An Illustrated Japan / Chugoku / Shimane

Famous Views

The sights a prefecture is known for — the ones on the postcards, and a few that should be.

Inasa no Hama

稲佐の浜

Izumo Hinomisaki Lighthouse

出雲日御碕灯台

Shinji Lake

宍道湖

Kokka Coast (Maten-ga Cliff)

国賀海岸（摩天崖）

Rosoku Island

ローソク島

Adachi Museum of Art Japanese Garden

足立美術館の日本庭園

Yushien Garden

由志園

Oni no Shita-furi Gorge

鬼の舌震

Koto-ga-hama Beach

琴ヶ浜

Dankyo Falls

壇鏡の滝

Townscape & Scenery

Streets, harbours, hillsides: the places that give a prefecture its face.

Matsue Castle and Horikawa Boat Tour

松江城と堀川めぐり

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine

石見銀山

Japanese Garden at the Adachi Museum of Art

足立美術館の日本庭園

Tsuwano Townscape

津和野の街並み

Oki Islands

隠岐諸島

Sunset at Lake Shinji

宍道湖の夕日

Inasa Beach (Inasa-no-Hama)

稲佐の浜

Hinomisaki Lighthouse and Dramatic Cliffs

出雲日御碕灯台と断崖絶壁

Yushien Garden

由志園

Mihonoseki Blue Stone-Paved Street

美保関の青石畳の通り

Culture & Tradition

Crafts, festivals, temples and the traditions still practised today.

Izumo Taisha (Izumo Grand Shrine)

出雲大社と神在月

Iwami Kagura

石見神楽

Sekishu Washi

石州和紙

Matsue Tea Ceremony and Wagashi

松江の茶の湯と和菓子

Sagi-mai (Heron Dance)

鷺舞(さぎまい)

Tatara Ironmaking

たたら製鉄

Mirror Pond Fortune-telling at Yaegaki Shrine

八重垣神社の鏡の池占い

Yasugi-bushi and Dojo-sukui (Loach-Scooping Dance)

安来節とどじょうすくい

Oki Ushitsuki (Traditional Bullfighting)

隠岐の牛突き

Sake Brewing in Izumo

出雲の日本酒造り

Life & Daily

Food, bathhouses, morning routines — what an ordinary day tastes like.

Izumo Soba

出雲そば

Onsen and Ryokan Experience

温泉と旅館体験

Lake Shinji Shijimi Miso Soup

宍道湖のしじみ汁

Matsuba Crab and Seafood

松葉ガニと海鮮

Shimane Wagyu

島根和牛

Zenzai (sweet azuki bean soup)

ぜんざい

Ichibata Electric Railway (local line)

ローカル線「一畑電車」

Akaten (red fish cake)

赤てん

Botebote Tea

ぼてぼて茶

Yaki Saba (Grilled Mackerel)

焼きサバ