Culture
My trip to Izumo and Japan was tied completely to a personal matter. Not visiting as a tourist. Nor planning a leisurely trip...
Matsue is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture, with a population of around 200,000, and there are many reasons for the vis...
Have you ever heard of Shimane Prefecture? Probably not…That’s what most people say, not just travelers from overseas, but pe...
Tsuwano (津和野) is a castle town nestled in a valley in western Shimane prefecture, bordering Yamaguchi. Tsuwano's town cent...
Yabusame is a horse archery festival in Tsuwano, held on the second Sunday of April every year. The horse archery ground in T...
Each year in June, the Higashi Sanbin Flower Valley in Shimane is filled with beautiful poppies in shades of red, pink, and w...
The Heron dance is a longstanding tradition in Tsuwano, protecting people from illnesses since about 400 years ago. The white...
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What is comfort food like in the Oki Islands? The freshest seafood you can get, which includes the prized turban shell, known...
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Beautifully marbled beef richer than its commercial counterparts in monosaturated fats, omega-3, and omega-6 fatty acids and ...
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Of the many places we visited in the Oki Islands, Nishinoshima is home to one of the most memorable travel experiences I've h...
Located in the Mihonoseki Harbour on the Northern tip of Shimane Peninsula, Fukuma-kan is a ryokan offering magnificent views...
The Oki Seaside Hotel Tsurumaru is an ocean front complex with its own yacht harbor. Nearly every room faces the ocean and th...
Matsue's Kounkaku was built to entertain the Emperor of Japan in the early 1900s. Since then, it's been a venue for events ho...
The Izumo Enmusubi Airport is conveniently located in close proximity to the cultural centers of Izumo and Matsue in Shimane.
Shimane's Nima Sand Museum lays claim to being the home of the world's largest hourglass - it takes a full year from the sand...