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 chosen..
Culture Yabusame Horse Archery Tsuwano 2026 Early Apr Yabusame is a horse archery festival in Tsuwano, held on the second Sunday of April every year. The horse archery ground in Tsuwano..
Culture Matsue Water Light Road 2025 Sep 27th - Oct 19th Now in its 20th year, the Matsue Water Light Road event brings a variety of beautiful illuminations to Shimane's capital. Various..
Culture Night Kagura - Theatre For the Gods 2025 Early Aug - Late Sep Night Kagura, is a dance theater for the entertainment of thee gods. Watching it in the illuminated Inari Shrine was a beautiful..
Culture Adachi Museum of Art Adachi is in the rural area of Yasugi, tucked away between the dramatic Shimane Mountains in a long, flat valley. The Adachi Art Museum was founde..
Arts & Crafts Adachi Museum of Art and Yuushien Gardens Shauntoniqua Clayton Adachi Museum of Art is a must-see for any Japanese garden connoisseur and such people would do well to find themselves visiti..
Culture Izumo Taisha Shrine The Great Shrine of Izumo Taisha, also known by its official name, Izumo Oyashiro, is located in the city of Izumo on the western edge of the Shimane..
Culture En-musubi in the Izumo Region Featured Izumo Taisha, or Izumo Grand Shrine, is one of the most famous and most significant Shinto shrines in Japan. Though the date of..
