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Sample some locally-made Koshu Wine at the Shimane Winery! The Koshu variety of grape is produced by local growers in Izumo City contracted to Shimane Winery. The grapes are pale yellow with a hin ...查看更多

Shussai Ginger 😋 Amongst Izumo’s local specialties is Shussai Ginger, and May is the season for planting ginger roots in the fields of Shussai in the Hikawa region. Shussai Ginger is known for co ...查看更多

Spend a day strolling around Tottori Hanakairo! Some tourist facilities have been closing temporarily to prevent the spread of coronavirus.Tottori Hanakairo is going to reopen on this 23th May! Th ...查看更多

Mariya Takeuchi – The Queen of City Pop’s Rural Roots 🎙 Have you heard of Mariya Takeuchi, the singer-songwriter dubbed the Queen of City Pop? You might know her best from her 1984 song Plastic L ...查看更多

Have you tried Shijimi Miso Soup? Japan’s largest annual catch of shijimi clams comes from Lake Shinji. Local fisherman are proud of the larger-than-normal black shells and fleshy clam meat inside ...查看更多

Japanese Carp Kites: Koinobori The Japaneae word "Koinobori" is a conbination of 2 original words, koi and nobori. "Koi" means a carp and "Nobori" means a banner or flag. The flag is shaped like a ...查看更多

In Japan, May 5th is Boy’s Day! 🎏 The carp banner (koinobori) is a decoration that represents Children’s Day (kodomo no hi) and Boy’s Day (tango no sekku). Todays’ photos were taken in May 2019 ...查看更多

Ancient Japan Izumo’s Brand-New Logo! 🥳 This new logo will be used as the official image of Ancient Japan Izumo. ✨ The version with red letters and a white background will be used for the English ...查看更多

Sharing Cherry blossoms pictures🌸 The cherry blossom season is already behind us, but we wanted to make it last a little bit longer by sharing some pictures of this year’s bloom in Izumo! ✨🌸 Toda ...查看更多

The Tanbo Season, and COVID-19 Related Announcement Izumo is a large but quiet city where “tanbo” – paddy fields – can be observed at almost every corner. Soon, rice will start to grow in these t ...查看更多

Announcement: Cancelled Events at Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine Due to the continuing spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) across Japan, the following events, which are usually held every year, hav ...查看更多

Hinomisaki Shrine – Wakame Seaweed Harvest Ritual (Mekari Shinji) On the 29th of January, in the little port town of Uryu (near Hinomisaki), a Shinto ritual called “mekari shinji,” a seaweed harv ...查看更多

Step back in time and visit the Sanbyakudashi-jutaku (The Old House of the Sanbyakuda Family)! This old house was the home of village head, the Sanbyakuda family. It was originally located in the ...查看更多

Gaze out over Yomegashima Island! The legend of this island states that a young wife fell into Lake Shinji and an island rose up in the place where she fell. This small uninhabited island is 110m ...查看更多

Izumo City’s Symbolic Flower: The Chrysanthemum 🌼 Though chrysanthemums are not in season, and cherry blossom season is upon us now🌸, since we shared Izumo’ symbolic tree last week, today we pres ...查看更多

Welcome to the last region of japan Iwami URL：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biLyLTmWibM

Join in the fun of cherry blossom viewing at Matsue Castle! Dates: Late March - April National treasure Matsue Castle is located inside Matsue-jozan Park which is proudly included in the list of ...查看更多