Shimane Hidden Gems
일본 신화의 발상지, 이즈모타이샤는 인연의 신을 모시며 매년 음력 10월엔 팔백만 신들이 이곳에 모인다고 전해진다. 마쓰에성은 현존하는 12개의 원형 천수각 중 하나이며, 아다치미술관의 일본 정원은 20년 연속 세계 1위 자리를 지키고 있다. 산인 지방 특유의 영적인 깊이는 전국에서도 드물다.
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Matsue Castle — Original Black Castle National Treasure
Matsue Castle (松江城) is one of Japan's 12 surviving original castles, built in 1611 and never destroyed by war or fire. T…
Lake Shinji Sunset — Ranked Top 100 Sunsets in Japan
Lake Shinji (宍道湖) is Japan's seventh-largest lake, famous for its spectacular sunsets ranked among the nation's top 100.…
Horikawa Moat Boat Ride — Roofed Boat Through Castle Town
Horikawa Sightseeing Boat (堀川めぐり) navigates the 3.7km moat surrounding Matsue Castle, passing under 16 bridges (some ext…
Matsue Wagashi Sweets — Tea Culture Capital
Matsue is ranked among Japan's top wagashi (和菓子, traditional Japanese sweets) cities, with per-capita wagashi consumptio…
Yuushien Garden — Floating Peony Paradise Island
Yuushien Garden (由志園) is a Japanese stroll garden on Daikonshima Island featuring 10,000+ peony flowers in a 40,000 m² l…
Tamatsukuri Onsen — 1,300-Year Beauty Hot Spring
Tamatsukuri Onsen (玉造温泉) is a 1,300-year-old hot spring resort famous for beautifying waters rich in sulfate and chlorid…
Lafcadio Hearn Residence — Ghost Story Writer's Home
Lafcadio Hearn (小泉八雲, Koizumi Yakumo, 1850–1904) was a Greek-Irish writer who moved to Japan in 1890, married a samurai'…