8 Culture Tottori Sand Museum in 2025: A Celebration of Japan Dermot Killoran Here you can see lifelike works of sculptured art in sand featuring historical or contemporary vignettes set to the theme cho...
Culture Rubber Necking At Tachikue Gorge Arlene Bastion At Tachikue Gorge, rock formations are each differently sculpted, competing with ancient overhanging forests and religious ji...
Culture Matsue Water Light Road 2026 Kim Bergström Now in its 20th year, the Matsue Water Light Road event brings a variety of beautiful illuminations to Shimane's capital. Var...
Activities Higashi Sanbin Flower Valley Poppy Festival Kim Bergström Each year in June, the Higashi Sanbin Flower Valley in Shimane is filled with beautiful poppies in shades of red, pink, and w...
Transportation Yasugi Station Kim Bergström Yasugi Station is located on the Sanin Main Line in Shimane, around 15 minutes from the prefectural capital of Matsue. The st...
Activities Higashi Sanbin Flower Valley Cosmos Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Each year in October, the Higashi Sanbin Flower Valley in Shimane is filled with around 600,000 colorful cosmos flowers, cov...
Activities Sakura Season at Matsue Castle Park Kim Bergström Designated as one of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Tree viewing spots, Matsue Castle Park is a delight during spring. Around 200 sak...
Culture 72nd Japanese Traditional Crafts Exhibition 2026 Kim Bergström The Japanese Traditional Crafts Exhibition has been held every year since 1954 with the intent of protecting and nurturing ex...
Activities The Greens of Shimane Kim Bergström When I visited Shimane in May a couple of years back, right before the rainy season, I was amazed at just how many shades of ...
Culture Matsue's Kounkaku Kim Bergström 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...
