IZUMO, Shimane Prefecture--A resort complex with guest rooms built into a cliff facing the Sea of Japan opened here on May 1. Izumo Hotel the Cliff in the Tachiko district features eight guest ...

IZUMO, Shimane Prefecture--Five new hydrangea species ... of local farmers to compete with producers in other regions across Japan, as Shimane Prefecture is home to fewer hydrangea cultivators.

In the 19th century, writer Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo) helped introduce Japan to the wider world. Peter Barakan visits Izumo to learn about the natural and unseen realms that Hearn treasured.

Springtime in Japan is synonymous with sakura. Since time immemorial, the cherryblossom has been immortalised in poems and ...

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The global hit anime “Demon Slayer” (known in Japan as “Kimetsu no Yaiba”) is approaching its conclusion. The final story arc ...

We start at Hiroshima, the largest city in the Chugoku region, and journey pastoral landscapes through the Chugoku Mountains to Izumo, Shimane Prefecture ... to the deities. Japanese swords ...

The skies over Shimane are always dramatic, almost supernaturally so. It’s befitting an area that’s known as “Land of the Gods,” the setting of many Shinto myths and home to the Izumo ...

IZUMO, Shimane -- Two Brazilian soccer players belonging to this west Japan city's team in the second division of Japan Women's Football League revealed on Nov. 6 that they had been harassed by ...

Mostly sunny with a high of 54 °F (12.2 °C). Winds variable at 7 to 9 mph (11.3 to 14.5 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 33 °F (0.6 °C). Mostly ...