I would like to inform Tottori city, Yonago Castle Ruin, Izumo-Taisha schrine.
Go to Kamigori from Himeji. Change train at Kamigori to Jito Express "Inaba" to Tottori.
Get off at Tottori, walk north about 10minutes, you arrive at Fukuro River.
April 4, cherry blossoms are in full bloom.
Next is Yonago city.
Going to Yonago by JR train, you can see a Japan sea.
Mikuriya station is oldest station building in Sanin line.
Near Yonago station, lots of Wind-generated electricities are seen.
HokiDaisen station, big Mt.Daisen is near th station.
I remember Daisen climbing at high school summer climbing.
I arrive at Yonago station.
Get off this station, go along Chokoku road 15minutes, you arrive at Yonago castle ruins.
Over route 9, this is a entrance of Yonago Castle.
Climbing castle mountain, soon arrive at view place.
You can see a Yonago sea.
Climb 10 minutes, you arrive at Honmaru.
Honmaru is a big place.
Over Honmaru, there is Tenshukaku ruin．
Yonago castle is built by Hiroie Kikkawa at 1591.
At 1601, Kazutada Nakamura establish Tenshukaku.
This castle is biggest in Sanin area.
Castle is dismantled at Meiji period, but current is only stone wall.
From Tenshukaku ruin, wide Yonago sea, and Yonago downtown are seen.
It is a splendid view.
After Yonago, go to Izumo city station.
I arrive at Izumo city. I stay this city hotel.
Next morning, I ride Ichibata Electric Railway to Izumo Taisha shrine.
I go to Izumo-Taisha-Mae.
Ichibata Electric Railway is used for Movie"RAILWAYS".
Used train for movie is displayed at this station.
You can see the train and movie photos.
Acter Kiichi Nakai act a train driver.
Get off Izumo-Taisha-Mae, this station building is old and traditional.
Go to north, after some shops, you arrive at shrine gate.
Go to approaching road, big pillar is seen at right side.
At Yamato period, high building is established at here.
This pillar is used for this building.
This pillar is combined 3 pillars by band.
Go forward, you can see a OkuniNushi-No-mikoto statue worshipping Mitama ball.
This statue is according to Old Japanese story.
Final gate and Pray shrine are seen.
Pray shrine has a big Shimenawa.
Over Pray shrine, Main shrine is existing．
Main shrine worships OkuniNushi-No-mikoto.
Main shrine is a big shrine that is 24m height.
Pray method is 2bows-4beats-1bow．
This pray method is original one, usually shrine adopt 1bow-2beats-1bow.
Next is Izumo-Taisha-material museum.
This entrance charge is only 200yen.
This museum display this shrine's history, and shrine's Miniature model.
You will understand overall shrine buildings by this Miniature model.
Izumo-Taisha is famous for god of marriage.
Heisei Daisengu is finished last year.
Daisengu is repairing roof and broken structures after 60years.
So. Current Izumo-Taisha is beautiful.
Please visit and pray Izumo-Taisha.
Next report is Iwami silver mine.
That's it.
Go to Kamigori from Himeji. Change train at Kamigori to Jito Express "Inaba" to Tottori.
Get off at Tottori, walk north about 10minutes, you arrive at Fukuro River.
April 4, cherry blossoms are in full bloom.
Next is Yonago city.
Going to Yonago by JR train, you can see a Japan sea.
Mikuriya station is oldest station building in Sanin line.
Near Yonago station, lots of Wind-generated electricities are seen.
HokiDaisen station, big Mt.Daisen is near th station.
I remember Daisen climbing at high school summer climbing.
I arrive at Yonago station.
Get off this station, go along Chokoku road 15minutes, you arrive at Yonago castle ruins.
Over route 9, this is a entrance of Yonago Castle.
Climbing castle mountain, soon arrive at view place.
You can see a Yonago sea.
Climb 10 minutes, you arrive at Honmaru.
Honmaru is a big place.
Over Honmaru, there is Tenshukaku ruin．
Yonago castle is built by Hiroie Kikkawa at 1591.
At 1601, Kazutada Nakamura establish Tenshukaku.
This castle is biggest in Sanin area.
Castle is dismantled at Meiji period, but current is only stone wall.
From Tenshukaku ruin, wide Yonago sea, and Yonago downtown are seen.
It is a splendid view.
After Yonago, go to Izumo city station.
I arrive at Izumo city. I stay this city hotel.
Next morning, I ride Ichibata Electric Railway to Izumo Taisha shrine.
I go to Izumo-Taisha-Mae.
Ichibata Electric Railway is used for Movie"RAILWAYS".
Used train for movie is displayed at this station.
You can see the train and movie photos.
Acter Kiichi Nakai act a train driver.
Get off Izumo-Taisha-Mae, this station building is old and traditional.
Go to north, after some shops, you arrive at shrine gate.
Go to approaching road, big pillar is seen at right side.
At Yamato period, high building is established at here.
This pillar is used for this building.
This pillar is combined 3 pillars by band.
Go forward, you can see a OkuniNushi-No-mikoto statue worshipping Mitama ball.
This statue is according to Old Japanese story.
Final gate and Pray shrine are seen.
Pray shrine has a big Shimenawa.
Over Pray shrine, Main shrine is existing．
Main shrine worships OkuniNushi-No-mikoto.
Main shrine is a big shrine that is 24m height.
Pray method is 2bows-4beats-1bow．
This pray method is original one, usually shrine adopt 1bow-2beats-1bow.
Next is Izumo-Taisha-material museum.
This entrance charge is only 200yen.
This museum display this shrine's history, and shrine's Miniature model.
You will understand overall shrine buildings by this Miniature model.
Izumo-Taisha is famous for god of marriage.
Heisei Daisengu is finished last year.
Daisengu is repairing roof and broken structures after 60years.
So. Current Izumo-Taisha is beautiful.
Please visit and pray Izumo-Taisha.
Next report is Iwami silver mine.
That's it.