Shimane（島根）
Major attractions: Izumo-taisha Shrine (shrine), Matsue Castle, one of the remaining castles in Japan, Adachi Museum of Art with its magnificent garden (ranked No. 1 in the U.S. by Japanese Garden Magazine), Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, registered as a World Heritage site (at that time, one third of the world's silver was produced), Tamatsukuri Hot Springs, Lake Shinji with its beautiful sunset, and Tsuwano with its castle town. 主な見どころ：出雲大社（神社）、国内に現存する城の一つ松江城、庭園が見事な（米国の日本庭園雑誌で連続1位に輝く）足立美術館、世界遺産に登録された石見銀山（当時世界の三分の一を産出していた）、玉造温泉、夕日が美しい宍道湖（湖）、城下町の津和野。
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