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Shimane Private Tour - Izumo Grand Shrine: one of the largest shrine sacred straw rope
Izumo Grand Shrine: one of the largest shrine sacred straw rope
Shimane Private Tour - Izumo Grand Shrine:  fortune strips tied by the visitors
Izumo Grand Shrine: fortune strips tied by the visitors
Shimane Private Tour - Izumo Grand Shrine's sanctuary where the main deity is enshrined.
Izumo Grand Shrine's sanctuary where the main deity is enshrined.
Shimane Private Tour - Hinomisaki Lighthouse: 44 m high above the sea. Let's clime up the stairs inside to the lookout!
Hinomisaki Lighthouse: 44 m high above the sea. Let's clime up the stairs inside to the lookout!
Shimane Private Tour - The sea of Japan: on the way up to Hinomisaki Lighthouse, you can have a great ocean view.
The sea of Japan: on the way up to Hinomisaki Lighthouse, you can have a great ocean view.
Shimane Private Tour - Hinomisaki cape was created by submarine volcano explosion 1-2 million years ago. You will see Its geograpphical feature; columnar joints.
Hinomisaki cape was created by submarine volcano explosion 1-2 million years ago. You will see Its geograpphical feature; columnar joints.
Shimane Private Tour - Gakuenji-Temple (autumn)
Gakuenji-Temple (autumn)

Trip around Izumo Grand Shrine

Day Trip
Shimane Tour Guide - Ritsuko Y.

Joined 2016

Ritsuko Y.
5.00 / 5
(4 reviews)
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If you want to steep yourself in natural beauty or you have an interest in the history of ancient Japan, Izumo is the place for you.

Izumo has been known as home of gods since ancient times. We visit old shrines that enshrines the most important deities in Japan. Enjoy the tranquil and spiritual atmosphere of Izumo. The museum shows you rich ancient culture and people's life in this region.

Then enjoy the scenic beauty at Hinomisaki with a soaring lighthouse standing by the blue ocean.

Itinerary

This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!

09:30 AM

Meeting Point

At Izumo-taishamae Station of Ichibata Railway, JR Izumo Station, or at your hotel in Izumo

10:00 AM

Izumo Grand Shrine

You will see the oldest, largest shrine structures here. I will explain why this is so important for Japanese people and how it has been remained to this day. Enjoy walking in the serene and fresh air listening birds singing.

Japanese shrines have certain manners to enter and worship. You can see my clear demonstrations.

11:30 AM

Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo

This museum is located next to Izumo Grand Shrine. It will tell you about rich ancient culture and myths in Izumo.

It exhibits models of ancient structure of Izumo Grand Shine, which thought to be twice as high as it is now. The museum shows you the reasons why ancient Izumo attracted people and was highly valued at that time.

12:00 PM

Lunch

Enjoy our local specialty ( buckwheet noodles, Japanese BBQ of Wagyu beef, etc)

01:30 PM

Hinomisaki Shrine and Lighthouse

Driving to Hinomisaki is great. Hinomisaki Shrine is another importantly old shrine that appears in the myth. Enjoy walking along the coast and a panoramic view from the lighthouse. Climbing up the top is a litter strenuous but it sure is worth.

03:00 PM

Gakuenji-temple

Enjoy walking the path to the temple. The history of this temple dates back to the 6th century. The temple had long been a holy place for monks who seek mountaineering ascetism. Today, it has subtle and profund beauty.

The spiritual waterwalls near by is also great to see.

Ending Point

At Izumo-taishamae Station of Ichibata Railway, JR Izumo Station, or at your hotel in Izumo

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Inclusions & Exclusions

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What‘s included

guide fee, guide's transportation fee between guide's place and meeting/ending spot

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What‘s not included

*Transportation fee

Private vehicle fare =20,000 JPY (It varies with number of guests)

*Entrance fee (you and guide):Shimane Ancient Museum of Izumo: 310 JPY/person (This count price is applied for you with passport),

Hinomisaki Lighthouse: 200 JPY/person, Gakuenji-temple 500 JPY/person

*Lunch =around 1,500 JPY/person

Tour Important Information

Please wear comfortable shoes for walking.


Cancellation Policy

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Shimane Tour Guide - Ritsuko Y.

Joined 2016

Ritsuko Y.
5.00 / 5
(4 reviews)
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About Tour Guide Ritsuko Y.

Hi, I'm Ritsuko. I started guiding for tourists as a local volunteer guide and has been serving as a national certified guide since 2014.

I really like meeting people from around the world. Nothing is more fun and valuable than listening to them and sharing views and thoughts.

I was born and raised in Shimane. I lived in other cities in Japan and abroad for my career and study. Shimane's abundant natural beauty brought me back here, then I started working as a guide.

In my earlier career, I had served as a speech and communication therapist at hospitals for 11 years. I provided individual rehabilitation programs for patients who has various language problems and needs. I have met a lot of people in different generations. Personality, interest and background are different from people to people. Through my career, I have acquired skills to catch what he or she needs and provided suitable service for them.

My current clients are happy with my smile, attentiveness and easy-to-understand guide. In my tour, you can not only go to spots and learn history and culture, but you have a lot of opportunity to experience such as climbing up a high light house, choosing your favorite Japanese sweets for matcha green tea, meditation in an old temple, etc.

So, ask me if you have a plan to visit Japan.

I will help you enjoy every minute of your stay in Japan.

I hope to see you soon!


Reviews

Shimane tour

I enjoyed two and a half days of customized tours with Ritsuko visiting multiple temples, shrines, caves, rivers coastline and waterfalls around the Izumo and Matsue regions. The days were very well organized and more than fulfilled my wishes to visit sacred places in Shimane. I’m grateful to Ritsuko for her easy and informative companionship and for ensuring a very happy few days stay.

Mark E.

Ritsuko Y.

Dear Mark, I'm so happy with your nice review.Thank you so much again for visiting here. You inspired me a lot with profound understanding and respect for different cultures. Each spot was memorable for me too but I will always remember the freshness and coldness of the water you got from the waterfalls. It was a great pleasure to be able to complete the year 2019 with an amazing guest. I hope you keep exploring Japan I'd like to share your views and ideas again. Ritsuko

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