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島根県 · Regional selections

Mizuwakasu Shrine

隠岐

The first shrine of Oki province, in Okinoshima, a leading shrine since the Heian period.

島根県 · Regional selections

Michino-eki Muikaichi Onsen

益田・津和野

A roadside station in Yoshika, with a farm products hall, a hot spring and lodging.

島根県 · Regional selections

Nakamura Campground Sazae-mura

隠岐

A campsite in Okinoshima with pitches for 50 tents and a dining room.

島根県 · Regional selections

Chihara Onsen

大田・石見銀山

A hot spring in Misato, a cure bath where the water rises through the floor of the tub.

島根県 · Regional selections

Tsuwano Washibara Hachimangu Yabusame Ritual

益田・津和野

A rite at Washihara Hachimangu in Tsuwano. Its horse ground is an important cultural property.

島根県 · Regional selections

Gensukebashira Monument

松江・安来

A stone monument in Matsue, raised in 1939 for the repose of Gensuke, said to have been the human pillar of the Matsue great bridge.

島根県 · Regional selections

安野光雅美術館

益田・津和野

A museum in Tsuwano holding the work of the painter Mitsumasa Anno, who came from the town.

島根県 · Regional selections

Ara Essa Roadside Station

松江・安来

A roadside station in Yasugi on National Route 9, with an eating house in an old farmhouse.

島根県 · Regional selections

Shimane Local Products and Tourism Center

松江・安来

A products hall beside Matsue Castle, dealing in the prefecture's sweets and crafts.

島根県 · Regional selections

国賀海岸

隠岐

A shore in Nishinoshima, part of a UNESCO Global Geopark, with high sea cliffs.

島根県 · Regional selections

Gessho Temple Hydrangeas

松江・安来

Hydrangeas at Gesshoji in Matsue, colouring the grounds in the rainy season.

岡山県 · Regional selections

倉敷美観地区

備中・倉敷・高梁・新見

A quarter along the Kurashiki canal, with white-walled storehouses and willows. An Edo-period townscape survives.

岡山県 · Regional selections

蒜山高原

美作・津山・蒜山

Uplands in Maniwa, known for grazing Jersey cattle — a leading upland resort in western Japan.

岡山県 · Regional selections

Kurashiki Denim Street

備中・倉敷・高梁・新見

A street in the Kurashiki Bikan quarter dealing in denim, in the birthplace of Japanese-made jeans.

岡山県 · Regional selections

Maki-do

備中・倉敷・高梁・新見

A limestone cave about 450 metres long in Niimi, said to have been named by Tekkan and Akiko Yosano.

岡山県 · Regional selections

Mount Kinojo (Kinojo Castle)

備中・倉敷・高梁・新見

The site of an ancient mountain fortress in Soja. One of Japan's hundred fine castles, though no history records it.

岡山県 · Regional selections

Shichifukumaru

備中・倉敷・高梁・新見

Octopus-pot fishing at Shimotsui in Kurashiki, watching the fishermen at work close up.

岡山県 · Regional selections

Kuroshima Venus Road

備前・岡山・瀬戸内

An island off Ushimado in Setouchi. At low tide a path of sand appears, joining three islands.

岡山県 · Regional selections

岡山後楽園

備前・岡山・瀬戸内

The great garden of Tsunamasa Ikeda, lord of the Okayama domain, counted among Japan's three finest gardens.

岡山県 · Regional selections

Kojima Jeans Street

備中・倉敷・高梁・新見

About 400 metres of street at Kojima in Kurashiki, lined with the shops of local jeans makers.

岡山県 · Regional selections

大原美術館

備中・倉敷・高梁・新見

Japan's first private museum centred on Western painting, opened in 1930 by the industrialist Magosaburo Ohara.

岡山県 · Regional selections

吹屋ふるさと村

備中・倉敷・高梁・新見

A townscape in Takahashi that prospered on bengara pigment, with red Sekishu tiles and red walls.

岡山県 · Regional selections

Samahara Shrine

美作・津山・蒜山

A shrine at Kamo in Tsuyama, held to be the origin of the Samuhara Shrine in Osaka.

岡山県 · Regional selections

吉備津神社

備前・岡山・瀬戸内

A shrine in Okayama honouring Kibitsuhiko, the origin of the Momotaro legend, with a long corridor.