Sake has a rich history complete with dragons and gods in ancient Japan. Today, the rice wine is still sacred and has UNESCO recognition for its intangible cultural heritage. Explore the rice wine in ...

Visit Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, the setting of several Japanese myths, to meet a mischievous kitty living on a farm near Hii River. Then head to a pottery factory to see a blue-eyed cat hard at work.

such as the Izumo Taisha, remain here from those mythical ancient times. Also, as exemplified by the Oki Global Geopark, there remains a large amount of untouched nature in Shimane. There are also ...

We start at Hiroshima, the largest city in the Chugoku region, and journey pastoral landscapes through the Chugoku Mountains to Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. The towns along the way are alive with ...