GOTSU, Shimane Prefecture--The view from a tiny observation deck on a small hill reveals a landscape of red-tiled roofs, a white sandy beach and the vast blue expanse of the sea. This scenic vista ...
Municipal governments in Shimane and Hiroshima prefectures are teaming up to ask the national government for solutions after ...
Shimane Governor Tatsuya Maruyama has agreed to a restart of the No. 2 reactor at Chugoku Electric Power Co.’s Shimane nuclear power plant after more than a decade. With the governor’s consent ...
SHIMANE (TR) – Shimane Prefectural Police have arrested a 57-year-old suspect for allegedly leaving the body of his ...
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- Seoul strongly protested Japan's renewed territorial claim over Dokdo on Saturday, following an event held in Shimane Prefecture laying claim to South Korea's easternmost ...
Journey through the tranquil rustic landscape of Shimane Pref. Traditional fishermen catch clams. One temple offers blessing for eye ailments. And, residents make unusual sculptures for the deities.
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 ...
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 ...