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  • Meyona Shingu
    Travel / Tourism
    Shimane Matsue-shi Tamayucho Tamatsukuri 325
    "This is the only workshop in Japan that still presents magatama beads to the Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine, and it was founded in an area known for bead-making that became the set for myths. The workshop continues to make ""Izumo magatama"" used when the ""Izumo Kokuzo"" of the Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine would conduct rituals at the imperial palace for new emperors. It is in the country's leading production area for beads that has produced large quantities of magatama and beads since ancient times. The mysterious shape and deep, beautiful color still fascinate people, and make them feel like they have a mysterious spiritual power. ""Yasakani no Magatama"" is one of the three types of sacred treasures that mark the succession of the throne, along with the ""Yata no Kagami"" mirror and ""Kusanagi"" sword."
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  • Izumo Tamatsukuri Museum
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    Shimane Matsue-shi Tamayucho Tamatsukuri 99-3
    This is the central facility of Izumo Tamatsukuri Historic Park, where many workshops for making magatama and tube beads have been excavated throughout a vast site of about 2.8 hectares. It is the only museum in Japan that introduces the art and history of ancient bead-making. There is a permanent exhibition on ancient Izumo bead-making, displays on modern Izumo agate work, as well as of tools and products with agate work that was done until the Taisho (1912-1926) and Showa (1926-1989) periods. There is also an exhibition of Fujina ware, which has been popular in this area since the middle of the Edo period, and you can see the warm yellow glaze of the works.
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  • Unzengama
    Travel / Tourism
    Shimane Matsue-shi Tamayucho Fujina 428-8
    "This pottery kiln with a history of nearly 250 years began as an old kiln for the Matsue clan in the Edo period (1603-1868). It is located about a four-minute drive from JR Nogi Station, and continues to produce traditional Fujina ware and pottery with modern designs that blend in with modern life. It once worked on tea utensils favored by Fumai-ko, the clan leader who was a master of the tea ceremony. Because he liked replicas of masterpieces of the time, they are characterized by having a delicate and elegant appearance reminiscent of Kyoto. In recent years, the kiln has been working on things such as warm and gentle blue containers using Izumo celadon and ""namakoyu"" glazing, as well as containers with exotic patterns."
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  • Rihaku Sake Brewery
    Travel / Tourism
    Shimane Matsue-shi Ishibashicho 335
    This brewery is located in the castle town of Matsue, rich in water and greenery. Since its establishment in 1882, the brewery has passed on the tradition of sake brewing, which appears in the Legend of Izumo, and continues to brew gentle and mellow sake loved around the world. Their representative brand of sake, Li Bai, was named by Reijiro Wakatsuki, a native of Matsue City who served twice as Prime Minister. It is named after the Tang dynasty poet Li Bai, who was said to have written a hundred poems after drinking a lot of wine. Li Bai, with its moderate flavor and aroma, is loved in Japan and other countries around the world because it is very well balanced as a sake drunk during meals.
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  • Nakaura Honpo (Shamine Matsue Store)
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    Shimane Matsue-shi Asahimachi 472-2 JR Matsue Sta. Konai
    "This souvenir shop is located inside Shamine Matsue, a commercial facility directly connected to Matsue Station. The shop sells many San'in regional specialties, including the San'in confectionery Dojo Sukui Manju that have comical faces. Created in 1967, the Dojo Sukui Manju are gentle-tasting manju buns made to resemble masks from the ""Dojo Sukui Dance"" and blue polka-dot patterned tenugui (hand towels). In addition to white bean paste characterized by its slight sweetness, there is a rich variety of items such as matcha bean paste, chocolate bean paste and strawberry bean paste. Their shijimi clams that use clams from Lake Shinji and dried flying fish characterized by a crisp and sweet taste are also popular items."
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  • Meno Shop Kawashima
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Shimane Matsue-shi Tonomachi 193
    This shop just in front of Matsue castle specializes in agate crafts. Founded in 1877, they specialize in creating Magatama stones, small comma-shaped traditional charms, made from the increasingly rare Izumo-mined blue agate (also jasper or Izumo stone). Their original magatama designs are based on ancient patterns and created with long, painstaking care. The thickness, curve, and polished texture are all obsessively worked to create a unique finished form. Their deeply blue stones are made with all the pride of the Sanin region's oldest stone shop.

    店構えがいかにも高級な感じがする勾玉やメノウを扱っているお店です。でも入ってみると、ストラップなど若者向けの製品もあったりして、カジュアルと高級品の両方ありますので、結構楽しめます。

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  • Notsu Meno Main Shop
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    5.0
    1 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Shimane Matsue-shi Tonomachi 407
    This agate craft and natural mineral shop was founded in 1921. This region is filled with the atmosphere of Izumo myths, and has carried on the tradition of making sacred magatama stones since ages past. Magatama stones are mysterious objects of worship, dating back to the distant past and said to resemble both a sprouting seed, and a human fetus. Today, they are often worn in a prayer for health, emotional stability, and recovery from illness. The attached workshop offers classes on making your own original bracelet or phone strap (reservations required). You can also reserve a tour to observe their own workshop where they use traditional skills to make these mystical stones.

    めのうが主体であるものの、それ以外の石も扱っています。ブレスレットなどはその場で石を選んで作ることもできます。店員さんの優しいアドバイスもあり、自分の気に入った一品を見つけることができると思います。松江で石を探すならここが一番だと思います。

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  • Tawayama Ruins Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    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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  • Ryukei-do Cave (No. 2 Lava Tunnel)
    Travel / Tourism
    Shimane Matsue-shi Yatsukacho Terazu
  • Gohonmatsu Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    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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  • Aoishidatami Street
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    Shimane Matsue-shi Mihonosekicho Mihonoseki
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  • Heart Stone
    Travel / Tourism
    Shimane Matsue-shi
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  • Hirose-gasuri Indigo Dye Workshop
    Travel / Tourism
    Shimane Matsue-shi Kitahoricho 322
    This indigo dyeing workshop carries on the tradition of Hirose Gasuri, a prefectural Intangible Cultural Property. This facility is near the Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum, and sells indigo dyed goods as well as offering activities allowing you to make your own. The traditional craft of Hirose Gasuri uses a wide variety of medium sized geometric patterns as well as picturesque patterns, and is said to have found its beginning in a dyeing style taught in nearby Yonago in 1824, in the Hoki Province that is today the western part of Tottori Prefecture. The style is characterized by precise geometric patterns marked by stark contrast in the blue dyeing (using naturally fermented indigo liquid), with the threads woven to bring out the patterns with exactness. At this workshop, you can use rubber bands to create your own design in their Dyeing Activity, resulting in a one-of-a-kind piece for the cost of a single coin!
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  • Karakoro Daikoku
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    Shimane Matsue-shi Suetsuguhonmachi
    This statue of Karakoro Daikoku is found on Matsue's Kyomise shopping street. This Daikokuten, standing on the south side of Karakoro Plaza, is believed to be blended on the divinity Okuninushi no Kami, who is enshrined at Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine. This Daikokuten, with his gentle smile, is the guardian of the shopping area. Locals speak that if they pray after clapping before this statue, it can bring cheer. It's also known as a symbol of strong bonds, and many couples choose to have their wedding ceremonies here. There are love and luck fortune stands set up in front of Lord Daikoku, the Koimikuji for love, and Kaiunmikuji for good luck.
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  • Yakumonuri Yamamoto lacquerware
    Travel / Tourism
    Shimane Matsue-shi Suetsuguhonmachi 45
    This lacquerware shop is on Matsue Ohashi-dori avenue, extending from the north end of the Matsue Ohashi bridge across Lake Shinji. Founded in 1890, it has helped to carry on the traditional craft of Yakumo-nuri lacquer, which developed as part of traditional tea ceremony culture. Yakumonuri layers transparent lacquer over patterns and pictures drawn with colored lacquer, and is marked by how age and use actually improves the translucency of the lacquer. It has gentle, almost damp-feeling texture, and it only grows more lustrous and attractive with age. This shop has used traditional skills to create a modern style, as well, creating amber lacquer cups without any base pattern. Variations in light can cause the color to range from amber to red, or even purple, for a singular item of outstanding elegance.
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  • Sasakiya Shamine Matsue Store
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    4.5
    3 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Shimane Matsue-shi Asahimachi 472-2 JR Matsue Sta. Konai

    旅の土産は地酒と和菓子と決まっているので、シャミネを一回りし、彩雲堂で日持ちの良い羊羹などを選び、向かい側の鷦鷯屋の棚にズラッと並んでいる日本酒の前で迷っていると、店員さんが丁寧に相談にのってくれて。 生憎、好みの辛口がなかったのですが、最も辛口に近い中辛の「李白」はどうですかと言われ、名前も気に入ったし、店員さんがマイ定番の「国稀鬼ころし」を知っていてくれたことも嬉しくて購入し、早速お菓子と一緒...

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  • Matsue International Tourist Information Office
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    4.0
    65 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Shimane Matsue-shi Asahimachi 665

    Directly opposite the North exit of the Matsue JR station, the friendly, helpful staff who spoke English well, provided great information and advice and an English timetable/map for the Circular...

  • Roadside Station Aika Nagisa Park
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    3.5
    20 Reviews
    Transportation
    Shimane Matsue-shi Okamotocho 1048-1

    出雲から松江に向かう途中の小さな道の駅。ドライブ途中にトイレをお借りました。1階は地元の農産物販売。2階はレストランとお土産屋があります。

  • Shirakata Tenmangu Shrine Company office
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    4.0
    35 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Shimane Matsue-shi Tenjinmachi 58

    松江市の中心部にあります白潟天満宮は、学問の神様として有名な菅原道真公（すがわらのみちざねこう）を祀る神社です。通称天神さんです。

  • Roadside Station Hirose‧Toda Jo
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    3.0
    18 Reviews
    Transportation
    Shimane Yasugi-shi Hirosecho Machicho 775-1

    清水寺に時間が取られたので遅め のランチをしました。ここなら富田城跡に行けるそうです。遅めのランチだったからか割り子ソバて定食の食券を押すとソバしかありませんでした。でもお腹が空いてたからか欲しかったです。道の駅では珍しい機織りの実演をしていました。

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