島根県 · Chugoku Region

Shimane Hidden Gems

7 spots

Horikawa Moat Boat Ride — Roofed Boat Through Castle Town
Shimane· Matsue

Horikawa Moat Boat Ride — Roofed Boat Through Castle Town

Horikawa Sightseeing Boat (堀川めぐり) navigates the 3.7km moat surrounding Matsue Castle, passing under 16 bridges (some ext…

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Updated Jun 2026
Lake Shinji Sunset — Ranked Top 100 Sunsets in Japan
Shimane· Matsue

Lake Shinji Sunset — Ranked Top 100 Sunsets in Japan

Lake Shinji (宍道湖) is Japan's seventh-largest lake, famous for its spectacular sunsets ranked among the nation's top 100.…

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Updated Jun 2026
Matsue Castle — Original Black Castle National Treasure
Shimane· Matsue

Matsue Castle — Original Black Castle National Treasure

Matsue Castle (松江城) is one of Japan's 12 surviving original castles, built in 1611 and never destroyed by war or fire. T…

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Updated Jun 2026
Matsue Wagashi Sweets — Tea Culture Capital
Shimane· Matsue

Matsue Wagashi Sweets — Tea Culture Capital

Matsue is ranked among Japan's top wagashi (和菓子, traditional Japanese sweets) cities, with per-capita wagashi consumptio…

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Updated Jun 2026
Yuushien Garden — Floating Peony Paradise Island
Shimane· Matsue

Yuushien Garden — Floating Peony Paradise Island

Yuushien Garden (由志園) is a Japanese stroll garden on Daikonshima Island featuring 10,000+ peony flowers in a 40,000 m² l…

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Updated Jun 2026
Tamatsukuri Onsen — 1,300-Year Beauty Hot Spring
Shimane· Matsue

Tamatsukuri Onsen — 1,300-Year Beauty Hot Spring

Tamatsukuri Onsen (玉造温泉) is a 1,300-year-old hot spring resort famous for beautifying waters rich in sulfate and chlorid…

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Updated Jun 2026
Lafcadio Hearn Residence — Ghost Story Writer's Home
Shimane· Matsue

Lafcadio Hearn Residence — Ghost Story Writer's Home

Lafcadio Hearn (小泉八雲, Koizumi Yakumo, 1850–1904) was a Greek-Irish writer who moved to Japan in 1890, married a samurai'…

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Updated Jun 2026