.

河井寛次郎好きな方にはお勧めですが、私はまだ染物の方が興味を惹かれました。これという目玉がありません。おじいさんが一人でチケット販売と土産販売をしていました。
Archeological Museum of Kojindani

3.5

7 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Pref. Izumoshi Hikawachoukamba 873-8

The Archeological Museum of Kojindani is located adjacent to the Kojindani archeological site; the museum was completed in 2005 to serve as the site museum. The Museum has replicas of the bronze swords, bronze bells and bronze spearheads that were excavated at the Kojindani site, along with explanatory panels, and videos showing documentary footage of the excavations, etc. Besides the permanent exhibitions, the museum also hosts lectures and special thematic exhibitions, as well as other special events such as opportunities to experience planting and harvesting ancient rice strains, etc. The museum shop sells a range of souvenir gifts etc. with designs based on the ancient rice strains, lotus seeds and bronze artifacts discovered at Kojindani; there is an impressive range of gift items that cannot be purchased anywhere else.

博物館はあまり発見がありませんでした。荒神谷遺跡のことを深く知りたければ、古代出雲歴史博物館に行かれることをおすすめします。遺跡から発掘された銅鐸や銅剣、銅矛はそちらに展示されています。
Yasugi City KANO MUSEUM OF ART

4.0

6 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Yasugi-shi Hirosecho Fube 345-27

A 30-minute drive from Yasugi Station, this art museum is located on a pristine river with beautiful flowers and lovely scenery. It was established in 1996 by the late Kano Hiroki for the advancement of his hometown, to help it become a base for lifelong learning and cultural activities. It showcases the Bizen ware pottery of five Living National Treasures. . Baked without glaze, the simple pottery style fuses fire and earth. It's said to be the oldest style from among the country's Six Ancient Kilns (Seto, Tokoname, Tanba, Echizen, Shigaraki, Bizen). There are also displays of Bizen ware which have been designated National Prefectural Important Intangible Cultural Properties as well as paintings by recipients of The Order of Culture.

通りすがり、看板に書かれた「日本一の備前焼コレクション」にひかれて寄りました。ところが、ほぼほぼ加納・・という地元の画家の絵が展示されているだけでした。備前焼きは一部屋で加納さんの絵画は三部屋で展示されていました。
Monument & Museum Kimachi Stone

4.0

6 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Matsue-shi Shinjicho Higashikimachi 1574-1

"This museum makes use of the former site of a quarry for the precious tuffaceous sandstone ""Kimachi stone,"" which is produced only in the area around the Kimachi area of Shinji-cho. It introduces the history and culture of Kimachi stones, the raw material of the traditional craft ""Izumo stone lanterns."" After passing through a 65-meter-long tunnel made of Kimachi stone, the quarry is where stone was actually excavated by hand. High quality stone was historically used for the stone coffins of the Kofun period (250-538), and in the Edo period (1603-1868), it is said to have been considered so important that it was forbidden to take it outside the domain without permission. It holds a variety of events, including demonstrations by the Kimachi Stone Lantern Cooperative and hands-on experiences making Kimachi stone carvings, making it possible for Kimachi stone is become more familiar to visitors."

JRの来待駅からは少し歩きます。来待石の総合案内所及び来待石の博物館と言ったしせつです。焼き物体験ができました。
Tezen Museum

4.0

5 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Pref. Izumoshi Taishachoukidukinishi 2450-1

The Tezen Museum is an art museum located in a converted rice storehouse (dating from the Edo period) and sake storehouse. The Museum has displays of Rakuzan-ware ceramics and Fujina-ware ceramics associated with Matsudaira Harusato, the seventh lord of the Matsue domain and commonly called Fumaiko, as well as lacquer ware featuring the work of several generations of the Kojima family of lacquer-painters, several hundred examples of Izumo region handicrafts, Edo period hanging scrolls and folding screens, and other precious historical materials such as ancient documents, etc.

こちらは2022年から手錢美術館と改称されています。静かな通りに、かつての酒造家のきれいな蔵造りの建物が美しい。中には、不昧公によって育てられた、楽山焼、布志名焼、歴代小島漆壺斎、小林如泥、そして難読で作品数も少ない伝説的な勝軍木庵（ぬるであん）。質の高いコレクションですし、人は少なくゆっくり拝見できます。参道の賑わいに疲れたら、こちらもお勧めしたいです。
Morijuku Art Museum

3.5

5 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Pref. Kanoashiguntsuwanochou Morimura A) 542

This is an art museum located a 15-minute walk from JR Yamaguchi Line's Tsuwano Station, impressive for its building reconstructed and remodeled from a residence of the Tsuwano domain's principal village headman. The thick beams and central pillar of the interior remind one of a traditional Japanese house, with the masterworks of Tsuwano-born western-style artist Sho Nakao and his wife Maya Yoshiura on display. In addition, Spanish court painter Goya's valuable copperplate engravings from his “matador” series are also on display. On the second floor one can see “pinhole photography” at work, the image of the garden appearing to be reversed when viewed through a hole in a sliding storm shutter.

庄屋屋敷を修復した美術館です。絵画の他に刺繍なども展示してました。とにかく庄屋屋敷というだけあって、庭園も含めて外観が素晴らしい。すぐ隣に庄屋屋敷もあります。白壁が美しいので、これも見て下さい。
Meteor Plaza

3.5

5 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Matsue-shi Mihonosekicho

This complex is located on Shimane prefecture's Shichirui port. It includes the Oki Kisen Ferry Terminal, an event hall, a restaurant and a day use bathing facility. The near-future design was based on the Mihonoseki meteor, which fell to earth in 1992. The Meteor Museum on the 4th floor displays the meteor itself, which is an estimated 4.6 billion years old. There are picture panels and models of the meteor strike site, and actual damaged roof panels and carpet from the event are on display as well, to offer an up-close taste of the impact itself. It's a popular destination for visitors from all over the country as a key spot in Mihonoseki town.

隠岐へ渡航するフェリーや客船の乗り場、松江からは車で45分程度掛かりました。新しくて綺麗な施設です、ユニークな外観が目を引きます。
Shimane Arts Center - Grand Toit

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Pref. Masudashi Ariakechou 5-15

This facility is a rare building nationally, serving both as a museum and theater combined. It is a building that uses Sekishu stone tiles on the roof and walls, familiar to the residences of Iwami. The building is beautiful with the characteristic change of expression of the glassy surface of the tiles. A variety of exhibitions and events are held both at the museum and theater to entertain many people.
Adachi Art Museum Shinkan

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Yasugi-shi Furukawacho 353
Okuizumo Tane Museum of Natural History

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Pref. Nitagunokuizumochou Sajiro 236-1

This is a museum as well as providing accommodation and offers an original exhibition with the theme of the evolution of the universe and the history of life. The museum exhibits unique displays of the earth's history through a time tunnel, fossils of the ocean and dinosaurs and images of Japanese space exploration. Various accommodation plans are offered as well.
Iwami Adachi Museum

4.0

1 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Hamada Kushirocho 1655-28

This museum stands on the border between Hamada City and Gotsu City. The white-walled building holds a collection of ancient art like swords and pottery centered on pieces from the Iwami region. A single-story steel reinforced concrete building standing amidst white sand and green pines, it was registered as the prefecture's third museum in 1979 in accordance with the Museum Act. To this day, it stands as a hall of arts in Iwami in both name and fact. It offers clear introductions to the cultural history of the Iwami region, including ancient art, folk crafts, and more. Their collection of Iwami Nagahama dolls has a reputation for its number and is particularly impressive.

安達啓二氏のコレクションを中心にして５世紀ころからの石見地方の出土品である刀剣、陶磁器などを展示しています。石見地方の古美術、民芸など長浜人形を見られます。これは博多人形の技法を使っているそうです。福岡に住む自分には興味深いものでした。
Kitchokan

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Pref. Izumoshi Taishachoushurimen 735-5

Held on January 3 each year, the Kitcho-san festival involves a procession around the town carrying 10-meter-high banners caked “Kitcho-ban” that are embroidered with the characters for Toshitoku-jin (the Goddess of Auspicious Directions). The Kitchokan showcases the “Kitcho-ban” banner and the history, culture and traditional ceremonies of the Taisha Town. The Kitchokan building is constructed in the style of a Shinto shrine; the glittering gold-colored lucky “fans” on the roof are particularly striking. There is a tourist information desk and restrooms, making this a good place to get tourist information for the Izumo area.
Stars and Forest Science Museum

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Kanoashi-gun Tsuwanocho Makurase 806-1

A science museum located at Mt. Makurase, and one of Japan's best spots for watching the night sky. On the same site as the Nichihara Astronomical Observatory, it has displays on space and the Earth's environment. Completed in 1994, the facility disseminates information about the global environment, with a focus on forests and astronomy. Easily understandable commentary is provided through videos and three-dimensional exhibits. The Nichihara Astronomical Observatory is adjacent; it has one of the largest apertures among astronomical telescopes open to the public in Japan. Tsuwano residents can use it free of charge.
Gougin Karakoro Art Museum

4.0

16 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Matsue-shi Tonomachi 412

銀行建築として、正面に飾り柱がありますが、そのデザインがちょっと変わっていて、近くにある日本銀行の建物に比べると、デザインが自由な感じがします。柱と柱の間にあるメダリオンのような装飾もなぜここにこのデザイン？という感じで、なかなか興味深い建物でした。訪問時は美術館のほうがお休みのようでした。
Shisei Kuwabara Photographics Museum

4.0

7 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Kanoashi-gun Tsuwanocho Ushiroda 71-2

桑原史成さんは、津和野出身の報道写真家です。報道写真を色々展示していて、興味深い美術館です。外観は津和野らしく屋根瓦がピカピカの赤色で美しく津和野らしい建物です。

Shimane

Matsue Around Izumo Oyashiro Okuizumo Around Iwami Ginzan Gotsu / Hamada Tsuwano / Masuda Oki

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Shimane Areas

What Shimane prefecture lacks in size and population, it makes up for in scenery and ancient mythology. Izumo-taisha, in the middle of the prefecture, is said to be Japan’s oldest Shinto shrine, where stories that delve into the creation of the Japanese race have been passed down over centuries. The 180 Oki Islands, a 40-minute ferry ride north of Sakaiminato, offer an undiscovered paradise well off the beaten track.