Enmusubi Perfect Ticket
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Enmusubi Perfect Ticket
How to use Enmusubi Perfect Ticket Model Courses Making the most of Enmusubi Perfect Ticket A complete guide for the areas around Matsue Castle and the City of Matsue Use Enmusubi Perfect Ticket Use smart and enjoy Matsue! MATSUE Sunset at Shinji-ko Lake In the evening in the lake city, the deep red setting sun dyes Shinji-ko Lake with the same color as itself while the sky changes its color from blue to orangey gold. The beauty of such a magical view becomes an unforgettable memory for all who visit the lake. MATSUE Tourist Guidebook Published by: Planning Division, Ichibata Electric Railway Co., Ltd In cooperation with: Matsue City Printed by: Watanabe Printing Co., Ltd Photos by: Masanobu Ito Model: JENNIFA 2012.1 Matsue & Izumo free train & bus excursion ticket “Enmusibi Perfect Ticket” User’s Guide the way to enjoy the every corner of Matsue using trains and buses Use buses as much Lake and River City Matsue its history and culture as you want for 3 days!! Ticket with a variety of special deals!! A city that once thrived as a Castle Town and still retains its look in the old days. The city that lies amid the calm waterside landscape is dubbed “Lake and River City”. Stroll around in the historic streets and, after a day of walking, Hand this slip to sit by the lake and watch it reflect the color of the setting sun. the attendant on the train to You will surely encounter breathtaking scenery you have never seen before! get Lake Line Free Ticket. Discounts available at more than 30 facilities! See how much you could save in 3 days! The public transportation is indispensable for fully enjoying Matsue & Izumo! Enmusubi Perfect Ticket enables you to use trains and buses as much as you want for 3 days and save your money! Adult Child 3,000yen 1,500yen 8 ● 7 ● Matsue Station ■ police box 6 ● 3 2 ● ● 9 ● 5 ● 1 ● 4 ● 11 ● Matsue 10 International ● Tourist Information Office You only need to produce your Enmusubi Perfect Ticket to bus/ train attendants when getting on or getting off. Use your time effectively and thoroughly enjoy your journey. Furthermore, you can enjoy several advantageous special deals at facilities in Matsue & Izumo. See P.24 for more details on the facilities that the deals apply to. Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station Map Map of area around JR Matsue Station Matsue TERRSA Pay fares smart! Ichibata Department Store ■Taxi ranks 1 ● Ichibata Electric Train Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station Cycle park ■Taxi ranks 2 Ashiyu ● ■ ■Bus stop 3 ● 4 ● To City Office 1 Matsue City Bus (Lake Line, North Circular Line, etc), Yaegaki Jinja 1 South Circular Line (anti-clockwise, clockwise), 2 Matsue Station, Messe, Tamatsukuri Onsen North Circular Line (anti-clockwise, clockwise) 2 University/ Kawatsu, Mihonoseki terminal 3 Yakumo 3 Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station 4 Highway Bus, Airport connection bus, Yonago, Sakaiminato direct bus 4 Kanbe-no-Sato (Kamosu Jinja)/ Yakumo, Yaegaki Jinja(Shrine) 5 Tamatsukuri Onsen, Yonago 6 Etomo, Hokki Loop, Yatsuka-cho 7 Lake Line 8 Highway Bus 9 Highway bus, Airport connection bus, Oki Kisen connection bus (Shichirui-ko/ Sakaiminato), Sakaiminato direct bus 01 How to use your Enmusubi Perfect Ticket 02 Model Courses - Historic & Traditional Scenery courses 06 Introduction of sightseeing spots 08 Model Course - Food Culture - 12 Model Course - Onsen Spa - 16 Example Itinerary - Shopping - 20 Introduction of sightseeing spots in the area 22 Central Matsue map 24 Enmusubi Perfect Ticket Map The following are valid with the ticket; ● All zones of Ichibata Electric Train, Ichibata Bus and Matsue City Bus ●Izumo Ichibata Kotsu, Matsue Ichibata Kotsu, Izumo/ Yonago Air Port connection bus of Hinomaru Hire Tickets valid on the date indicated on it and the day before and two days before the date only *Discounts and special deals are applicable only during the period when your ticket is valid. The following are not valid with the ticket; Highway Bus (to Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Okayama, Hiroshima, Fukuoka)/ community bus 10 Arrivals only 11 To Kunibiki Messe/ Sogo Taiikukan Enmusubi Perfect Ticket is a money-saver ticket that enables you to use all lines of Ichibata Electric Train/ fixed-route bus (Ichibata Bus, City Bus), and Izumo Airport connection bus/ Yonago Airport connection bus, Sakaiminato direct bus/ Oki-Kisen connection bus as much as you like for 3 days. Ichibata Electric Train Ichibata Bus Matsue City Bus Lake Line Sakaiminato direct bus Yonago Airport connection bus Izumo Airport connection bus Izumo Airport connection bus (Hinomaru Hire) (Matsue Ichibata Kotsu) (Izumo Ichibata Kotsu) * Refer to P.24 and 25 for the details of the ticket offices and the facilities the special deals apply to. Matsue Tourist Guidebook | 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Welcome to the city of history, tradition and myths. Model courses by bus & train, and on foot A tour to visit the origin of the myths, Izumo Taisha Shrine, and the castle town of Matsue ∼Historical and Traditional Scenery Tour∼ Icons appearing in this Guidebook This tour highlights Shimane Prefecture’s history, the origins of Japan, and Matsue, developed by the Shogunate. View 'Matsue' through the eyes of the foreigner Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, known in Japan as 'Yakumo Koizumi'. Special deals are available By train 2 | Matsue Tourist Guidebook By bus On foot International Tourist Information Office Facilities at which promotional specials are available with the Enmusubi Perfect Ticket ※Refer to P.25 for more details. P Facilities where special deals are available when a passport is presented 1.Matsue Castle surrounded by fresh greenery 2.Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo 3.One of the three famous Japanese Soba noodles, Izumo Soba 4.Meimei-an 5.Bus crossing a bridge across Shinjiko Lake at sunset 6.An Ichibata Electric Train running along the north side of Shinjiko Lake Matsue Tourist Guidebook | 3 Tour All-dayan for sing ompas n e All cperience Ex 1 Matsue International Tourist Information Office MAP Model Course Ichibata Electric Train Izumotaisha-mae Station Genuine Izumo Soba for lunch! d-2 Leaflets and videos on tourism in the prefecture are available. ☎0852-21-4034●9am-6pm Ichibata Electric Train Ichibata Electric Train Izumo Taisha-mae Station →Ichibata Electric Train Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station A tour to visit the origin of the myths, Izumo Taisha Shrine, and the castle town of Matsue Ichibata Electric Train Matsue Shinjiko-Onsen Station Start ∼Historical and Traditional Scenery Tour∼ MAP a-2 Fixed-route bus Matsue Station Bus Stop ③ →Matsue Shinjiko-Onsen Station 2 Ichibata Electric Train Ichibata Electric Train Kawato Station The shrine is dedicated to the god Okuninushi-no-mikoto, famous as the Shinto deity of marriage. The annual Kamiari-sai Festival is held in October of the lunar calendar when it is believed that the Shinto deities gather at the Izumo Taisha shrine. Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo Special deals are available The museum explains the history of Ancient Izumo. Permanent displays include 358 copper swords unearthed from Hikawa Town, a model of the Izumo Taisha's shrine believed to have been 46m tall approximately 1,300 years ago, and an old giant tree believed to have been used as the main post of the main hall of Izumo Taisha built in 1248. ☎0853-53-8600●9am-6pm (Nov to Feb -5pm)●Business Holidays/The 3rd Tuesday●Admission/¥600 ●Credit cards accepted 2 Kaguraden ● ● The Tanabe Former Residence of Museum of Art Yakumo Koizumi ● ● Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum 7 Isumotaisha ● Tourism Center Iuzumo ● Kamiyo Soba ● Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo ● 4 ● Soba Restaurant Arakiya 7 ● Izumo Soba Restaurant YAKUMO-AN Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum ● Shinmonmae-dori Kotsu-hiroba Izomo Soba Kigaru 5 Gesshouji Temple Shimane Prefectural Government Office Funatsu ● ● ● History Museum Shimane Furusatokan Shijuken Borikawa Ichibata Electric Train Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station ● Bridge Matsue Shinjiko Onsen Spa Suetsugu Chidori Town Ichibata Electric Railway Izumotaisha-mae Station Horikawa 4 | Matsue Tourist Guidebook 〕 〔 ● ● Shrine Matsue Lake Shinji Hot Spring Resort "Ashiyu" Chidori Minami Park Shinjiko Lake Freshwater Clam Information Center: Matsue Local Product Center Matsue's Kitchen Konekkoya Shinji-ko Lake 06 08 Special deals are available MAP Nihon Zenzai ● Gakkai Nigo-ten ● ● ● ● ● Shugyoku Do ● Ichirikido ● Dentetsu Taisha-mae Lafcadio Hearn who introduced the culture, customs and literature including ghost stories to the rest of the world, had a Japanese name, Yakumo Koizumi. residence which stores 820 of items including articles Hearn left behind and photographs of him. The desk he had specially made because he was blind on his left eye, his favorite pipe and so on are displayed. ☎0852-21-2147●8.30am-6.30pm(Oct to Mar -5pm)●Admission/¥300 Special deals are available Meimeian The Tanabe Museum of Art Karakoro-hiroba Boat Horai Kichijitsu-an Boarding Area ● Isshikian Minamitono-machi Furyudo Karakoro Kyobashi Branch Karakoro Art Studio Kobo ● Kyobashi Gesshoji-mae Shinmonmae-dori Dentetsu Taisha Station Former residences of upper class Bushi in the Edo era. The residence of Shiomi clan is open to public for viewing. Visitors can find out about the life of Bushi clans between 1600s and 1900s. ☎0852-22-2243●8.30am-6.3pm(Oct to Mar -5pm)●Admission/¥300 6 ● Matsue ● Yamamoto Shikki-ten Kurashikku-kan ● kokki Agate Garden Shop Sencha-so Tea House Kawashima Start MINAMI Finish Tourist Information Office Matsue Waraku ● Matsue Station ● 1 JR Matsue Station 5 P b-1 b-1 P Matsue Castle(Otemae) ● Homemade Iuzumo Soba Enishi Model Course Route Map ● ● 01 Special deals are available Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Former Residence Museum MAP of Yakumo Koizumi Buke Yashiki Kenminkaikan Public Hall Soba Restaurant Tanakaya P 4 Rihaku Shuzo Meimeian Hearn-no● ● komichi Matsue Castle ● Otemae-hiroba Boat Matsue Horikawa Boarding Area ● Fureai-hiroba Boat Boarding Area Matsue Horikawa Jibiru-kan 3 Museum of Ancient Izumo ● Ichiba-dori ● 7 7 Buke ● Yashiki Seimon-mae Kamimukae-no-michi 05 Special deals are available P 7 Izumo Taisha 04 Special deals are available P Ichibata Electric Train Izumotaisha-mae Station To Fixed-route bus 03 MAP Ichibata Electric Train Matsue Shinjiko-Onsen Station Matsue Shinjiko-Onsen Station →Shimane Prefectural Government Office Special deals are available Ichibata Electric Train Ichibata Electric Train Kawato Station →Ichibata Electric Train Izumo Taisha-mae Station 27 Izumo Taisha Arakiya is a Soba restaurant located on the road leading to the Izumo-Taisha Shrine. With its 220-year long history, Arakiya still makes their Soba carefully by traditional methods handed down to them. ☎0853-53-2352●11am-5pm●Business Holidays/Wednesdays Ichibata Electric Train Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station →Ichibata Electric Train Kawato Station Izumo Taisha 3 4 Soba Restaurant Arakiya b-1 The museum mainly displays tea ceremony utensils among the craft and art itmes collected through the time of 25 heads of Tanabe clan of Yoshidamura, Izumo-shi, who were called the Forest King. ☎0852-26-2211●9am-5pm●Admission /¥600●Business Holidays/Mondays MAP b-1 tea room was designed and built by Lord Fumei in 1779. One can enjoy a stunning view of Matsue Castle and the city around it from this tea room on the top of a hill. Green tea and sweet set is available. ☎0852-21-9863●8.30am-6.30pm (Oct to Mar -5pm)●Admission/¥400 MAP P b-1 Lafcadio Hearn who introduced the culture, customs and literature including ghost stories to the rest of the world, had a Japanese name, Yakumo Koizumi. In 1890, he was appointed to the position as an English teacher at Matsue Junior High School. The museum displays the house Hearn lived with his wife Setsu. ☎0852-23-0714●8.30am-6.30pm (Oct to Mar -5pm)●Admission/¥300 Matsue Castle b-1 This 400 years old castle is the symbol of the city of Matsue and what the people are proud of. It is the only castle in San-in Region that retains the castle tower. ☎0852-21-4030●8.30am-6pm(Oc to Mar -4.30pm)●Admission /¥550 02 7 Special deals are available 6 Shiominawate Route ・Meimeian ・Buke Yashiki ・The Tanabe Museum of Art ・Former Residence of Yakumo Koizumi ・Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum Lake Line Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum →Matsue Station MAP JR Matsue Station Finish P Matsue History Museum MAP b-1 The building of Matsue History Museum, which opened in 2011, is designed after residences of upper class Bushi - warriors - in the Edo era. The museum consists of exhibition rooms that present the history of the castle city Matsue, a large hall that looks out on a Japanese garden. ☎0852-32-1607●8.30am-6.30pm(Oc to Mar -5pm) ●Admission/¥500 (Free admission except for exhibition rooms) ●Business Holidays/The 3rd Thursday●Credit cards accepted (Museum Shop) Prefectural Art Museum Shimane Art Museum ● ※¥= Japanese yen Matsue Tourist Guidebook | 5 Stroll in fascinating Matsue. From buildings that retain their old look, Japanese sweets to the facilities where visitors can learn the history of the city, there are many things to see in the city of Matsue that once thrived as a castle town of the domain of Matsue. Beautiful peonies come into full bloom in the garden and please the eye of visitors. Yuushien 3 mins on foot from Yatsuka-cho Chuo 20 Special deals are available A 33000㎡ garden where visitors can enjoy a variety of flowers such as peonies that bloom in end April to mid May and maple trees. Enjoy the garden as you stroll along the paths.☎0852-762255●8.30am-5.30pm●Admission/¥600●Credit cards accepted (at restaurant) P 01 Special deals are available P Visiting the area around Matsue Matsue Castle 07 Short walk from Masue Castle(Otemae) MAP b-1 Special deals are available This 400 years old castle is the symbol of the city of Matsue and what the people are proud of. It is the only castle in San-in Region that retains the castle tower.☎0852-21-4030●8.30am-6pm(Oct to Mar -4.30pm)●Admission/¥550 Horikawa Yuransen Sightseeing spot No.1 Shiominawate P Short walk from Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum MAP P 6 | Matsue Tourist Guidebook 3 mins on foot from Matsue Castle(Otemae) MAP MAP b-1,c-2 "Horikawa Yuransen" is a small excursion boat that takes you to a journey on the moat around the castle. Enjoy the beautiful riverside landscapes of each season - the green of the trees and the flowers in spring to summer, the colors of the maple trees in fall and snow in winter.☎0852-27-0417●Every 15 mins 9am - 5pm(may change sesonally) ●Admission/¥1200(Day ticket)●Business Holidays/ Subject to weather b-1 A street where upper class Bushi lived 400 years ago. The old buildings from those days are still preserved here, making this area a sightseeing spot where visitors can enjoy the most characteristic castle city landscapes in Matsue. Matsue History Museum Short walk from Horikawa sightseeing boat boardng area b-1 The building of Matsue History Museum, which opened in 2011, is designed after residences of upper class Bushi - warriors - in the Edo era. The museum consists of exhibition rooms that present the history of the castle city Matsue, a large hall that looks out on a Japanese garden.☎0852-32-1607●8.30am-6.30pm(Oct to Mar -5pm)●Admission/¥500(Admission free escept for exhibition rooms)●Business Holidays/The 3rd Thursday●Credit cards accepted (at museum shop) 02 Special deals are available ※¥= Japanese yen Tamatsukuri Onsen Short walk from Tamatsukuriyu Onsen In Tamatsukuri Onsen, one of the most popular hot spring resorts in the country, a number of hot spring inns stand side by side attracting many tourists. At some of such inns, hot spring spa facilities are available also for nonresidents. Tariffs and the hours they are open for nonresidents may vary, so visitors should check them in advance. The area is dotted with Ashiyu spots, and there are also a variety of other spots, so stroll around the every corner of the hot spring resort and fully enjoy it. Matsue Tourist Guidebook | 7 |01 I t i n erari es b y c a te g o r y | Food Culture Tour Onsen Spa Tour Funatsu (Chugoku Mountains Soba Factory Funatsu) All-day Tour Itinerary for enjoying the food culture of Matsue, the old castle town 1 MAP d-2 Lake Line Special deals are available 2 b-1 This 400 years old castle is the symbol of the city of Matsue and what the people are proud of. It is the only castle in San-in Region that retains the castle tower. ☎0852-21-4030●8.30am-6pm(Oct to Mar -4.30pm)●Admission/¥550 MAP Special deals are available Karakoro Kobo P 4 Buke Yashiki 06 Matsue History Museum (Café KIHARU) MAP b-1 This café is located in the admission-free area of the Matsue History Museum. Enjoy their original Japanese cakes and Maccha green tea and dry confectionaries or other sweets with coffee. ☎0852-32-1607●9am-6.30pm●Business Holidays/ The 3rd Thursday 8 | Matsue Tourist Guidebook Special deals are available Special deals are available MAP b-1 Former residences of upper class Bushi in the Edo era. The residence of Shiomi clan is open to public for viewing. Visitors can find out about the life of Bushi clans between 1600s and 1900s. ☎0852-22-2243●8.30am-6.3pm (Oct to Mar -5pm)●Admission/¥300 The Tanabe MAP Museum of Art To Gesshouji Temple The museum mainly displays tea ceremony utensils among the craft and art itmes collected through the time of 25 heads of Tanabe clan of Yoshidamura, Izumo-shi, who were called the Forest King.☎0852-26-2211●9am-5pm●Admission/ ¥600●Business Holidays/Mondays Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum →Shijuken Borikawa 7 P a-1 Matsue Lake Shinji Hot Spring Resort "Ashiyu" MAP b-1 Gesshoji-mae →Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station Try some Japanese sake! 9 Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum ● ● Matsue Horikawa Jibiru-kan 6 Fixed route bus Kenminkaikan Public Hall →Matsue Station JR Matsue Station Buke 4 b-2 Model Course Route Map Rihaku Shuzo ● Meimeian ● Yashiki ● ● Izomo Soba Kigaru 2 Hearn-nokomichi Matsue Castle Otemae-hiroba Boat Matsue Horikawa Boarding Area ● Fureai-hiroba Boat Boarding Area ● ● ● 3 ● Matsue ● History Museum Shimane Furusatokan Kenminkaikan Public Hall 5 Shimane Prefectural Government Office Funatsu ● Shijuken Borikawa Gesshoji-mae 10 Ichibata Electric Train Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station Chidori Town MAP Matsue Castle(Otemae) Gesshouji Temple ● 4 Izumo Soba Restaurant YAKUMO-AN Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum ● Kamiyo Soba ● b-1 Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station →Suetsugu Shrine They brew Sake in the storehouse granted to a Lord of Matsue by Matsudaira clan. The storehouse built in 1805 has a distinctive character and solemn atmosphere. Tasting of 30 varieties of Sake is available.☎0852-25-0123●8am-7pm●Credit card sccepted ● MAP 8 Lake Line Kurashikku-kan kokki The Tanabe Former Residence of Museum of Art Yakumo Koizumi ● Horai Kichijitsu-an This free foot bath facility is located at the back of Ichibata Electric Railway Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station. You may warm only your feet in this bath whose hot water is taken from a hot spring source. Towels are sold at the station kiosk.●Cleaning hours:Tue, Thu, Sat 6am-8am Lake Line Matsue Shinjiko Onsen Spa 11 MAP The tombs of the Lords of Matsue of Matsudaira clan, from the first to the ninth, are located at this temple. Each tomb has curious characteristics such as a engraved gate and a stone turtle carrying a large stone monument on its back. ☎0852-21-6056●8.30am-5.30pm(Nov to Mar -5pm) ●Admission/¥500●Business Holidays/Tea Room closed mid Dec to end Mar b-2 "Zenzai", sweet stew of adzuki beans with small pieces of rice cake, is a type of Japanese snack. The shop specializes in "Zenzai". ☎0852-22-7027●9am-6pm ●Business Holidays/Tuesdays●Credit cards accepted A traditional Japanese restaurant where guests can experience premium Japanese cuisine while enjyoing its adorable historic building and Japanese garden. Delicate and meticulous technique and ideas typical of Japanese people are found everywhere at the restaurant. ☎0852-28-1358●11am-2pm、5pm-9pm●Business Holidays/The 2nd Tuesday●Credit cards accepted 5 Lake Line b-1 MAP At this workshop, visitors can experience sweets making (booking required) and other handicrafts such as accessory making , glass sculpting, metal carving and beads making. There are also places for shopping and dining in the building. As it was used as a bank in the Meiji era, the style of the building is also worth examining.☎0852-20-7000 ●Workshop:9.30am-6.30pm,Food&drinks available:11am-6.30pm●Business Holidays/ Vary depending on each shop 10 03 Shiominawate P P Genuine Izumo Soba for lunch! a-2 01 Matsue Station Bus Stop ⑦ →Matsue Castle (Otemae) 3 6 a-1 Special deals are available Nihon Zenzai Gakkai Nigo-ten Leaflets and videos on tourism in the prefecture are available. ☎0852-21-4034●9am-6pm 02 MAP 5 Matsue Castle Matsue International Tourist Information Office MAP 09 The restaurant which uses only buckwheat produced in Chugoku Mountains and Matsue buys buckwheat seeds from farmers in Izumo Region contracted with them. The shopkeeper stone-mills the seeds and makes soba noodles with the flour. His soba noodles are highly rated for their texture, aroma and smoothness.☎0852-22-2361 ●11am-8pm●Business Holidays/Mondays for an All-encompassing Experience Shopping Tour ● ● 7 11 Karakoro-hiroba Boat Kichijitsu-an Boarding Area ● Isshikian Minamitono-machi Furyudo Karakoro Kyobashi Branch Karakoro Art Studio Kobo ● Kyobashi ● Horai Bridge 9 Nihon Zenzai● Gakkai Nigo-ten ● ● ● ● ● Shugyoku Do ● Ichirikido ● Suetsugu Shrine Matsue Lake Shinji Hot Spring Resort "Ashiyu" Chidori Minami Park Shinjiko Lake Freshwater Clam Information Center: Matsue Local Product Center Matsue's Kitchen Konekkoya Shinji-ko Lake ● Yamamoto Shikki-ten Kurashikku-kan ● kokki Agate Garden Shop Sencha-so Tea House Kawashima Start MINAMI Finish Tourist Information Office Matsue Waraku ● 8 Matsue Station ● 1 JR Matsue Station Prefectural Art Museum Shimane Art Museum ● ※¥= Japanese yen Matsue Tourist Guidebook | 9 |0 1 I t i n erari es b y c a te g o r y | Food Culture Tour 2 Lake Line Matsue Station Bus Stop ⑦ →Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum 5-hour Easy-going Tour 1 Matsue International Tourist Information Office MAP Meimeian b-1 tea room was designed and built by Lord Fumei in 1779. One can enjoy a stunning view of Matsue Castle and the city around it from this tea room on the top of a hill. Green tea and sweet set is available. ☎0852-21-9863●8.30am-6.30pm(Oct to Mar -5pm)●Admission/¥400 Buke Yashiki 3 4 P Genuine Izumo Soba for lunch! Izomo Soba Kigaru Rihaku Shuzo MAP c-1 Founded in 1882, this longestablished shop has been engaged in sake brewing for 130 years. Their Sake was given its current named by a statesman from Shimane Prefecture, Reijiro Wakatsuki who took office as the Prime Minister twice, after a Chinese poet Rihaku who loved Sake. Tasting is available at the shop attached to the cellar.☎0852-265555●8.30am-5pm(Sat & Sun, national holidays 10am -)●Business Holidays/ 1/1∼1/3 P Lake Line Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum →Matsue Station 10 | Matsue Tourist Guidebook Matsue Castle 6 This 400 years old castle is the symbol of the city of Matsue and what the people are proud of. It is the only castle in San-in Region that retains the castle tower. ☎0852-21-4030●8.30am-6pm(Oct to Mar -4.30pm)●Admission/¥550 JR Matsue Station MAP The Tanabe MAP Museum of Art b-1 b-1 The museum mainly displays tea ceremony utensils among the craft and art itmes collected through the time of 25 heads of Tanabe clan of Yoshida-mura, Izumo-shi, who were called the king of forests. ☎0852-26-2211●9am-5pm●Admission/¥600● Business Holidays/Mondays 04 05 Special deals are available Special deals are available P Former Residence of Yakumo Koizumi MAP Lafcadio Hearn who introduced the culture, customs and literature including ghost stories to the rest of the world, had a Japanese name, Yakumo Koizumi. residence which stores 820 of items including articles Hearn left behind and photographs of him. The desk he had specially made because he was blind on his left eye, his favorite pipe and so on are displayed. ☎0852-21-2147●8.30am-6.30pm(Oct to Mar -5pm)●Admission/¥300 Lafcadio Hearn who introduced the culture, customs and literature including ghost stories to the rest of the world, had a Japanese name, Yakumo Koizumi. In 1890, he as appointed to the position as an English teacher at Matsue Junior High School. The museum displays the house Hearn lived with his wife Setsu. ☎0852-23-0714●8.30am-6.30pm(Oct to Mar -5pm)●Admission/¥300 b-1 ● Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum ● ● 2 Buke 3 2 Meimeian ● Yashiki ● ● ● 4 Rihaku Shuzo Izomo Soba ● 5 Matsue Horikawa MAP Jibiru-kan Funatsu ● Gesshoji-mae Ichibata Electric Train Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station MAP Model Course Route Map Kamiyo Soba 5 MAP Shugyoku Do ● Ichirikido ● The Tanabe Former Residence of Museum of Art Yakumo Koizumi ● ● 5 Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum ● ● Matsue Horikawa Jibiru-kan ● Matsue Shinjiko Onsen Spa Suetsugu ● ● Shrine Matsue Lake Shinji Hot Spring Resort "Ashiyu" Chidori Minami Park Shinjiko Lake Freshwater Clam Information Center: Matsue Local Product Center Matsue's Kitchen Konekkoya Shinji-ko Lake ● Yamamoto Shikki-ten Kurashikku-kan ● kokki Agate Garden Shop Sencha-so Tea House Kawashima Start MINAMI Finish Tourist Information Office Matsue Waraku ● Matsue Station ● 1 JR Matsue Station Prefectural Art Museum Shimane Art Museum ● ● ● Izumo Soba Restaurant YAKUMO-AN Castle komichi Otemae-hiroba Boat Matsue Horikawa Boarding Area ● Fureai-hiroba Boat Boarding Area ● Izomo Soba Kigaru 3 ● ● Matsue History Museum Shimane Furusatokan Matsue Castle(Otemae) Kenminkaikan Public Hall Gesshouji Temple Shimane Prefectural Government Office Funatsu ● ● Karakoro-hiroba Boat Horai Kichijitsu-an Boarding Area ● Isshikian Minamitono-machi Furyudo Karakoro Kyobashi Branch Karakoro Art Studio Kobo ● Kyobashi Shijuken Borikawa Gesshoji-mae Ichibata Electric Train Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station ● Bridge Nihon Zenzai ● Gakkai Nigo-ten ● ● ● ● ● Shugyoku Do ● Ichirikido ● ● Chidori Town ● Meimeian 2 ● 4 Model Course Route Map Rihaku Shuzo Buke Yashiki Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum Hearn-no- ● ● Matsue Kamiyo Soba ● b-1 A soba restaurant located at the west end of Buke Yashiki. They stone-mill domestically grown buckwheat into flour, with which the shopkeeper himself makes soba noodles. ☎0852-21-4866●11am-5pm●Business Holidays/Wednesdays ● b-1 A Japanese style tea room located in a street that connects Matsue Castle to Shiomi Nawate. The shop offers a Matsuyama Specialty "Bote-bote cha". Their skewered dumplings are nice too. ☎0852-23-2008●10am-5pm(Dec to Feb -4pm) Genuine Izumo Soba for lunch! Bridge ● b-1 Hearn-no-komichi ● ● MAP 3 Matsue History Museum ● Shimane Furusatokan ● Matsue Castle This 400 years old castle is the symbol of the city of Matsue and what the people are proud of. It is the only castle in San-in Region that retains the castle tower. ☎0852-21-4030●8.30am-6pm(Oct to Mar -4.30pm)● Admission/¥550 b-1 ● Nihon Zenzai ● Gakkai Nigo-ten P Special deals are available b-1 4 Karakoro-hiroba Boat Horai Kichijitsu-an Boarding Area ● Isshikian Minamitono-machi Furyudo Karakoro Kyobashi Branch Karakoro Art Studio Kobo ● Kyobashi Shijuken Borikawa d-2 Dango at the shop fronts are popular! Kenminkaikan Public Hall Shimane Prefectural Government Office Lake Line 16 6 ● Gesshouji Temple MAP 01 Special deals are available Matsue Station Bus Stop ⑦ →Matsue Castle (Otemae) It is a facility where the five local Matsue beers "Beer Hern" are brewed. Visitors can also drink the beers here. About 800 items of specialties of Shimane Prefecture are displayed on the 1st floor. The restaurant on the 2nd floor serves Shimane beef, "Gentan Soba" produced in Shimane, shijimi clam soup, etc. ☎0852-55-8877●Reataurant:11am-5pm, Kiosk:9am-6pm (Dec to Feb -5pm) ●Credit cards accepted Matsue Castle(Otemae) ● 1 2 Matsue International Tourist Information Office ● Kigaru Izumo Soba Restaurant YAKUMO-AN Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum ● Hearn-nokomichi Matsue Castle Otemae-hiroba Boat Matsue Horikawa Boarding Area ● Fureai-hiroba Boat Boarding Area Matsue Horikawa Jibiru-kan b-1 Quick Tour Shopping Tour Leaflets and videos on tourism in the prefecture are available. ☎0852-21-4034●9am-6pm Lafcadio Hearn Memorial MAP Museum Kamiyo Soba ● MAP Special deals are available P The Tanabe Former Residence of Museum of Art Yakumo Koizumi ● 2 Special deals are available b-1 5 2 06 Former residences of upper class Bushi in the Edo era. The residence of Shiomi clan is open to public for viewing. Visitors can find out about the life of Bushi clans between 1600s and 1900s. ☎0852-22-2243●8.30am-6.3pm(Oct to Mar -5pm)●Admission/¥300 A long established Soba restaurant founded in 1930. Located in Ishibashi-cho which retains its character as a castle town. The shopkeeper makes soba noodle with stone-milled soba produced in Japan. Two types of soba - "Hikigurumi" , original Izumo soba made from wholegrain buckwheat, and "Tokusen" , premium soba made from hull-free buckwheat flour - are available. ☎0852-21-3642●11am-7pm●Business Holidays/ Tuesdays 01 Special deals are available MAP 03 P Leaflets and videos on tourism in the prefecture are available.☎0852-21-4034●9am-6pm Special deals are available 3-hour d-2 08 MAP Shiominawate Onsen Spa Tour Matsue Shinjiko Onsen Spa Suetsugu Chidori Town Lake Line Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum →Matsue Station JR Matsue Station ● ● Shrine Matsue Lake Shinji Hot Spring Resort "Ashiyu" Chidori Minami Park Shinjiko Lake Freshwater Clam Information Center: Matsue Local Product Center Matsue's Kitchen Konekkoya Shinji-ko Lake ● Yamamoto Shikki-ten Kurashikku-kan ● kokki Agate Garden Shop Sencha-so Tea House Kawashima Start MINAMI Finish Tourist Information Office Matsue Waraku ● Matsue Station ● 1 JR Matsue Station Prefectural Art Museum Shimane Art Museum ● ※¥= Japanese yen Matsue Tourist Guidebook | 11 |02 I t i n erari es b y c a te g o r y | Food Culture Tour 3 All-day Tour for an All-encompassing Experience Tour to visit the Onsen Spas in Matsue, the old castle town Denshokan - Place for Izumo Ancient Curved Beads Many hands-on tours are available. Feel the power of the ancient jewels of Izumo, the ancient curved beads known as Magatama. Try creating your own beads using polishing and shaving techniques. ☎0852-62-2288●8am-5.30pm(Magatama Making Course Booking:8.30am-4pm) ●Credit cards accepted Fixed route bus ● ● ● 1 Leaflets and videos on tourism in the prefecture are available.☎0852-21-4034●9am-6pm ○hot spring spa for nonresidents Hotel Gyokusen In Tamatsukuri Onsen, one of the most popular hot spring resorts in the country, a number of hot spring inns stand side by side attracting many tourists. At some of such inns, hot spring spa facilities are available also for nonresidents. Tariffs and the hours they are open for nonresidents may vary, so visitors should check them in advance. ☎0852-62-0021●3pm-8pm●Admission/¥1500●Bathing in swimming costume not permitted. 2 Tamatsukuri Onsen Yuuyu ☎0852-62-1000●10am-10pm(Last check-in:9.20pm)● Admission/¥600●Business Holidays/Mondays●Bathing in swimming costume not permitted. Tamatsukuriyu Shrine An ancient shrine that appears in a book written 1300 years ago. The shrine is popular among young people these days as a place to encounter their future partners. According to a legend, the power of the wish making stones makes your dream come true. It's a popular power spot. There are many different ways to enjoy Japan's oldest spa, Tamatsukuri Onsen. The public bath facility is located at Tamatsukuri Yuyu and foot spas are available at three locations: in front of Tamatsukuri Yuyu, on the side of the Magatama (ancient curved beads) Bashi Bridge and Himegami Hiroba Park. Enjoy a hand spa at Yuyakushi Hiroba Park. ● Model Course Route Map Izomo Soba Kigaru Lake Line ● ● Shinji-ko Lake Freshwater Clam Information Center: Matsue Local Product Center Matsue History Museum Shimane Furusatokan ● ● ● ● ● a-2 Shugyoku Do ● Ichirikido ● Matsue Shinjiko Onsen Spa Suetsugu Chidori Town ● Shrine Matsue Lake Shinji Hot Spring Resort "Ashiyu" Chidori Minami Park ● Shinjiko Lake Freshwater Clam Information Center: Matsue Local Product Center Matsue's Kitchen Konekkoya 5 ☎0852-62-0611●11.30am-9pm(Last check-in:8.30pm)● Admission/¥1000●Bathing in swimming costume not permitted. Shinji-ko Lake ● Yamamoto Shikki-ten Kurashikku-kan ● kokki Agate Garden Shop Sencha-so Tea House Kawashima Start MINAMI Finish Tourist Information Office Matsue Waraku ● Matsue Station ● Prefectural Art Museum to Shimane Art Museum ● Try a traditional Japanese meal after a dip in an Onsen Spa. from 2 1 JR Matsue Station Fixed route bus JR Matsue Station Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station →Matsue Station Tamatsukuriyu Shrine 1 ● Wakatakezushi ● Hotel Gyokusen Takashima ● Shokudo Shiraishi-ya ● Former Ochaya site ● Himegami-hiroba Ashiyu No.3 ● ● Izumokamigami Enmusubi-no-yado Konya 3 a-2 Enjoy an authentic Japanese meal of local fresh seafood and vegetables in a relaxed atmosphere overlooking Shinjiko Lake. ☎0852-28-7511●11 am-2.30pm, 5pm-10pm●Business Holidays/ Year end to New Year season●Credit cards accepted (excluding JCB, Amex, Life Card) Bridge Nihon Zenzai ● Gakkai Nigo-ten MAP Matsue's Kitchen Konekkoya MAP Karakoro-hiroba Boat Horai Kichijitsu-an Boarding Area Isshikian Minamitono-machi Furyudo Karakoro Kyobashi Branch Karakoro Art Studio Kobo ● Kyobashi ● ● Shijuken Borikawa Ichibata Electric Train Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station Matsunoyu To 17 This facility has two separate functions: the 'Shinji-ko Lake Freshwater Clam Information Center!' with its displays and videos from which you can learn about Yamato Shijimi Freshwater Clams of Shinji-ko Lake, and 'Matsue Meisan Center' where a wide selection of Matsue products are available. A foot spa using 100% spring water is also very popular.☎0852-21-5252●8.40am-6pm(9am-5pm between December and February)●Business Holidays/12/31-1/1Credit cards accepted 4 Gesshoji-mae ☎0852-62-0521●12pm-8pm●Admission/¥1000● Bathing in swimming costume not permitted. The chef who specializes in Japanese and fish dishes focuses on ingredients from the sea and the mountains of San-in Region. Premium Japanese beef produced in in Shimane Prefecture is used for beef stakes. Their lunchtime set menu is very popular. The dinner menu is nice too.☎0852-62-2774●11.30am-1.30pm, 6pm-11.30pm(Oct to Mar -4.30pm)●Admission/¥550 ● ● Shimane Prefectural Government Office Funatsu ● ● Tamatsukuri Onsen Yuuyu Magatama Bridge Yuyakushi-hiroba Taraiyu ● ● ● ● Ashiyu No.2 Ashiyu No.1 ● Matsunoyu Yuyakushi ● ● Seiganji Temple ● Kitchen Kanon ● ● Soba Tomi Fixed route bus Izakaya Ryuzu Tamatsukuri Onsen Spa (16 mins on foot from Matsue Municipal Office Tamayu Branch Bus Stop) Masue Municipal Office Tamayu Branch Bus Stop or use Magatama Densho-kan free shuttle bus service (0852-62-2288) 3 12 | Matsue Tourist Guidebook 01 Special deals are available Special deals are available Kenminkaikan Public Hall Shiraishi-ya Kitchen Kanon ● 5 Matsue Castle(Otemae) ☎0852-62-0311●9am-10pm(Last check-in:9pm)●Admission/¥1000●Bathing in swimming costume not permitted. Tamatsukuri Hot Spring Resort "Ashiyu" This 400 years old castle is the symbol of the city of Matsue and what the people are proud of. It is the only castle in San-in Region that retains the castle tower. ☎0852-21-4030●8.30am-6pm(Oct to Mar -4.30pm)●Admission/¥550 Matsue Station Bus Stop⑦ →Matsue Castle (Otemae) ● Meimeian Hearn-no- ● komichi Matsue Castle Otemae-hiroba Boat Matsue Horikawa Boarding Area ● Fureai-hiroba Boat Boarding Area ● ● Gesshouji Temple Izumokamigami Enmusubi-no-yado Konya Fixed route bus Matsue Station Bus Stop ⑤ →Tamatsukuri Onsen Tamatsukuri Onsen b-1 Matsue Castle (Otemae) →Chidori Town Rihaku Shuzo Buke ● Yashiki Izumo Soba Restaurant YAKUMO-AN Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum Kamiyo Soba ● Matsue Horikawa Jibiru-kan d-2 MAP P JR Matsue Station Matsue Municipal Office Tamayu Shisho Bus Stop →Matsue Station Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum MAP Matsue Castle Shopping Tour Lake Line The Tanabe Former Residence of Museum of Art Yakumo Koizumi ● Matsue International Tourist Information Office 4 Onsen Spa Tour ※¥= Japanese yen ● Denshokan Place for Izumo Ancient Curved Beads San-in Expressway 2 Tamatsukuri Onsen Matsue Tourist Guidebook | 13 |02 I t i n erari es b y c a te g o r y | Food Culture Tour 5-hour Easy-going Tour ○hot spring spa for nonresidents Shiraishi-ya In Tamatsukuri Onsen, one of the most popular hot spring resorts in the country, a number of hot spring inns stand side by side attracting many tourists. At some of such inns, hot spring spa facilities are available also for nonresidents. Tariffs and the hours they are open for nonresidents may vary, so visitors should check them in advance. ☎0852-62-0021●3pm-8pm●Admission/¥1500● Bathing in swimming costume not permitted. Izumokamigami Enmusubi-no-yado Konya Tamatsukuri Onsen Yuuyu 1 2 Fixed route bus Matsue Station Bus Stop ⑤ →Tamatsukuri Onsen Tamatsukuri Onsen JR Matsue Station 3 Kitchen Kanon The chef who specializes in Japanese and fish dishes focuses on ingredients from the sea and the mountains of San-in Region. Premium Japanese beef produced in in Shimane Prefecture is used for beef stakes. Their lunchtime set menu is very popular. The dinner menu is nice too.☎0852-62-2774●11.30am-1.30pm, 6pm-11.30pm(Oct to Mar -4.30pm)●Admission/¥550 The Tanabe Former Residence of Museum of Art Yakumo Koizumi ● ● Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum 01 ● ● Special deals are available MAP b-1 ● Izomo Soba ● Kigaru ● ● ● There are many different ways to enjoy Japan's oldest spa, Tamatsukuri Onsen. The public bath facility is located at Tamatsukuri Yuyu and foot spas are available at three locations: in front of Tamatsukuri Yuyu, on the side of the Magatama (ancient curved beads) Bashi Bridge and Himegami Hiroba Park. Enjoy a hand spa at Yuyakushi Hiroba Park. from The chef who specializes in Japanese and fish dishes focuses on ingredients from the sea and the mountains of San-in Region. Premium Japanese beef produced in in Shimane Prefecture is used for beef stakes. Their lunchtime set menu is very popular. The dinner menu is nice too.☎0852-62-2774●11.30am1.30pm, 6pm-11.30pm(Oct to Mar -4.30pm)●Admission/¥550 Try a traditional Japanese meal after a dip in an Onsen Spa. 1 ● ● Izumo Tamatsukuri Reference Library ● 2 JR Matsue Station Tamatsukuri Onsen Matsue History Museum Shimane Furusatokan Tamatsukuriyu Shrine Kenminkaikan Public Hall ● Funatsu ● ● Ichibata Electric Train Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station Bridge Nihon Zenzai ● Gakkai Nigo-ten ● Matsue Shinjiko Onsen Spa Suetsugu ● Hotel Gyokusen Takashima ● Shokudo Shiraishi-ya Karakoro-hiroba Boat ● Horai Kichijitsu-an Boarding Area ● Isshikian Minamitono-machi Furyudo Karakoro Kyobashi Branch Karakoro Art Studio Kobo ● Kyobashi Shijuken Borikawa Gesshoji-mae ● Wakatakezushi ● Shimane Prefectural Government Office Shrine Matsue Lake Shinji Hot Spring Resort "Ashiyu" Chidori Minami Park Shinjiko Lake Freshwater Clam Information Center: Matsue Local Product Center Matsue's Kitchen Konekkoya Shinji-ko Lake Shimane Art Museum ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Former Ochaya site ● Himegami-hiroba Ashiyu No.3 ● ● Tamatsukuri Onsen Yuuyu Kurashikku-kan Yamamoto Shikki-ten kokki Agate Garden Shop Sencha-so Tea House Kawashima Start MINAMI Finish Tourist Information Office Matsue Waraku ● ● Matsue Station ● Prefectural Art Museum to 2 ● Izumokamigami Enmusubi-no-yado Konya 1 Masue Municipal Office Tamayu Branch Bus Stop JR Matsue Station ※¥= Japanese yen Magatama Bridge Yuyakushi-hiroba Taraiyu ● ● Shugyoku Do ● Ichirikido ● 14 | Matsue Tourist Guidebook Kitchen Kanon 3 Hearn-no- ● komichi Matsue Castle Otemae-hiroba Boat Matsue Horikawa Boarding Area ● Fureai-hiroba Boat Boarding Area ● ● Gesshouji Temple Chidori Town JR Matsue Station Meimeian Tamatsukuri Hot Spring Resort "Ashiyu" Model Course Route Map Rihaku Shuzo Buke Yashiki Fixed route bus Tamatsukuri Onsen →Matsue Station Matsue Castle(Otemae) This 400 years old castle is the symbol of the city of Matsue and what the people are proud of. It is the only castle in San-in Region that retains the castle tower. ☎0852-21-4030●8.30am-6pm(Oct to Mar -4.30pm)●Admission/¥550 Lake Line ● Izumo Soba Restaurant YAKUMO-AN Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum Kamiyo Soba ● Matsue Horikawa Jibiru-kan Matsue Castle Matsue Castle(Otemae) →Matsue Station Try a traditional Japanese meal after a dip in an Onsen Spa. There are many different ways to enjoy Japan's oldest spa, Tamatsukuri Onsen. The public bath facility is located at Tamatsukuri Yuyu and foot spas are available at three locations: in front of Tamatsukuri Yuyu, on the side of the Magatama (ancient curved beads) Bashi Bridge and Himegami Hiroba Park. Enjoy a hand spa at Yuyakushi Hiroba Park. Fixed route bus P An ancient shrine that appears in a book written 1300 years ago. The shrine is popular among young people these days as a place to encounter their future partners. According to legend, the power of the wish making stones makes your dream come true. It's a popular power spot. Tamatsukuri Hot Spring Resort "Ashiyu" Tamatsukuri Onsen →Matsue Station d-2 Leaflets and videos on tourism in the prefecture are available.☎0852-21-4034●9am-6pm Tamatsukuriyu Shrine An ancient shrine that appears in a book written 1300 years ago. The shrine is popular among young people these days as a place to encounter their future partners. According to legend, the power of the wish making stones makes your dream come true. It's a popular power spot. Leaflets and videos on tourism in the prefecture are available.☎0852-21-4034●9am-6pm Matsue International Tourist Information MAP Office Tamatsukuri Onsen Tamatsukuriyu Shrine d-2 Matsue Station Bus Stop ⑦ →Matsue Castle (Otemae) ☎0852-62-0611●11.30am-9pm(Last check-in:8.30pm)● Admission/¥1000●Bathing in swimming costume not permitted. ☎0852-62-0021●3pm-8pm●Admission/¥1500● Bathing in swimming costume not permitted. Fixed route bus Matsue Station Bus Stop ⑤ →Tamatsukuri Onsen Shopping Tour 2 Matsunoyu Hotel Gyokusen Matsue International Tourist Information MAP Office Lake Line ☎0852-62-0311●9am-10pm(Last check-in:9pm)● Admission/¥1000●Bathing in swimming costume not permitted. ☎0852-62-1000●10am-10pm(Last check-in:9.20pm)● Admission/¥600●Business Holidays/Mondays●Bathing in swimming costume not permitted. 1 3-hour Quick Tour Onsen Spa Tour ● ● Ashiyu No.2 Ashiyu No.1 ● Matsunoyu Yuyakushi ● ● Seiganji Temple ● Kitchen Kanon ● ● Soba Tomi Izakaya Ryuzu Tamatsukuri Onsen Spa San-in Expressway Denshokan Place for Izumo Ancient Curved Beads Matsue Tourist Guidebook | 15 |03 I t i n erari es b y c a te g o r y | Food Culture Tour 6 All-day Tour 7 16 Special deals are available Matsue Horikawa Jibiru-kan MAP Enjoy shopping in the old castle town of Matsue 1 Matsue International Tourist Information MAP Office d-2 MAP Lake Line Matsue Station Bus Stop ⑦ →Matsue Castle (Otemae) Buke Yashiki P Special deals are available 16 | Matsue Tourist Guidebook 2 MAP 01 03 Karakoro Kobo MAP Special deals are available Special deals are available Fixed route bus MAP b-1 tea room was designed and built by Lord Fumei in 1779. One can enjoy a stunning view of Matsue Castle and the city around it from this tea room on the top of a hill. Green tea and sweet set is available. ☎0852-21-9863●8.30am-6.30pm (Oct to Mar -5pm)●Admission/¥400 Minamitono-machi →Matsue Station 4 b-1 P Matsue History Museum MAP b-1 Izumo Soba Restaurant YAKUMO-AN MAP b-1 Their 'Izumo Soba' and 'Kamo Nanban' tastes even better when eaten at this traditional Japanese restaurant with those colorful carps swimming in the pond.☎0852-22-2400●10am-3.30pm The building of Matsue History Museum, which opened in 2011, is designed after residences of upper class Bushi warriors - in the Edo era. The museum consists of exhibition rooms that present the history of the castle city Matsue, a large hall that looks out on a Japanese garden. ☎0852-321607●8.30am-6.30pm(Oct to Mar -5pm)●Admission/¥500 (Free admission except for exhibition rooms)●Business Holidays/The 3rd Thursday●Credit cards accepted (at Museum Shop) To MAP 8 MAP Shugyoku Do MAP Sencha-so On board at Matsue Horikawa Fureai-hiroba →Disembark at Karakoro-hiroba c-2 MAP MAP c-2 Yamamoto Shikki-ten ● Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum ● ● d-2 5 Buke 5 5 ● ● 7 MAP c-2 ● ● ● 2 ● Matsue Castle(Otemae) Model Course Route Map Rihaku Shuzo Meimeian ● Yashiki Hearn-no- ● komichi Matsue Castle Otemae-hiroba Boat Matsue Horikawa Boarding Area ● Fureai-hiroba Boat Boarding Area Matsue Horikawa Jibiru-kan c-2 The shop offers one of Matsue's specialties, "Yakumo" japanese lacquerware. The beauty of the smooth surface of the ware coated with multiple layers of japanese lacquer is second to none.☎0852-23-2525 ●9am-7pm●Business Holidays/1/1-1/3●Credit cards accepted Izumo Soba Restaurant YAKUMO-AN Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum Kamiyo Soba ● MAP The confectionary was founded in 1890. "Yamakawa" that was revived in the Taisho era is one of the three most excellent Japanese sweets. "Asashio" and "Wakakusa" are also well-known. ☎0852-21-5563●9am-6pm●Credit card accepted c-2 6 c-2 Furyudo Kyobashi Branch The Tanabe Former Residence of Museum of Art Yakumo Koizumi ● This Japanese restaurant specializes in seafood from the Sea of Japan, especially crabs. They offer the taste of San-in Region such as squid dishes and Shimane beef steaks as well as crab hot-pot dishes. Guests can choose live fish or shellfish from the fish tank on the first floor and have them cooked for them.。 ☎0852-21-0029●11.30am-2.30pm、 5.30pm-10pm●Credit card accepted MAP A long-established Japanese confectionary with history of 250 years. It is said to have made confectionary for the Lords of Matsue in old days. Even now, one of such products "Himekosode"is popular among the people in the city..☎0852-28-5300●9.30am-7pm●Business Holidays/1/1 They offer opportunities to experience powdered green tea and leaf green tea. Authentic Japanese tea making methods are taught here. Japanese sweets are also served with green tea.☎0852-24-0703●9.30am-6pm●Business Holidays/The 1st & 3rd Sundays●Credit cards accepted MAP Horikawa sightseeing boat Ichirikido c-2 Here, you make your own curved Magatama beads. Staff members here will teach you how to make the beads with an easy process so that even beginners can be successful. Make beads as a souvenir or as a present for someone you love. ☎0852-25-6687●9am-4pm(may change sesonally)●Closed when Horikawa sightseeing boats are not in operation.●Credit cards accepted Matsue Waraku P A shopping arcade located between River Ohashi and River Kyobashi that flow through the central part of the cit of Matsue. It is named "Kyomise" because of its calm Kyoto-like atmosphere. Have a walk and enjoy shopping and dining at Karakoro Hiroba, Heart-no-Ishidatami and in the allays. Izomo Soba Kigaru 4 ● Matsue History Museum ● Shimane Furusatokan 3 Kenminkaikan Public Hall Gesshouji Temple Shimane Prefectural Government Office Funatsu ● ● Shijuken Borikawa Gesshoji-mae 9 ● Horai Kichijitsu-an Karakoro-hiroba Boat Boarding Area ● Isshikian Minamitono-machi Furyudo Karakoro Kyobashi Branch Karakoro Art Studio Kobo ● Kyobashi Ichibata Electric Train Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station Bridge Nihon Zenzai ● Gakkai Nigo-ten ● ● ● Shugyoku Do ● Ichirikido ●● 8 ● Matsue Shinjiko Onsen Spa Suetsugu Shrine Chidori Town JR Matsue Station 6 b-1,c-2 Established in 1877, Kawashima is the oldest shop selling Izumo Agate, curved Magatama beads, and other minerals.☎0852-21-2996●9.30am6.30pm●Business Holidays/Tuesdays●Credit cards accepted b-1 10 MAP Kyomise Shotengai Agate Shop Kawashima At this workshop, visitors can experience sweets making (booking required) and other handicrafts such as accessory making , glass sculpting, metal carving and beads making. There are also places for shopping and dining in the building. As it was used as a bank in the Meiji era, the style of the building is also worth examining.☎0852-20-7000●Workshop:9.30am-6.30 pm,Food&drinks available:11am-6.30pm●Business Holidays/Vary depending on each shop 14 02 Try the popular 'Kamo Nanban' for lunch! Special deals are available 9 3 b-1 Specialties of Shimane Prefecture are sold here. With most of the specialties available, from foods to craft products, t's an ideal place for buying souvenirs. ☎0852-22-5758●9am-6pm ●Business Holidays/12/311/1●Credit cards accepted Former residences of upper class Bushi in the Edo era. The residence of Shiomi clan is open to public for viewing. Visitors can find out about the life of Bushi clans between 1600s and 1900s. ☎0852-22-2243●8.30am-6.3pm(Oct to Mar -5pm)●Admission/¥300 Meimeian 08 This 400 years old castle is the symbol of the city of Matsue and what the people are proud of. It is the only castle in San-in Region that retains the castle tower. ☎0852-21-4030●8.30am-6pm(Oct to Mar -4.30pm)●Admission/¥550 Shimane Furusatokan P Shiominawate P b-1 Special deals are available Leaflets and videos on tourism in the prefecture are available. ☎0852-21-4034●9am-6pm 5 It is a facility where the five local Matsue beers "Beer Hearn" are brewed. Visitors can also drink the beers here. About 800 items of specialties of Shimane Prefecture are displayed on the 1st floor. The restaurant on the 2nd floor serves Shimane beef, "Gentan Soba" produced in Shimane, shijimi clam soup, etc. ☎0852-55-8877●Reataurant:11am-5pm, Kiosk:9am6pm(Dec to Feb -5pm)●Credit cards accepted Matsue Castle 07 "Horikawa Yuransen" is a small excursion boat that takes you to a journey on the moat around the castle. Enjoy the beautiful riverside landscapes of each season - the green of the trees and the flowers in spring to summer, the colors of the maple trees in fall and snow in winter.☎0852-27-0417●Every 15 mins 9am-5pm(may change sesonally)●Admission/¥1200 (Day ticket)●Business Holidays/Subject weather b-1 Shopping Tour Special deals are available Horikawa Yuransen for an All-encompassing Experience Onsen Spa Tour ● ● Matsue Lake Shinji Hot Spring Resort "Ashiyu" Chidori Minami Park Shinjiko Lake Freshwater Clam Information Center: Matsue Local Product Center Matsue's Kitchen Konekkoya Shinji-ko Lake ● Yamamoto Shikki-ten Kurashikku-kan ● kokki Agate Garden Shop Sencha-so Tea House Kawashima Start MINAMI Finish Tourist Information Office Matsue Waraku ● 10 Matsue Station ● 1 JR Matsue Station Prefectural Art Museum Shimane Art Museum ● ※¥= Japanese yen Matsue Tourist Guidebook | 17 |03 I t i n erari es b y c a te g o r y | 5-hour Lake Line Matsue Station Bus Stop ⑦ →Kyobashi Bridge Easy-going Tour 1 Matsue International Tourist Information MAP Office d-2 Leaflets and videos on tourism in the prefecture are available.☎0852-21-4034●9am6pm Matsue Castle MAP b-1 Food Culture Tour 4 This 400 years old castle is the symbol of the city of Matsue and what the people are proud of. It is the only castle in San-in Region that retains the castle tower. ☎0852-21-4030●8.30am-6pm(Oct to Mar -4.30pm)●Admission/¥550 01 Special deals are available 3 Karakoro Kobo 2 MAP Ichirikido MAP c-2 Established in 1877, Kawashima is the oldest shop selling Izumo Agate, curved Magatama beads, and other minerals. ☎0852-21-2996●9.30am-6.30pm●Business Holidays/Tuesdays●Credit cards accepted Shugyoku Do MAP c-2 Here, you make your own curved Magatama beads. Staff members here will teach you how to make the beads with an easy process so that even beginners can be successful. Make beads as a souvenir or as a present for someone you love. ☎0852-25-6687●9am-4pm(may change sesonally)●Closed when Horikawa sighseeing boats are not in operation●Credit cards accepted Sencha-so MAP c-2 They offer opportunities to experience powdered green tea and leaf green tea. Authentic Japanese tea making methods are taught here. Japanese sweets are also served with green tea.☎0852-24-0703 ●9.30am-6pm●Business Holidays/The 1st & 3rd Sundays●Credit cards accepted Matsue Castle (Otemae) →Matsue Station Isshikian MAP Garden Tea House MINAMI c-2 The shop offers one of Matsue's specialties, "Yakumo" japanese lacquerware. The beauty of the smooth surface of the ware coated with multiple layers of japanese lacquer is second to none. ☎0852-23-2525●9am-7pm●Business Holidays/ 1/1-1/3●Credit cards accepted ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Matsue History Museum Furusatokan ● Shimane 5 18 | Matsue Tourist Guidebook Shimane Furusatokan 3 b-1 MAP Gesshouji Temple Shimane Prefectural Government Office Funatsu ● ● Shijuken Borikawa Gesshoji-mae This is a shop not-to-be-missed to buy local products of Shimane Prefecture. Genuine Izumo Soba for lunch! 4 The Tanabe Former Residence of Museum of Art Yakumo Koizumi ● ● Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum ● ● ● ● ● ● Chidori Town b-1 JR Matsue Station ● ● Chidori Minami Park Shinjiko Lake Freshwater Clam Information Center: Matsue Local Product Center Matsue's Kitchen Konekkoya Shinji-ko Lake Izomo Soba Kigaru 2 ● ● Matsue History Museum Furusatokan ● Shimane 3 Kenminkaikan Public Hall Gesshouji Temple Shimane Prefectural Government Office Funatsu ● ● Ichibata Electric Train Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station ● ● ● Shugyoku Do ● Ichirikido ●● 3 ● Yamamoto Shikki-ten Kurashikku-kan ● kokki Agate Garden Shop Sencha-so Tea House Kawashima Start MINAMI Finish Tourist Information Office Matsue Waraku ● Matsue Station ● 1 JR Matsue Station 4 Karakoro-hiroba Boat ● Horai Kichijitsu-an Boarding Area ● Isshikian Minamitono-machi Furyudo Karakoro Kyobashi Branch Karakoro Art Studio Kobo ● Kyobashi Shijuken Borikawa Gesshoji-mae Bridge Shrine Matsue Lake Shinji Hot Spring Resort "Ashiyu" ● Matsue Castle(Otemae) ● Nihon Zenzai ● Gakkai Nigo-ten ● Meimeian Hearn-no- ● komichi Matsue Castle Otemae-hiroba Boat Matsue Horikawa Boarding Area ● Fureai-hiroba Boat Boarding Area Matsue Horikawa Jibiru-kan Model Course Route Map Rihaku Shuzo Buke Yashiki Izumo Soba Restaurant YAKUMO-AN Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum Kamiyo Soba ● Karakoro-hiroba Boat Horai Kichijitsu-an Boarding Area Isshikian Minamitono-machi Furyudo Karakoro Kyobashi Branch Karakoro Art Studio Kobo ● Kyobashi Ichibata Electric Train Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station 14 Special deals are available ● 2 b-1 Specialties of Shimane Prefecture are sold here. With most of the specialties available, from foods to craft products, t's an ideal place for buying souvenirs. ☎0852-22-5758●9am-6pm ●Business Holidays/12/311/1●Credit cards accepted Kenminkaikan Public Hall Suetsugu MAP Izomo Soba Kigaru Matsue Castle(Otemae) Matsue Shinjiko Onsen Spa Specialties of Shimane Prefecture are sold here. With most of the specialties available, from foods to craft products, t's an ideal place for buying souvenirs.☎0852-22-5758●9am-6pm●Business Holidays/12/31-1/1●Credit cards accepted d-2 c-2 4 ● Shimane Furusatokan ● Meimeian Hearn-no- ● komichi Matsue Castle Otemae-hiroba Boat Matsue Horikawa Boarding Area ● Fureai-hiroba Boat Boarding Area Matsue Horikawa Jibiru-kan MAP Model Course Route Map Rihaku Shuzo Buke Yashiki P Enjoy the family's traditional 'Tai Meshi' (Snapper Rice), an exquisite meal loved by Lord Fumai, while admiring the Japanese garden.☎0852-215131●11.30am-2.30pm、5.30pm-9pm●Credit cards accepted Izumo Soba Restaurant YAKUMO-AN Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum Kamiyo Soba ● ● MAP b-1 This 400 years old castle is the symbol of the city of Matsue and what the people are proud of. It is the only castle in San-in Region that retains the castle tower. ☎0852-21-4030●8.30am-6pm (Oct to Mar -4.30pm)●Admission /¥550 The soba restaurant which is located next to Horai Kichijitsuan looks out on to a beautiful Japanese garden. Although they use whole buckwheat flour, their soba noodles are relatively thin. They also use rare oblong Warigo bowls for serving soba. The soba-yu, the water used for boiling the noodles, with egg white that comes with Sanmi soba has a unique taste many people come back for. ☎0852-31-7180●11am-4pm●Business Holidays/ Tuesdays The confectionary was founded in 1890. "Yamakawa" that was revived in the Taisho era is one of the three most excellent Japanese sweets. "Asashio" and "Wakakusa" are also well-known. ☎0852-21-5563●9am-6pm●Credit cards accepted Yamamoto Shikki-ten Matsue International Tourist Information MAP Office 01 Special deals are available Matsue Castle MAP Leaflets and videos on tourism in the prefecture are available.☎0852-21-4034●9am-6pm c-2 ● Lake Line 1 c-2 Furyudo Kyobashi MAP Branch Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum 5 Quick Tour A long-established Japanese confectionary with history of 250 years. It is said to have made confectionary for the Lords of Matsue in old days. Even now, one of such products "Himekosode"is popular among the people in the city.☎0852-285300●9.30am-7pm●Business Holidays/1/1 ● 2 Lake Line Matsue Station Bus Stop ⑦ →Matsue Castle (Otemae) c-2 MAP The Tanabe Former Residence of Museum of Art Yakumo Koizumi ● Special deals are available 3-hour A shopping arcade located between River Ohashi and River Kyobashi that flow through the central part of the cit of Matsue. It is named "Kyomise" because of its calm Kyoto-like atmosphere. Have a walk and enjoy shopping and dining at Karakoro Hiroba, Heart-no-Ishidatami and in the allays. Agate Shop Kawashima Shopping Tour b-1 At this workshop, visitors can experience sweets making (booking required) and other handicrafts such as accessory making , glass sculpting, metal carving and beads making. There are also places for shopping and dining in the building. As it was used as a bank in the Meiji era, the style of the building is also worth examining.☎0852-207000●Workshop:9.30am-6.30pm,Food&drinks available:11am-6.30pm●Business Holidays/Vary depending on each shop Kyomise Shotengai P 14 MAP Onsen Spa Tour Bridge Nihon Zenzai ● Gakkai Nigo-ten ● ● ● ● ● Shugyoku Do ● Ichirikido ● Matsue Shinjiko Onsen Spa Suetsugu Chidori Town ● ● Shrine Matsue Lake Shinji Hot Spring Resort "Ashiyu" Chidori Minami Park Lake Line Matsue Castle (Otemae) →Matsue Station JR Matsue Station Shinjiko Lake Freshwater Clam Information Center: Matsue Local Product Center Matsue's Kitchen Konekkoya Shinji-ko Lake Prefectural Art Museum ● Yamamoto Shikki-ten Kurashikku-kan ● kokki Agate Garden Shop Sencha-so Tea House Kawashima Start MINAMI Finish Tourist Information Office Matsue Waraku ● Matsue Station ● 1 JR Matsue Station Prefectural Art Museum Shimane Art Museum ● Shimane Art Museum ● ※¥= Japanese yen Matsue Tourist Guidebook | 19 Visiting ports in Yasugi & Sakai Sightseeing spot No.3 Adachi Museum of Art Free shuttle bus service available from JR Yasugi Station Visiting Izumo Taisha Izumo Taisha Pay a visit to the shrine that is well-known for its matchmaking god. Sightseeing spot No.2 3 minutes walk from Izumo Taisha-mae Station A museum where Japanese paintings and the Japanese garden create a perfect match. The garden was ranked as the best in Japan for the consecutive 9 years in an American professional journal. A new building was opened in October, 2010.☎0854-287111●9am-5.30pm(Oct to Mar -5pm)●Admission/ ¥2200●Credit cards accepted 24 Special deals are available P The shrine is dedicated to the god Okuninushi-no-mikoto, famous as the Shinto deity of marriage. The annual Kamiari-sai Festival is held in October of the lunar calendar when it is believed that the Shinto deities gather at Izumo Taisha shrine. Feel the history of Japan at Izumo Taisha shrine with its many important cultural assets such as the main shrine, designated as a National Treasure. A beautiful Japanese garden the world appreciates Adachi Museum of Art in the city of Yasugi has a world-popular garden that has been rated three-star by Michelin Green Guide Japan. Sightseeing spots along Ichibata Electric Train Izumo Taisha P Izmo Taisha-mae Station Dentetsu Izumo-shi Station 20 | Matsue Tourist Guidebook 27 Shimane Museum of Ancient Izmo Matsue Vogel Park This facility displays explanations of Shimane Prefecture’s history. A selection of bronzeware unearthed in the Izumo Region is on display. A leisure facility where a variety of birds and clowers from all over the world await you. Enjoy the spectacular view of Shinji-ko Lake from the observation platform. Kawato Station Ichibata Electric Train Enjoy the journey between Matsue and Izumo on Ichibata Electic Railway. Why not try the towns you can see from the train? You will certainly enjoy something new. Matsue English Garden This garden, situated on the shores of Shinjiko Lake, was created by adopting a typical British mid-19th to early20th century garden style. P Unshu Hirata Station 22 Matsue English Matsue Vogel Garden Station Park-mae Station Ichibataguchi Station Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station MAP a-2 Ichibata Yakushi Ichibata Yakushi is know for its buddha's eye healing power. It's also said to heal our mind's eye. Ichibata Yakushi is visited by many people who belive it brings good fortune for those who work diligently towards their goals and repels evil spirits away from us. ※¥= Japanese yen Mizuki Shigeru Road Short walk from JR Sakai-ko Station In Sakaiminato, the home town of cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki, 139 figures of monsters line up in a row of about 800m. There are also numerous Kitaro goods shops. 139 bronze Yokai figures welcome you On Mizuki Shigeru Road at Port of Sakai, many Japanese monsters entertain tourists. ⓒ水木プロ Matsue Tourist Guidebook | 21 a b c INDEX d to Etomo Senjuin ■ 06 Izumo Soba Restaurant YAKUMO-AN 08 The Tanabe Matsue Kita High School Inside Mishimaya Museum of Art ■ 04 Kasuga Branch Izomo Soba Former Residence of Buke Yashiki Meimeian ● ● ● Kigaru Yakumo Koizumi ● ● Lafcadio Hearn 03 ● Memorial Museum 16 ● Kamiyo Soba ● Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum Matsue Horikawa Jibiru-kan ● Shiominawate Horikawa Sightseeing Matsue Castle Matsue Horikawa Fureai-hiroba Boat Boarding Area ● Boat Boarding Point 02 ● 07 Horikawa Sightseeing ● Hearn-no-komichi 01 Boat Pier West Entrance Matsue History Museum Otemae Horikawa Sightseeing Boat Pier Otemae-hiroba Boat Boarding Area ● ● Shimane Furusatokan 07 Matsue International Tourist Information Office 24 Shimane University ■ ● Rihaku Shuzo Matsue Kawatsu Post Office Ishibashi Yonchome 10 H Rainbow Plaza to Yatsuka-cho ● Fumonin 27 1 17 14 Kuroda Town Matsue Castle (Otemae) Shimane Kenminkaikan Public Hall ■ Kenminkaikan Public Hall Shimane Prefectural Government Office ■ 22 09 16 Funatsu ● Gesshouji Temple ● Shijuken Borikawa Horai Kichijitsu-an ● ● Isshikian Minamitono-machi Sakaebashi Bridge Kyobashi Bridge Karakoro Art Studio ● Karakoro Kobo ●Karakoro-hiroba Boat Boarding Area Nihon Zenzai Gakkai Nigo-ten ● ● Furyudo ● Shugyoku Do 07 Kyobashi Branch Ichirikido ● Agate Shop ● ● Kawashima ● Sencha-so Kurashikku-kan ● Yamamoto Shikki-ten kokki Garden Tea House MINAMI ● Shimane Prefectural Government Office Gesshoji-mae Seikoin Temple 2 Welfare Center Chidori Town 17 ● Izumokamigami Enmusubi-no-yado Konya Shiraishi-ya Tamatsukuri Hot Spring Resort "Ashiyu" Tamatsukuri Onsen Tamatsukuri Onsen Yuuyu Hotel Gyokusen Matsue Lake Shinji Hot Spring Resort "Ashiyu" Matsunoyu Kunibiki Messe H Hotel Route Inn Matsue ■ Kunibiki Messe ● 24 Shinji-ko Lake sightseeing boat Hakuchougo Boarding Area No.2 Shinjiko Lake Ohashi Kitazume Ohashi Minamizume Shinjiko Lake Sightseeing Boat Pier 2 Uo Town 27 Matsue Waraku Matsue Central Tourist Information Office ● Matsue Tokyu Inn Post Office 15 Toyoko Inn Masue Ekimae H ATM H Matsue Station Restaurant Kannabi ● (Matsue branch) 13 H Hotel Ichibata Chidori Minami Park Shinji-ko Lake Freshwater Clam Information Center: Matsue Local Product Center Matsue's Kitchen Konekkoya Nada Town Tenjin-machi Central 14 17 11 ● Shinji-ko Lake sightseeing boat Hakuchougo Boarding Area No.1 22 16 Shinji-ko Lake 02 JR Matsue Station ATM Sightseeing spots introduced in the book are as follows: Please refer to this booklet when strolling the town. inside AEON Matsue 20 24 Yomegashima Yomegashima Island West 07 ● Sightseeing spots explained in the Guidebook. 09 04 Lakeline Bus Stop 05 Bus stops 3 Lake Line routes ATM H 27 17 Hotel Shinji-ko Lake Hotel Shinji-ko H 06 ATM(Japan Post Bank) 03 19 Hotel JR Nogi Station Fudoki-no-oka-iriguchi 01 Yaegaki Shrine International Tourist Information Office Yaegaki Jinja(shrine) ● ● Izumo Kanbe-no-sato 22 02 18 08 a 22 | Matsue Tourist Guidebook 21 13 17,18 9,17,18 17,18 9 4,20 16,18,19 13 17,18 17,18 20 11,17 5,6,16 17,18 17,18 7 10 b 13 9,17,18 17,18 Discovery Yuhi Park Shinji-ko Lake Yuhi Spot ■ Fixed route bus routes Adachi Museum of Art Denshokan - Place for Izumo Ancient Curved Beads Ichirikido Karakoro Kobo Kyomise Shotengai Kurashikku-kan kokki Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo Shimane Furusatokan Shinji-ko Lake Freshwater Clam Information Center: Matsue Local Product Center Sencha-so Furyudo Kyobashi Branch Matsue Vogel Park Matsue Horikawa Jibiru-kan Matsue History Museum Agate Shop Kawashima Yamamoto Shikki-ten Yushien Rihaku Shuzo Denshokan - Place for Izumo Ancient Curved Beads Karakoro Kobo Shugyoku Do Prefectural Art Museum Shimane Art Museum ● 12 Yomegashima Island Yomegashima route (evenings only) 12,14 12,14 12,14,15 7 12,14 12,14 9 12,14 Hands-on Craft Central Matsue map 3 21 10 16 19 11 12,14,15 17,18 4,20 13 5 18 9 9 11 9 17 13 20 11,17 8 7 Shopping 11 Matsue New Urban Hotel H Annex Matsue Lake Shinji ■ ● Hot Spring Resort "Ashiyu" Matsue Ichibata Electric Train Municipal Office Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station 20 Adachi Museum of Art Izomo Soba Kigaru Izumo Soba Restaurant YAKUMO-AN Isshikian Kamiyo Soba Kitchen Kanon Kyomise Shotengai Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo Shinji-ko Lake Freshwater Clam Information Center: Matsue Local Product Center Soba Restaurant Arakiya Garden Tea House MINAMI Nihon Zenzai Gakkai Nigo-ten Funatsu (Chugoku Mountains Soba Factory Funatsu) Hearn-no-komichi Horai Kichijitsu-an Matsue Waraku Matsue's Kitchen Konekkoya Matsue Vogel Park Matsue Horikawa Jibiru-kan Matsue History Museum(Café KIHARU) Yuushien Hot Spring Kajibashi Bridge Matsue City Hotel H Suetsugu Shrine Matsue Shinjiko Onsen Spa 02 一畑 Kunibiki Parking Lot 4 Dining & Drinking ATM 05 ATM 1 to Mihonoseki & Sakai-ko Andenan ■ PAGE Tourist Guide c d 20 Adachi Museum of Art Izumo Taisha Ichibata Electric Train Ichibata Yakushi Horikawa Yuransen Gesshouji Temple Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum Former Residence of Yakumo Koizumi Shiominawate Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo Shinji-ko Lake Freshwater Clam Information Center: Matsue Local Product Center Sunset at Shinji-ko Lake The Tanabe Museum of Art Tamatsukuriyu Shrine Buke Yashiki Matsue English Garden Matsue Castle Matsue Vogel Park Matsue History Museum Mizuki Shigeru Road Meimeian Yushien 21 4,20 20 20 7,17 9 5,10 5,10 6 4,20 13 back cover 58,810 12,14,15 5,8,10,16 20 6 20 5,6,16 21 5,10,16 7 Matsue Tourist Guidebook | 23 List of facilities where discount on admissions and/or deals on products are available 01 Facilities that offer special deals to visitors with Matchmaking Perfect Ticket Castle Matsue 02 Matsue History Museum At this castle, the whole city of Matsue can be viewed from the only castle tower in Sanin Region. [Special Deal] Group admission 〈¥550→¥440 〉 Matsue P Souvenirs 03 Dining and Tea /Coffee Break Buke Yashiki A museum with castle view. [Special Deal] Group admission 〈¥500→¥400 〉 P Sightseeing Accommodation 04 Facilities where special deals are available when a passport is presented ¥=Japanese yen Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum Former residence that shows the everyday life of Churo (an arbitration officer) of the domain of Matsue. [Special Deal] Group admission 〈¥300→¥240〉 P A museum that exhibits articles Koizumi Yakumo (Lafcadio Hearn) left behind. [Special Deal] Group admission 〈¥300→¥240〉 P P Shimane 05 Koizumi Yakumo Kyukyo Japan There are 32 facilities at which you can use your Enmusubi Perfect Ticket. Enjoy sightseeing in Matsue and save P 06 A house Yakumo Koizumi (Lafcadio Hearn), who introduced Japan to the world with his several works, lived with his wife. [Special Deal] Group admission 〈¥300→¥240〉 The Tanabe Museum of Art P 07 An art museum that owns a collection consisting mainly of items related to tea ceremony the forest king Tanabe clan possessed. [Special Deal] Group admission 〈¥600→¥500〉 Matsue Horikawa Yuransen 08 Meimeian Excursion boats that take you to a cruise on the lake and the rivers of Matsue. [Special Deal] Group admission 〈¥1200→¥1000〉 P P A tea ceremony room that is said to be used by Matsudaira Fumeiko (Lord Fumei of Matsudaira; the 7th head of the domain of Matsue) [Special Deal] Group admission 〈¥400→¥300〉 money utilizing public transport wisely. 09 Matsue City Bus Gesshoji Temple P Izumo Airport connection bus (Matsue Ichibata Kotsu) Kashima Kawato ∼ 13 21 Shimane 25 Unshu Hirata 22 Furue Taisha 01 17 Matsue Ichibata Bus 30 Yonago Airport Tamatsukuri Shimane Art Museum An art museum located by Lake Shinji. The view of Shinji-ko itself is a painting on display. [Special Deal] Group admission 〈¥300→¥240 〉 P P Restaurant Kannabi (Matsue branch) 16 Matsue Horikawa Jibiru-kan It’s very convenient. [Special Deal] 10% discount on meals P Shinji-ko Lake Freshwater Clam Information Center; Matsue Local Product Center 18 A place to enjoy just brewed local beer and homemade food. [Special Deal] 10% discount on meals and souvenirs 18 P 24 P Yaegaki shrine The best “Shijimi exhibition” in the country. [Special Deal] A free gift offered if you buy 2,000yen or more. Sakaiminato Direct Bus Yasugi ∼ 32 15 12 The sunset cruising is very popular. [Special Deal] Group admission 〈¥1300→¥1170 〉 A variety of specialties of Shimane are displayed. [Special Deal] A free gift offered if you buy 2,000yen or more. P Izumo Airport 23 Shimane Furusato-kan Shinji-ko Yuransen‒ Hakucho-go 20 ∼ 17 Nakaumi Izmo 14 A resort by the lake. [Special Deal] 10% discount on meals Sakaiminato (Port of Sakai) Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Shinji-ko Lake 11 P Hotel Ichibata Mihonoseki 29 There are a tea ceremony room and Kangetsuan in the precincts of this temple that are said to be related to Lafcadio Hearn. There are many legends concerning this temple. [Special Deal] Group admission (including admission to Kangetsuan) 〈¥300→¥270 〉 Fumonin The family temple of Matsudaira clan used by 9 heads of the domain of Matsue. [Special Deal] Group admission 〈¥500→¥450 〉 Lake Line Ichibata Electric Train 26 10 P 19 A shrine known for its mural of Inadahime who has vivid vermillion lips and matchmaking. [Special Deal] Group admission (including viewing of the mural of Inadahime)〈¥200→¥100〉 P Izumo Kanbe-no-sato 20 Yushien A village of myths, legends, old tales and craft. [Special Deal] Group admission 〈¥200→¥160 〉 A garden in Nakanoumi Daikonjima known for its peonies and ginseng. [Special Deal] Group admission 〈¥600→¥550 〉 P P 19 Izumo Airport connection bus (Izumo Ichibara Kotsu) Yakumo Ichibata Bus Yonago 21 Meteor Plaza Yonago Airport connection bus (Hinomaru Hire) Lines vovered by Enmusibi Perfect Ticket P Mihonoseki Inseki (meteorite) is displayed at this museum located in Shichirui, a place near Oki. [Special Deal] Group admission 〈¥500→¥420 〉 22 Matsue Vogel Park 23 Izumo Tamatsukuri Shiryo-kan One of the largest parks specializing birds and flowers. [Special Deal] Group admission 〈¥1500→¥1350 〉 P A museum near Tamatsukuri Onsen that examines Meno craft in the ancient time. [Special Deal] Group admission 〈¥200→¥160 〉 P Ichibata Electric Train Bus lines Airport connection bus Lake Line JR Izumo Airport 24 | Matsue Tourist Guidebook Yonago Airport *Enmusubi Perfect Tickets are not valid for JR lines. Main Matchmaking Perfect Ticket counters ・Ichibata Travel Service/ Matsue Station Eigyosho (business office) (the west side of the north exit of Matsue Station), Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station Eigyosho (business office) ・Ichibata Electric Train/ Matsue Shinji-ko Onsen Station, Izumo Taisha-mae Station, Dentetsu Izumo-shi Station ・Ichibata Bus/ Tamatsukuri information desk, Taisha office ・Twin Leaves Hotel Izumo (near JR Izumo-shi Station bus terminal) ・ Izumo Airport Annai Counter ・ Yonago Airport Annai Counter ・ In airport connection buses ・ Shimane-ken Kanko Bussan-kan (in Shimane Furusato-kan) ・ Sakaiminato City Tourist Information Center (in the Minato-Sakai Building) Other facilities outside the city of Matsue where Matchmaking Perfect Tickets are valid. 24 Adachi Museum of Art 25 Kappo Onsen Yurari 26 Shimane Winery 27 Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo 28 Kanko P P Center Izumo 29 Tezen Museum 30 Izumo You Plaza 31 Izumo Mingei-kan 32 Restaurant Americana (Izumo branch) Matsue Tourist Guidebook | 25