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Shinjiko Nature Museum Gobius

4.0

34 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Pref. Izumoshi Sonochou 1659-5

Shinjiko Nature Museum Gobius is an experiential-learning type aquarium that showcases the plants and animals that live in Lake Shinji, Nakaumi Lagoon and Shimane Prefecture’s rivers. In all, there are around 10,000 organisms belonging to approximately 200 different species. There is plenty for visitors to see, with diorama tanks that recreate the habitat of the rivers that flow into Lake Shinji and Nakaumi Lagoon, touch pools where visitors can interact with living creatures, etc. There are regular special events, including feeding sessions where museum staff members provide an educational commentary as they feed the exhibits. Shinjiko Nature Museum Gobius attracts large numbers of visitors (particularly families) throughout the year.

5月5日に行きました。ナマズやオオサンショウウオ、鯉などが好きなので大興奮！小さい水族館で、タッチプールなど子どもが喜ぶコーナーもありましたが、大人にも見ごたえある内容の展示でした。これでたったの500円！外に出ると芝生の広場、ちょっと歩くと宍道湖です。ちなみに、広島から高速バスで出雲市駅へ、そこから一畑電車で湖遊館新駅で降りて徒歩数分です。GWだけど混雑もなくのんびりできました。おすすめ穴...
Sada-jinja Shrine

4.0

32 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shimane Pref. Matsueshi Kashimachousadamiyauchi 73

This is a shrine located in Sadamiyauchi, Kashimacho, Matsue City. It is a historical shrine that gathered faith as one of the Izumo Grand Shrines, and in the Izumonokuni Fudoki (a book of regional culture) is described as Sada Grand Shrine and Sada Mikonoyashiro. The Sada Shin Noh dance performed on 24th and 25th September at the Gozagaesai (a ritual of changing the straw mats) is also registered in UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage.

古くは出雲国三大社の内の一つとして「佐陀大社」とも呼ばれた由緒ある古社。大社造りの本殿が3つ並ぶ、三殿並立という全国的にも珍しい形式の社殿です。主祭神は佐太大神（さだのおおかみ）で、『出雲国風土記』には出雲国内四大神の一つと書かれています。別名猿田彦大神とも呼ばれ、開運・招福の神として親しまれています。境外摂社の田中神社は、「縁結び」と「縁切り」の社が背中合わせになった、全国的にも大変珍しい...
Matengai Cliff

4.5

38 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shimane Pref. Okigunnishinoshimachou Uragou

This sheer 250-meter cliff is part of the Kuniga Coast in the national park on Nishinoshima Island, part of the Oki Islands. The whole area, including the Matengai Cliff, has been designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty. The precipitous faces of these rough basalt coastal cliffs worn down by the movement of the sea look as though they were cut with a knife. The area has been chosen as one of Japan's top 100 sunset viewing spots. About two kilometers of boardwalk connect the Matengai Cliff and Kuniga Beach. It's not so far, but as there is also a 250-meter difference in elevation, getting there and back takes from 60 to 90 minutes.

Definitely need a car to access this incredible spot, or hiking for a day. But the surreal view is worth it, with the shining sea and gust of air. I felt out of Japan, out of Earth!
Gakuen-ji Temple

3.5

48 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shimane Pref. Izumoshi Besshochou 148

According to tradition, the Gakuen-ji Temple was founded by the monk Chishun Shonin in 594. There are many legends about the famous warrior-monk Benkei associated with the Temple; Benkei is said to have studied at the Temple for three years starting from the age of 18, and to have sought refuge there after the Battle of Dan-no-Ura in 1185. During this later stay at the Gakuen-ji, Benkei is said to have carried the temple bell of the Daizen-ji Temple to the Gakuen-ji in the space of one night (covering a distance of around 100 kilometers); this bell has been designated as a National Important Cultural Property.

If you get there, you will fall in love with Fall (the season). The tree leaves, the passage into the temple are extremely great, I loved it so much. Be prepared for a long interesting walk. The are...
Suga Shrine

4.5

40 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shimane Pref. Unnanshi Daitouchousuga 260

This is a shinto shrine is located in Suga, Daito Town, Unnan City. It is called Nihonhatsunomiya as it originates from Sugamiya which was made after Susanoo-no-mikoto defeated Yamata-no-Orochi. It is also said to be “the birthplace of waka (a type of Japanese poem)” as Susanoo-no-mikoto read the oldest Waka in Japan. The Waka goes “I am trying to build a place in Izumo to take a new wife, and the multifold fences look like overlapping clouds”. On the path leading to the shrine, there are 60 stone poem monuments built.

It was a nice experience. We washed with the shrine water and saw how people perform their prayers in a calm and a peaceful environment
Sanbe Azukihara Maibotsurin Park

4.5

35 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shimane Pref. Odashi Sambechou Tane B 58-2

"This is a submerged forest exhibition of an area that was once covered by a volcanic eruption about 4000 years ago. The underground exhibit room is an excavated room of a circle shape of 30 meters in diameter and depth of 13.5 meters. Visitors can see the excavation of the Buried Forest in the ""Jomon Forest Excavation Preservation Exhibition Building"" and the ""Building Exhibiting the Pit for Excavation of Buried Forest Specimens"". In July every year visitors can also enjoy the ancient lotus flowers known as ""Oga hasu"" that are an Ota City Designated Natural Monument."

ロマン溢れる「三瓶小豆原埋没林公園」です。かなりお勧めです。4000年前、縄文時代の森がよみがえる！？この小豆原の森は、縄文時代、「三瓶火山」によって、「密閉状態」で地中に埋もれたままだったらしいです。そして時は流れ、1983年それを発見し、現在、「三瓶小豆原...
Mori Ogai Memorial Museum

4.0

40 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shimane Pref. Kanoashiguntsuwanochou Machida A 238

This memorial museum was constructed adjacent to an old residence of Tsuwano where Meiji-period literary giant Mori Ogai spent his childhood. Important materials are displayed here, such as the Mori Ogai’s personal effects and handwritten drafts. Events such as memorial seminars and forums are held every year on Mori Ogai’s birthday (January 19th) and the day of his passing (July 9th.)

森鴎外の旧居の隣に立派な施設として建ってました。文豪と作品と軍医であった程度の予備知識で訪れたので、生涯全般についてみることができました。隣の旧居とセットの入場券で見学できました。駐車場は前にありました。
Yurahime Shrine

4.0

25 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shimane Pref. Okigunnishinoshimachou Uragou

The Yurahime Shrine, which is located in Urago, Nishinoshima Town, Oki County, is renowned as the most prestigious Shinto shrine in Oki and is also called Okinokuni Ichinomiya. The Shrine features in the “Ika-Yose” legend, according to which the goddess Yurahime-no-mikoto was bitten on the finger by a squid while trailing her hand in the water as she was crossing the sea in a boat; as a penance for this evil deed, every year large numbers of squid would throw themselves onto the beach in front of the Yurahime Shrine. This phenomenon is not seen so often now, but apparently in the past large numbers of squid did indeed land on the beach, and traces of this can still be seen today, for example in the watchman’s huts that were erected on the beach to keep watch for a potential good catch of squid.

Nice little shrine that matches mythology (squid princess) with reality (port location where squid congregate). There is a sumo ring outside
Mizuwakasu-jinja Shrine

4.0

23 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shimane Pref. Okigunokinoshimachou Kori 723

"This shrine is located near Oki Folk Museum in the island town of Oki. First built in the Age of the Gods, the grounds of burial mounds from the later Kofun period(250--538 as a rough guide) still remain on the premises. Described in the Engishiki Jinmyocho (register of shrines in Japan) as a Myojin Taisha or the principal shrine of Oki province, the principal shrine god is Mizuwakasu-no-Mikoto, who guarded the Sea of Japan and the development of Oki province. The Mizuwakasu Shrine Sairei Furyu Festival, one of the three great festivals of the Oki Islands, is held on May 3 every even-numbered year. In addition, it was the stage of the film version of ""Konshin"" written by Kawakami Kenichi and that covered sengu sumo, classic sumo performed once every 20 years."

隠岐の国の一の宮と聞いたので、ローソク島に向かう途中で寄り道しました。境内は非常に静かな雰囲気で趣があります。隠岐の神社の特徴の一つである土俵もありました。
Okuizumo Vineyard

4.5

19 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shimane Pref. Unnanshi Kisukichoujiryou 2273-1

"This vineyard, which manufactures and sells wine grown according to the culture of Okuizumo, Shimane Prefecture, is located in about seven hectares of agricultural land called the ""Forest of Food"". Visitors can taste wine and enjoy meals and a cafe in the guesthouse. Underground, where the wine is stored, there is also a gallery exhibiting a variety of artwork such as paintings, photographs and ceramics which can be enjoyed leisurely in the calming surroundings."

コロナ禍の影響で、レストランはお休みしていましたがショップは営業中でした。お客さんが減っている影響もあってか普段はお目にかからないワインも販売されていたので、家飲み用に購入してみました。このワイナリーの良いのは景色がとても良いところ。ショップのある場所が少し高台になっていて葡萄畑を見下ろすような形になります。初夏に咲く紫陽花と葡萄畑のコントラストが非常に美しい景色でした。
Hiikawa Riverbank Cherry Blossoms

4.5

16 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shimane Pref. Unnanshi Kisukichoukisuki

This group of cherry trees is on a levee of the Hii River flowing in Kisuki-cho, Shimane Prefecture. About 800 Yoshino cherry trees have been planted along a roughly three-kilometer stretch, and they all burst into bloom at once when the season comes. It's been selected as one of the Top 100 Cherry Blossom Viewing Sites in the nation by the Japan Cherry Blossom Association. Paper lanterns hang along the levee when the trees are in bloom, and the Kisuki Sakura Festival features a variety of events over a two-day period during the season.

桜が川沿いにずっと並んで圧巻です。特に、道路の両側に並んでいるので、車で通るだけでも素敵です。もちろん土手を歩くと、桜の枝が目の前の高さで思わず何枚も写真を撮ってしまいます。近くのスーパーでは、桜の時期には、様々なお弁当も売っています。今年は流石に、出店は少なかったですが、毎年は賑やかです。
Yomeji Temple

4.0

30 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shimane Kanoashi-gun Tsuwanocho Ushiroda Ro 107

A Soto Zen Buddhist temple surrounded by forest. It has been designated a prefectural Tangible Cultural Property as the family temple of generations of Tsuwano Castle feudal lords including the Yoshimi, Sakazaki, and Kamei clans. Rarely seen today, the superb thatched roof was reconstructed in 1779. It contrasts strikingly with features like the white plaster walls, stone walls, and old pillars. The majestic grounds have been designated as a part of the Tsuwano Feudal Lord Kamei Family Graveyard National Historic Site. The graves of the first Tsuwano feudal lord, Sakazaki Naomori, and the great Meiji period writer Ogai Mori are also on the premises.

境内に向かう参道前に「覚皇山永明寺」の標識が立っていました。その横には永明寺坂を紹介する津和野今昔イラスト入り説明板もあり、歴史を感じさせられました。坂の上の山門を潜ると境内へ進むようになり、正面本堂の屋根を見て驚きました。現在、修復工事中との事でしたが、茅葺き屋根が同寺の特徴となっていました。
Restoration of KUMAGAI Residence, Important Cultural Properties

4.0

30 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shimane Pref. Odashi Omorichou Ha 63

This is the private residence of the Kumagaya family who were prominent traders working as government officials attached to the silver mine. The architecture of this large scale residence which consisted of a main house, five outhouses and storehouses on a plot of about 1,500 meters squared exemplifies the social status of this trader at the end of the Edo period. As a result of there being many household implements from the Edo through the Showa period on display, it is a place where you can experience the beauty and profundity of a Japanese residence. You can also get to experience cooking rice on a stove after chopping firewood.

大きな商家で部屋が沢山あります。当時は客人がたくさん来たのでしょう、大きな台所、たくさんの食器など、生活に根ざした展示物がたくさんあり、何時間でもいられそうでした。
Momen Kaido Cotton Road

3.5

33 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shimane Izumo-shi Hiratacho 841

3月の末にモニター宿泊しました。お宿は古民家をリノベーションした素敵なお部屋で、古民家好きにはたまりません。とても落ち着く雰囲気です。ベランダ側はすぐ川で、川辺の桜も見えて景色も最高です。朝は白鳥が来ることもあるそうです。一棟貸しで一階はキッチンや水回りと居間、二階は寝室とくつろげるソファのお部屋。お雛様やお花も飾ってあり素敵でした。広くて清潔で、ベッドも大きくとてもゆっくりできました。朝...
Yunotsu Onsen Motoyu – Senyakuto Bathhouse

4.5

10 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Shimane Pref. Odashi Yunotsuchouyunotsu B 208 - 1

Senyakuto is an old style public bathhouse in the Yunotsu hot spring resort of Ohda City, Shimane Prefecture. Boasting a history of more than 1,300 years, day visitors can enjoy the hot spring water which has been used as a hot spring since long ago. There are three bathtubs in the bathhouse filled with yellowish brown hot water, each with a different temperature. Across the road is Chomeikan, an inn run by Senyakuto. It is a splendid Japanese-styled three storied building built for the benefit of visitors wishing to stay for a long period of time to take advantage of the therapeutic effects of the hot spring waters.

以前来た時の元湯は湯船が3つと壁に囲われた家族風呂がありましたが、リニューアル後は内装の壁が真新しくなり、家族風呂の壁が取り払われて比較的ぬる湯の湯船になり、正面は一番左端の湯船がなくなって２つの湯船になっていました。令和2年の正月からリニューアルして再開したとのことです。私としては前の古めかしい雰囲気が良かったのですが時代の流れでしょうか。先ずはぬる湯で体を馴染ませます。ぬる湯は40度くらいで...
Wakou Museum

4.0

29 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Yasugi-shi Yasugicho 1058

This museum presents the achievements and life of metallurgy pioneer Professor Kuniichi Tawara through exhibits discussing his research and results and displays containing writings, lecture notes, and other items used by the man. The professor achieved many things in life, including being the first person to do on-site studies of tatara foot-operated smelting furnaces, a time-honored Japanese technique which had long been kept a closely-guarded secret; and revealing the mysteries behind the beauty of Japanese swords.

安来駅から徒歩20分ほど。入館料310円。館名の「和鋼」とはたたらで生産される鋼という意味。かつて中国山地は「たたら製鉄」が盛んで、安来はその積出港として繁栄した。そのような歴史があり、現在も特殊鋼を製造するプロテリアル(旧日立金属)の工場があることからこの博物館が造られた。館内には、天秤ふいごなどのたたら製鉄用具、製鉄や安来の歴史資料、製鉄工程の模型などが展示されている。ある種マニアックな博物...
Shimane Prefectural IWAMI ART MUSEUM

4.0

28 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimane Masuda-shi Ariakecho 5-15

An art museum that's part of the Shimane Arts Center's Grand Toit, a facility for culture and the arts in the Iwami area. The venue holds high-quality thematic exhibits from its permanent collection, as well as a range of special exhibitions covering a variety of fields, workshops, and lectures to deepen understanding of the arts. Made with 280,000 tough and durable locally produced Sekishu-gawara roofing tiles, it's a landmark that harmonizes with the surrounding natural environment. It's next to the Iwami Art Theater, built for the appreciation and creation of the arts. The courtyard connects the museum and the theater and is a nice break spot for visitors.

実家が近く年に1度訪れています。様々な企画展や催しも良いものが多いですが、建物だけでも一見の価値あり。益田観光の際にはぜひ。
Izumo Bunka Denshokan (Izumo Cultural Heritage Museum)

4.0

28 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shimane Pref. Izumoshi Hamachou 520

Izumo Bunka Denshokan (Izumo Cultural Heritage Museum) preserves the cultural heritage of the Izumo region with displays that include the relocated Omoya (main building) and Nagaya-mon Gate of the former residence of the Ezumi Family (who were wealthy farmers resident in the Izumo region), a recreation of the Dokuraku-an (a teahouse which was beloved by Matsudaira Harusato, the seventh lord of the Matsue domain and commonly called Fumaiko), an Izumo-style garden, etc. There is also a Soba noodle restaurant where visitors can enjoy authentic Izumo Soba noodles, and an Izumo Cultural Workshop where visitors can take part in creative activities, etc., making this an ideal destination for people of all ages.

出雲の歴史を学ぶことができます。昔ながらの日本家屋や日本庭園もあります。中には献上そばで有名の羽根屋がありおすすめです。
Iwami Silvermine Museum (Ruins of the Oomori prefectural governor’s office)

3.5

33 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shimane Pref. Odashi Omorichou Ha 51-1

Iwami Silver Mine was controlled by the “Bakufu” (Shogunate) prefectural governor in the Edo period. The museum sits on the ruins of the Oomori local governor’s office. The building which was built in 1902 was used just as it was as the Nima district office, and opened as a museum in 1976. You can learn the history of the Iwami Silver Mine with pictorial scrolls, archives and mining tools on display.

入り口にはいも代官の屋敷と表示されていました。もとの代官屋敷のようです。飢饉に備え芋の栽培を奨励したということで、いも代官と言われたようです。
HAKUCHOU Boat

4.5

25 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shimane Pref. Matsueshi Higashiasahimachi 150-7

Lake Shinji, designated as one of Japan’s 100 most beautiful sunsets, is known for its amazingly beautiful scenery and for having the largest catch of shijimi clams in Japan. It takes about one hour to enjoy the scenery of Lake Shinji on one of the sightseeing cruises on the pleasure boat, Hakuchou. The sunset cruise, which departs when the sun is going down, is one of their most popular boat trips. A sad legend recalls how a young bride who was bullied by her mother-in-law remains on the only island floating in the lake, Yomegashima Island (literally meaning “young bride island”). Boat port number two is approximately five minutes on foot from JR Matsue Station.

Even though it was raining, I was able to see the view. I was also able to feel the wideness of the lake and enjoy the view around the mountain. Also, it is very safe since the crews are keeping the...

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.