Loading...
MENU

Information

around-trip chuugoku-shikoku course02 day2

DAY2 START!!

Okuizumo Orochi Loop /
Roadside Station Okuizumo Orochi Loop

The gateway to Shimane Prefecture, Okuizumo-cho One of the largest double-looped roads in Japan “Okuizumo Orochi Loop”

Okuizumo Orochi Loop / Roadside Station Okuizumo Orochi Loop
Okuizumo Orochi Loop / Roadside Station Okuizumo Orochi Loop
Okuizumo Orochi Loop / Roadside Station Okuizumo Orochi Loop

4minutes by Car

Rail Track with Three Switchback Turns from Izumo-Sakane Station

The only rail track with three switchbacks in JR-West Japan
(between JR Izumo-Sakane Station and JR Miinohara Station)

Rail Track with Three Switchback Turns from Izumo-Sakane Station
Rail Track with Three Switchback Turns from Izumo-Sakane Station
Rail Track with Three Switchback Turns from Izumo-Sakane Station

3minutes On Foot

“Enmeiseui (Longevity Water)”
of Okuizumo

“Enmeiseui” of Okuizumo (A place to stop by)

“Enmeiseui (Longevity Water)” of Okuizumo
“Enmeiseui (Longevity Water)” of Okuizumo
“Enmeiseui (Longevity Water)” of Okuizumo

13minutes by Car

Okuizumo Tatara and Sword Museum

The museum features “Tatara,” an old Japanese iron making method that produces the raw material for Japanese swords, “Tamahagane.”
Visit the museum and learn about the fascinating features of Tatara and swords in a mythical village where the legend of “Yamata no Orochi (gigantic serpent with eight heads and eight tails) was set.

Okuizumo Tatara and Sword Museum
Okuizumo Tatara and Sword Museum
Okuizumo Tatara and Sword Museum

3minutes by Car

Tachibana

Okuizumo Gastronomy
Immerse yourself in the quaint Japanese interior setting and savor traditional flavors of Japan in Okuizumo

Tachibana
Tachibana
Tachibana

10minutes by Car

The Itohara Memorial /
Cafe Sabou 15 dai

A facility that enables you to immerse yourself in nature, historical buildings, and a garden at the same time while learning about the Tatara iron-making culture of Okuizumo. Enjoy spending time leisurely in a historical place that thrived with Tatara iron-making.

The Itohara Memorial / Cafe Sabou 15 dai
The Itohara Memorial / Cafe Sabou 15 dai
The Itohara Memorial / Cafe Sabou 15 dai

3minutes On Foot

Sugaya Takadono /
Yamanouchi Life Tradition Museum

Imagine the time Tatara iron-making reached the height of prosperity

Sugaya Takadono / Yamanouchi Life Tradition Museum
Sugaya Takadono / Yamanouchi Life Tradition Museum
Sugaya Takadono / Yamanouchi Life Tradition Museum

35minutes by Car

The Historical Museum of Iron

Exhibition of the history of Tatara ironworks, its method, and tools used for ironmaking

The Historical Museum of Iron
The Historical Museum of Iron

20minutes by Car

Seiranso

~ Relieve your daily fatigue and enjoy a small luxury in a mountain village resort ~

Seiranso
Seiranso
Seiranso
Back