Culture Tsuwano Castle Ruins Denes Perlaky Tsuwano Castle ruins sit on top of a mountain, surrounded with the castle town of Tsuwano and the winding river. While only stone..
Museums Nima Sand Museum Kim Bergström Shimane's Nima Sand Museum lays claim to being the home of the world's largest hourglass - it takes a full year from the..
Historical Sotohama Beach Rory Jackson A swimming beach with iron sands amongst the rocky coastline of nishinoshima.
Culture Washibara Hachimangu Shrine Denes Perlaky Washibara Hachimangu, the shrine with the only remaining purpose built horse archery grounds in Japan.
Culture A Wagashi Adventure in Matsue Lester Goh The city of Matsue in Shimane Prefecture is famous for its wagashi, a traditional Japanese sweet. If you are visiting Shimane, be..
10 Historical Iwami Ginzan's Omori-cho Sandra Isaka The town of Omori is one of Japan's least known treasures. Hidden in Shimane Prefecture and rarely visited, it is now part of..
Museums Nishinoshima Part of Oki Islands Nicola Jones Nishinoshima is not a small, round, flat island, so you will need to do a little planning if you want to make the most of your time..
9 Gardens & Parks Glimpses of Adachi Museum of Art Selena Hoy Sprawling classical garden with extensive art museum featuring nihon-ga, ceramics