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SHOP

Yoshinaga
This ancient shop is
as famous for the koi
carp swimming in the
pond at the back as it is
for the quality of its rice.
! B5 ⌂ 296 Ushiroda,
Tsuwano-cho,
Kanoashi-gun, Shimane
699-5605 § (0856)
72-0011
The graceful arches of the Karato Market
Kintai-kyo bridge over the After the business trade
Nishiki River in Iwakuni ends at 7am, vendors
here are happy to talk to
visitors and explain the
Kikuya House in Japan. It is reached through different types of fish
" ⌂ 1-1 Gofukumachi a tunnel of vermilion torii and marine products
# 9am–5:30pm daily (gates), 1,174 in all. A chairlift on sale at the market.
goes up the other side of the ! B5 ⌂ 5-50 Karato-cho,
Ishii Tea Bowl Museum slope to the scant remains Shimonoseki-shi,
" ⌂ 33-3 Minamihuruhagi- of Tsuwano Castle, and there’s Yamaguchi-ken
cho # 9am–4:30pm Thu–Tue a stunning view from the top. § (083) 231-0001
Nishi Amane (1829–97), a
Kumaya Art Museum Meiji-period statesman and
" ⌂ 47 Imauono tanamachi philosopher, was born here.
# 9am–4pm Tue, Thu, Sat Nishi House, now a museum,
& Sun is on a quiet street in the Nishi House
south of town. Opposite is ⌂ 64-6 Ushiroda § (0856)
another notable home – Mori 72-1771 # 9am–5pm daily
28 Ougai House, a museum to Mori Ougai House
Tsuwano-native Mori Ogai
Tsuwano (1862–1922), author of novels " ⌂ 238 Machida
津和野 such as The Wild Geese and § (0856) 72-3210
Vita Sexualis. # 9am–5pm Tue–Sun
! B5 ⌂ Shimane
Prefecture £ @ n Next
to Tsuwano Stn; (0856)
72-1771
This tiny 700-year-old former
castle town, tucked into a river
valley deep in the moun tains,
has a large number of well-
preserved samurai houses.
Thousands of carp inhabit the
town’s brooks, outnumbering
the residents, it is said, by ten
to one. The hillside Taikodani
Inari Shrine is one of the most
important Inari (fox) shrines

Ceremony at Tsuwano’s
Taikodani Inari Shrine,
an important fox temple
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