Gardens & Parks Enjoy the Edo Period in Modern Matsue Featured Matsue Castle is the centerpiece of Matsue's well-preserved castle town. Sail around the castle's moats as if it were still..
Culture Exploring Shimane Prefecture Mandy Bartok Discover the top things to do in Shimane, little-visited but full of gems like Izumo-taisha, Matsue Castle, and Adachi Museum of..
Culture Morijuku Art Museum Denes Perlaky The Morijuku Art Museum has an exhibition that features a local painter's work about Tsuwano. However, the building itself is..
10 Culture Sunset Over Lake Shinji Avery Choi The sublime sunset at Lake Shinji in Matsue, Shimane, is a masterpiece of the nature. The locals call it the "Colours of Shimane"...
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..
Culture Matsue's Kounkaku Kim Matsue's Kounkaku was built to entertain the Emperor of Japan in the early 1900s. Since then, it's been a venue for events..
Historical Step into the Homelife of Samurai Featured Walking along Shiomi-nawate street, the traditionally walled houses create and Edo period atmosphere. A finely preserved samurai..
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..