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  • Tebikigaoka Park, Kazenoko Gakushukan
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    4.5
    4 Reviews
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    Shimane Izumo-shi Takicho Kuchitagi 458-1
    Tebikigaoka Park is located about five kilometers west of Roadside Station Kirara Taki on National Route 9. Overlooking the Sea of Japan, there is a roller slide, athletic equipment, and a kids' play area. The community park is crowded with many families on weekends. The adjacent Kazenoko Learning Center was built in conjunction with the introduction of wind power generation to Taki Town. They hold various experiential programs that appeal to everyone from kids to adults including hand crafting workshops and nature walks.

    国道９号線をＪＲ駅の横から上がった小高い丘の上に公園が有りました。何の気なしに大田からの仕事帰りに初めて寄ってみました。日本海の眺めが良かったです。

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  • Iwami Ginzan Park
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    Shimane Oda-shi Omoricho
    This park is at the entrance of the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine World Heritage. It has conveniences such as a gift shop, rest room, and parking lot. It features a model of the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine.
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  • Shimane Prefectural Manyo Park
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    Shimane Pref. Masudashi Takatsuchou I 2402-1
    This park is located in Takatsu-cho, Masuda City. There is a botanical garden, open lawn space and walking course on the large premises full of nature, and it is a facility both children and adults can enjoy all day long. There are 14 sites in the park's automobile campground, and each site has one parking lot. There are sinks and outdoor stoves at each site. They also rent out six-person tents, sleeping bags, gas lanterns, tables and chairs. Pets are allowed, but must be kept on leashes.
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  • Shirakata Park
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    Shimane Matsue-shi Nadamachi
    A long, narrow park situated along Lake Shinji. Park highlights include the Aoyagi Tower Lantern, a famous sight in Matsue which once served as a lighthouse marking the entrance of a cove; and a bust of Gentan Kayo, a heroic woman who saved Matsue Domain. There is also a walking path and a large grass multipurpose field on the east side. The park is famous for its beautiful sunsets and visitors can take in the site of the sun setting on Lake Shinji amidst the tower lantern and pine trees planted throughout the park, as well as the nightscape reflecting off the lake after the sun has gone down.
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  • Yasugi Park (Shanichi Park)
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    Shimane Yasugi-shi Yasugicho
    A park on a hill southwest of Yasugi Station, about five minutes from Yasugi Interchange. It is one of the most famous cherry blossom viewing spots in the prefecture, with about 450 Yoshino cherry trees throughout the park. They bloom from late March to early April. The park hosts an early April Cherry Blossom Festival as well as an event related to Watanabe Oito who popularized Yasugi-bushi, a famous Yasugi folk song. The blossoms are illuminated with paper lanterns in the evening during the cherry blossom festival, creating a magical ambience. It's also a well-known place for viewing azaleas in bloom and the colorful foliage of autumn.
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  • Washibara Park
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    Shimane Kanoashi-gun Tsuwanocho Washibara
    A park known for hosting Tsuwano yabusame horseback archery. The entire precincts of Washibara Hachimangu Shrine, which tradition says was established during the Kamakura period, is generally called Washibara Park. The riding ground where the thrilling ceremony is held is one of the oldest existing horseback archery grounds in Japan. It is said to be an imitation of Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura, and an event held on the second Sunday of April attracts many spectators who come to view picture scrolls from that period. It is also a popular spot for cherry blossom viewing, and the sight of the cherry trees around the riding ground is sublime.
  • Honozan Park
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    Shimane Izumo-shi Taishacho Kizukikita 3072-1
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  • Nishidani Burial Mound Park, Izumo Yayoinomori Museum
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    Shimane Izumo-shi Otsucho 2760
    A group of tombs about ten minutes by car from JR Izumoshi Station. Created between the Yayoi and Kofun periods, the Nishidani Burial Mounds are now administered as a park. There is a great concentration of tombs in the area between Hii and Kando rivers. The rectangular burial mounds with four outward protruding corners are said to be the largest in Japan and are known nationally for being the tombs of ancient Izumo's elite. The slopes of all six mounds are covered with stones and they are surrounded by stone paving and rows of rocks. The inside of the No. 2 Tomb where glass bracelets and funerary pottery have been unearthed can be viewed anytime except during the New Year's holiday.
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  • Hikawa Park
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    Shimane Izumo-shi Hikawacho Naoe 3864-2
    A park approximately eight minutes from Hikawa Interchange on the San'in Expressway. It's in a quiet residential area and is fully equipped with a baseball field, tennis courts, a multipurpose zone, and more. It is a well-known azalea viewing spot with about 20,000 of them around the spacious garden. An azalea festival is held in early May, which is the best time to see them in bloom. There are lots of events and activities that children can enjoy, such as a local junior high school brass band performance, a building block competition, and a ping pong tournament. They begin turning on the paper covered lanterns in the evening from mid-April, offering a magical ambiance you won't get during the day.
  • Izumo Tamatsukuri Historical Park
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    Shimane Matsue-shi Tamayucho Tamatsukuri 85-8
    This historic park is located at the foot of 200-meter high Mt. Kasen. Pit-type dwellings, cone-shaped shelters, and pedestals indicating the location of workshops are scattered throughout the vast site of about 2.8 hectares. The entire area of Tamatsukuri Onsen has been actively used for making beads such as magatama and tube beads since ancient times. It is said that there were once nearly 50 bead-making villages in the Miyagaki area. In an excavation survey conducted in 1969, tens of thousands of relics were found, such as other rough stones, unfinished beads, whetstones and iron drills for making holes in bead-making workshops. It is also a recreation area with a children's area and tennis court, and it is filled with many families on holidays.
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  • Kofun no Oka Kososhi Park
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    Shimane Matsue-shi Kososhi 562-1
    This historical site is located in the hilly area on the north shore of Lake Shinji. It displays rectangular-shaped kofun ancient tombs said to have been built at the end of the fifth century, and replicas of some ironware and Sue pottery found inside the tombs. The tombs discovered during the construction of a residential area in 1985 had many head-sized roofing stones stuck on the top and sides, and it is said that those with a lot of power were buried there because the two-tiered tombs had a vast number of cylindrical haniwa clay images arranged on top. Currently, there is an open-air exhibition plaza introducing the history of Lake Shinji and Lake Nakaumi and a covered outdoor stage, and various events such as outdoor learning activities and lectures are held.
  • Chidori Minami Park
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    Shimane Matsue-shi Chidoricho
    "This lakeside park is located in front of Matsue Lake Shinji Onsen. In the park located along the north shore of Lake Shinji, there is a statue of ""Hoichi the Earless,"" written by the great writer of the Meiji period Yakumo Koizumi, monument with a haiku by Seishi Yamaguchi from Kyoto Prefecture, and monument inscribed with the poem ""Shirauo"" (white fish) by Shungetu Ikuta from the Taisho period (1912-1926). From the park with its green grass and pine forest, it is possible to look out over all of Lake Shinji. There is a promenade in the park, and you can spend a relaxing time while experience the atmosphere of Matsue, the city of water, loved by many writers."
  • Kishi Park
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    Shimane Matsue-shi Sodeshicho 4-1
    "This water park stretches out in front of the Shimane Art Museum. The lawn-centered park is widely known as a spot to watch the sunset over Lake Shinji, which was selected as one of the Japan Sunset Best 100. The setting sun, the museum's modern architectural style and the museum's outdoor art gallery are the best examples of Matsue's spectacular scenery. At dusk, the whole area is enveloped in a relaxing atmosphere. You can find ""Lake Shinji rabbits"" in the park, and it is said to bring you happiness if you gently touch the second rabbit from the lake."
  • Tawayama Ruins Park
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    Shimane Matsue-shi Noshiracho 32-3
    "This historic landmark park is adjacent to Matsue City Hospital. The wide-open space houses recreated dugout shelters and pit-dwellings. Archaeologists discovered the remains of over 20 shelters in this area, called ""Matsue's Navel."" A triple-trench goes around the peak of the hill, and in the center, there are raised-floor houses with nine pillars. The other buildings lined up around the outside of the dried moat have a very unusual design, and create a unique sight for Japan. Experts believe they date back to the early- to middle late-Yayoi period. There are well-maintained trails along the ruins, and you can easily climb to the peak for a view of Lake Shinji and Matsue city."
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  • Gohonmatsu Park
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    Shimane Matsue-shi Mihonosekicho Mihonoseki
    This park is on a moderately high 100-130 meter above sea level park. The name comes from five pine trees that were once used as landmarks for ships. The current pines are the third generation of trees here. One of the trees was cut down by order of the domain lord, and this became the basis for the folk song Seki no Gohonmatsu (The barrier of five pine trees). There is a region planted with about 5,000 azaleas, making this one of the prefecture's leading such spots. The blooming season most years is from late April through early May. The azaleas in full bloom against the backdrop of Miho bay to the south, Yumigahama beach, and Nakaumi lake is a sight to behold.
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  • Izumo City Office Yakumo Kazaana Park
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    4.0
    14 Reviews
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    Shimane Izumo-shi Sadacho Azabara 1671-1

    事前情報の確認不足で、建物の中の見学中止になっているのを知らずに行ってしまったので、メインの部分を観光できていません。 建物横にちょっとした窪みがあり、その場所がとても不思議。 岩の隙間から冷風が吹き出てとても心地よいです。 ただ、時間が経過すると逆に寒くなってきます。 どのような仕組みなのか分かりませんが貴重な体験をさせてもらいました。 次回は、コロナの影響で入れなかった場所も見てみたいと思いま...

  • Civic Center Park
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
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    Shimane Gotsu-shi Gotsucho 1016-40

    総合病院、総合福祉センター、バスターミナルなどの施設が集約されたエリアの真ん中に整備された公園です。景観が美しく、青空が似合う公園です。背景となる建物の赤瓦と緑のコントラストがとても美しく絵になる光景と思っています。この光景を見て、しばし時間が経過するのを忘れてしまいます。

  • Shutsusai Sanbonmatsu Natural Park
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    Shimane Izumo-shi Hikawacho Shussai
  • Banryuko Prefectural Natural Park
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    Shimane Masuda-shi Takatsucho
  • Ichinotani Park (Shimane)
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    Shimane Izumo-shi Imaichicho 2010-1
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What Shimane prefecture lacks in size and population, it makes up for in scenery and ancient mythology. Izumo-taisha, in the middle of the prefecture, is said to be Japan’s oldest Shinto shrine, where stories that delve into the creation of the Japanese race have been passed down over centuries. The 180 Oki Islands, a 40-minute ferry ride north of Sakaiminato, offer an undiscovered paradise well off the beaten track.

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