Spots in Gotsu / Hamada Area
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- Roadside Station Yuhi Park Hamada
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4.056 Reviews - Transportation
- Shimane Pref. Hamadashi Haraichou 1203-1
- Visitors can eat and shop here overlooking the majestic view of the Sea of ??Japan. There is a very popular restaurant on the second floor offering fresh seafood from the Sea of ??Japan as well as the regional specialty, Iwami pork. At the market on the first floor you can buy Hamada brand items including many fish and processed goods. Various kinds of experience classes are also held.
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バイパス沿いにあり、利用後もバイパスに戻れる便利な場所。 駐車場も広く、車中泊と思しき車がたくさんいた。 ゆうひパークの名の通り夕日が綺麗らしいが、訪問が夜だったので夕日どころか海が見えるのかすら確認できなかった。 新しいようで、設備も綺麗。
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- Shimane Aquas Aquarium
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Shimane Pref. Hamadashi Kushirochou 1117-2
- One of the largest aquariums in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions, Aquas is the only aquarium in western Japan where you can see belugas. The aquarium has exhibits some 10 thousand creatures spanning around 400 species, including a penguin exhibit housing four species of penguins, a giant aquarium exhibit focusing on the sharks which appear in the myths of Shimane, an exhibit featuring the flying fish which are the official fish of Shimane Prefecture, and more. The aquarium’s earless seal and sea lion shows are also popular.
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- Hamada Children's Museum of Art
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4.59 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."
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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。
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- Craft Kan in Koboku no mori
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3.54 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shimane Pref. Ochigunonanchou Yakami 7154-10
- This facility is located in the Koboku no Mori Park surrounded by nature and herbs. It is a tourist information center and also sells products made from the herbs grown in the park as well as popular sweets made in Onan Town and local crafts. It also offers classes to make your own original craft items and is a popular spot.
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石見町として出来た頃に来た以来から気に入った場所です。一番はラベンダーが咲いている頃でしょうが季節の花とか有って癒されます。訪問した時には松江市や三次市でコロナウイルスの感染者が増えていて施設とかは臨時休業していましたが庭園は良かったです。
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- Hanzake Nature Museum of Mizuho
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3.54 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shimane Pref. Ochigunonanchou Kamikamedani 475
- "This Japanese giant salamander museum is located an approximately 20-minute drive from the Oasa Interchange on the Hamada Expressway. It is also called ""hanzake"" in Shimane Prefecture and more commonly ""living fossils,"" the museum has a Japanese giant salamander breeding exhibit. Besides the large water tank where they are bred that is about five meters wide and reproduces the river in Onan-cho, there is a corner there you can learn about the behavior of the giant salamander by experiencing their smell and other things. In addition, it is also a facility where you can learn about the rich nature of Onan-cho. In addition, they also sell cute souvenirs of Japanese giant salamander figurines."
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島根県ではオオサンショウウオのことを「ハンザケ」と呼んでいるそうです。今年9月に生まれたばかりの赤ちゃんから、30年前に動物園から譲り受けたお父さんまで、「3千万年前の化石と今の姿がほとんど変わっていない世界最大の両生類」を見ることができました。
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- Gozen-yu
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4.53 Reviews - Accommodations / Hot Spring
- Shimane Pref. Goutsushi Arifukuonsenchou 710
- Gozen-yu is a public baths facility located in Arifuku-onsen Town, Gotsu City. The baths are designed around a central hot spring from which the water gushes out like a fountain; with an external appearance resembling a Western-style building from the Taisho period in the early 20th century, Gozen-yu is a baths facility where visitors can enjoy relaxing amidst a retro ambience.
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入浴施設。湯にクセがなく、とても入りやすい。駐車場もすぐ近くにあり、とても便利。休日は少し混雑するが、平日は比較的空いているらしい。
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- Hamada Fish Ichiba
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- Shimane Hamada Haraicho 3050-46
- "Shimane and Yamaguchi prefectures are the main production areas for red mullet, and Hamada Fishing Port boasts one of the largest catches in Japan. 2021 (Sanin Hamada Port Public Market) will see the reopening of the ""Shimane Fish Center"" near Hamada Fishing Port as the ""Hamada Fish Market,"" offering fresh seafood. The market is attracting attention as a new tourist attraction."
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- Kinta Farm Berryne
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5.02 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Shimane Hamada Kanagicho Shichijo I735
- This tourist farm is a five-minute drive from Kanagi Smart Interchange off the Hamada Expressway. Run by the Chudenko Group's Berryne Inc., they offer strawberry and grape picking. Their greenhouses, embraced by verdant nature, are among the biggest in the prefecture. You can pick strawberries from January into May, and Pione grapes from late August to early October. The elevated strawberry planters are at eye-height for children, and grow a variety of strawberries like popular Benihoppe, low-acidity Akihime, and vitamin-C-rich Sachinoka. Picking is by reservation only for leisurely fruit fun.
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This farm offers pick-and-eat strawberries at 2000yen (adult) for 45 minutes. You will be given a small container to contain the fruits as you walk along to pick. At entrance of the greenhouse, you...
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- Iwami Tatamigaura Beach
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- Shimane Pref. Hamadashi Kokubuchou
- "This is ""Iwami Tatamigaura"" beach, a nationally designated Natural Monument, where visitors can walk along the rock formations from around 16 million years ago. It is a place where visitors can see rare sights such as the fossils of shells and whales and traces of nodules and magma. Free tours from a volunteer guide are available on Sundays and national holidays from March to June and September to November. "
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- Roadside Station Mizuho
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- Shimane Pref. Ochigunonanchou Shimotadokoro 260-3
- This roadside station is popular with people travelling from Hiroshima. The building is designed to look like an old-style sake brewery. Next door is a market selling 400 varieties of freshly caught local seafood and agriculture produce. In addition, the lunchbox of generous amounts of Iwami Beef, as well as the large dishes of sushi, are also popular.
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- Misumi Obirazakura
- Travel / Tourism
- Shimane Hamada Misumicho Yabara 1257 Tono
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- Mizuho Highland
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Shimane Pref. Ochigunonanchou Ichigi 6242-19
- This ski resort offers 14 courses and 5 attractions and is popular with both skiers and snowboarders. It is also popular for having daycare centers available on Saturdays and Sundays and public holidays and during the end and beginning of year holidays. There are also two play rooms for children under elementary school age where parents can let their children play safely. It is also open at nights.
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- Hamada Castle Ruins
- Travel / Tourism
- Shimane Hamada Tonomachi 123-10
- A five-minute drive from the Hamada Interchange on the Hamada Expressway and a 20-minute walk from JR Hamada Station. The ruins of Hamada Castle stand on a small, 70-meter-high hill. During the approximate 250 year span from when it was constructed in the early Edo period until it fell during a battle with the forces of Choshu Domain, the castle served as the main stronghold for the Hamada Domain government. Today, the stone base and walls of the castle still remain, and a park has been built around them. This park is also a popular cherry blossom viewing destination in spring. The site has been designated a Cultural Property by Shimane Prefecture and was also selected as Continued series of Japan's Top 100 Castles in 2017.
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- Iwami Adachi Museum
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4.01 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.
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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。
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- Iwami Seaside Park Anegahama Beach
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Shimane Hamada Kokubucho 1644-1
- This beach located inside a prefectural park is replete with an abundant array of facilities, including tennis courts, a campground, rentable cabins, and an auto camping ground, and here visitors can enjoy day camping and barbecuing near the sea. Cabins and auto camping sites must be reserved in advance, and reservations are open from the start of the month five months before the desired date of use. There are also a flower garden and family playground, and visitors can casually enjoy a variety of other outdoor activities in addition to playing in the ocean.
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- Yu-no-Machi Kagura Theater
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Shimane Pref. Goutsushi Arifukuonsenchou
- "This hot spring resort is in the retro spa town ""Arifuku Onsen"" and is where Iwami Kagura theater can be enjoyed. The informative commentary, and powerful, magnificent dance is popular. There is a stage on the first floor of a two-story wooden building that can accommodate 30 people. Because the seats and stage are so close you can enjoy the show up close. You don't want to miss this traditional art form performed by the local Kagura group."
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- Shimane Prefectural Iwami Seaside Park
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Shimane Hamada Kushirocho 1117-2
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- Gotsu Honmachi Iraka (I Ra Ka) Kaido
- Travel / Tourism
- Shimane Gotsu Honmachi
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- Iwa Taki Ji no Taki
- Travel / Tourism
- Shimane Gotsu Hazumicho Hongo 178-12
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