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島根県 · Regional selections

太皷谷稲成神社

益田・津和野

A shrine in Tsuwano, its approach to the castle hill lined with about 1,000 torii.

島根県 · Regional selections

Hikawa Bijin-no-yu

出雲

A day-use hot spring in Izumo, at Yunokawa Onsen, one of Japan's three finest waters for the skin.

島根県 · Regional selections

Tsuwano Castle Ruins

益田・津和野

A castle site on a summit 362 metres high, looking down on the streets of Tsuwano.

島根県 · Regional selections

熊野大社

松江・安来

A shrine in Matsue, counted with Izumo Taisha among the great shrines of Izumo province.

島根県 · Regional selections

Izumo Hinomisaki Lighthouse

出雲

A lighthouse at Hinomisaki in Izumo, the tallest stone lighthouse in Japan.

島根県 · Regional selections

Hanamomo, the Village Closest to Heaven

邑智

Flowering peaches planted in the Kawasumi hamlet of Onan, put in year after year by residents on fallow land.

島根県 · Regional selections

島根県立美術館

松江・安来

A museum on the shore of Lake Shinji, which stays open until the hour of the sunset.

島根県 · Regional selections

Ryuzu Falls

雲南・奥出雲・飯南

A waterfall in Unnan that can be seen from behind.

島根県 · Regional selections

Matsue Castle

松江・安来

One of the twelve surviving castle keeps, named a national treasure in 2015.

島根県 · Regional selections

Matsue Vogel Park

松江・安来

A flower and bird theme park in Matsue, with greenhouses on a hill above Lake Shinji.

島根県 · Regional selections

Matsue Horikawa Sightseeing Boat

島根県内（公式ページで所在地確認）

A 50-minute boat around the moats of Matsue Castle. The roof lowers to pass beneath the low bridges.

島根県 · Regional selections

Yumachi Kiln

松江・安来

A kiln in Matsue, making dishes for frying eggs among other things.

島根県 · Regional selections

Mihonoseki Lighthouse

隠岐

A lighthouse at the eastern tip of the Shimane peninsula, completed in 1898, looking over the Sea of Japan.

島根県 · Regional selections

須佐神社

出雲

A shrine in Izumo honouring Susanoo, with a great cedar in its grounds.

島根県 · Regional selections

Izumo Enmusubi Airport

出雲

The airport in Izumo, with buses to Matsue and Izumo.

島根県 · Regional selections

Oni-no-shitaburi

雲南・奥出雲・飯南

A gorge about 2.3 kilometres long in Okuizumo, cut through rock by a swift river.

島根県 · Regional selections

小泉八雲記念館

松江・安来

A museum in Matsue on Lafcadio Hearn, who lived here.

島根県 · Regional selections

Rosoku-jima

隠岐

A small island off Okinoshima. The setting sun lines up beyond a 20-metre rock.

島根県 · Regional selections

Iwami Onsen Kiri-no-yu

邑智

A hot spring in Onan, with baths using herbs it grows itself.

島根県 · Regional selections

Mimata Onsen Kokumin Hoyo Center

浜田・江津

A hot-spring facility in Hamada, closed on 31 March 2026.

島根県 · Regional selections

島根県立古代出雲歴史博物館

出雲

A museum in Izumo, closed for refitting since April 2025 and due to reopen in October 2026.

島根県 · Regional selections

菅谷たたら山内

雲南・奥出雲・飯南

The remains of a tatara ironworking settlement in Unnan, with the furnace house and row houses still standing.

島根県 · Regional selections

奥出雲たたらと刀剣館

雲南・奥出雲・飯南

A museum in Okuizumo on the history of tatara ironmaking and the Japanese sword.

島根県 · Regional selections

Tsuwano Tonomachi-dori

益田・津和野

A street in Tsuwano, with the white walls of samurai houses and carp swimming in the channel.