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Ya up for a game of ‘go’?

The 32nd World Amateur Go Championship is currently underway here in Matsue. It kicked of over the weekend, and continues till Wednesday. Curious about the world of ‘go’? Check out this li… more →

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Matsue 'dan-dan' Summer Dance Festival

madeinmatsue wrote 8 months ago:   On Saturday last, dancers, young and old, danced their hearts out in parade and stage format … more →

Tags: 2. Things to do in Matsue, Festivals (お祭り), Events, a) Central Matsue, Japan, Matsue Shimane, Dance, Arts, Festival

Tasseography in Matsue — 3 comments

madeinmatsue wrote 9 months ago: Fortune telling through Turkish coffee grinds The sign outside indicates some sort of bar, or free s … more →

Tags: 1. Around Town, 2. Things to do in Matsue, 4. Food & Drink, Cafés, Bars, activities, a) Central Matsue, Japan, Matsue, Shimane

Visiting Matsue with small children? — 3 comments

madeinmatsue wrote 9 months ago: A visit to the Art Museum in central Matsue can be a nice way to spend an afternoon for those intere … more →

Tags: 1. Around Town, 2. Things to do in Matsue, activities, a) Central Matsue, Japan, Lake Shinji, Matsue Shimane, Matsue, Museums

Sunset from Nagisa Park — 1 comment

madeinmatsue wrote 9 months ago: I usually post pictures of the beautiful sunset over Lake Shinji from its eastern shore, but this ti … more →

Tags: 3. Spots with a view, 1. Around Town, 2. Things to do in Matsue, Sunset, Lake Shinji, b) Outer Matsue, Japan, Matsue Shimane, Matsue

Matsue Castle at end of Summer Holidays

madeinmatsue wrote 9 months ago:   Almost at the end of school Summer holidays here in Japan, and at least one family was making … more →

Tags: 3. Spots with a view, 1. Around Town, 2. Things to do in Matsue, activities, a) Central Matsue, Matsue Castle (松江城), Japan, Matsue Shimane, Arts

Yukata by Lake Shinji — 1 comment

madeinmatsue wrote 9 months ago: How relaxing would it be to spend your afternoon in the onsen (natural hot spring) of your hotel or … more →

Tags: 3. Spots with a view, 1. Around Town, 2. Things to do in Matsue, 4. Food & Drink, Sunset, Lake Shinji, activities, a) Central Matsue, Japan

Sunset after thunder & lightning storm — 5 comments

madeinmatsue wrote 9 months ago: Clouds burgeon forth from beyond northern Matsue Veiling the town in its low thick brume, while ensh … more →

Tags: 3. Spots with a view, 1. Around Town, 2. Things to do in Matsue, Sunset, Lake Shinji, a) Central Matsue, Japan, Matsue Shimane, Matsue

Travel to Hinomisaki Shrine through Hearn's Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan — 2 comments

madeinmatsue wrote 9 months ago:   Hinomisaki is a small port town under the Izumo municipality facing out over the Sea of Japan … more →

Tags: 3. Spots with a view, 1. Around Town, 2. Things to do in Matsue, activities, c) A wee stretch from Matsue, Shrines & Temples, Japan, lafcadio hearn, glimpses of unfamiliar japan

Superstitions and yet another Stunning Sunset

madeinmatsue wrote 9 months ago:   Strolling to my usual spot by Lake Shinji for what looked like it’d be a fairly cloudy … more →

Tags: 3. Spots with a view, 1. Around Town, 2. Things to do in Matsue, Sunset, Lake Shinji, a) Central Matsue, Japan, Matsue Shimane, Matsue

Lantern Floating (灯籠流しToro Nagashi)

madeinmatsue wrote 9 months ago: Toro Nagashi (Lantern Floating) is a traditional and religous custom observed at the close of Obon. … more →

Tags: 1. Around Town, 2. Things to do in Matsue, 3. Spots with a view, a) Central Matsue, Festivals (お祭り), Bon Festival, Buddhist Priest, Culture, customs

Ryuzu-ga-taki (Waterfall) Unnan Municipality — 1 comment

madeinmatsue wrote 9 months ago: Ryuzu-ga-taki (map), literally meaning ‘dragon’(龍) ‘head’(頭)’waterfall … more →

Tags: 3. Spots with a view, 1. Around Town, 2. Things to do in Matsue, c) A wee stretch from Matsue, Chugoku Region, Nature, Travel, outdoors, unnan

How to Enjoy a Mid-August Sunset at Lake Shinji in 3 Simple Steps — 1 comment

madeinmatsue wrote 9 months ago: Step 1: Get yourself to the lakeside Step 2: Assume a position most suitable to you for maximum rela … more →

Tags: 3. Spots with a view, 1. Around Town, 2. Things to do in Matsue, Sunset, Japan, Lake Shinji, Matsue, Sunset, Nature

Windsurfing on Lake Shinji

madeinmatsue wrote 9 months ago: Lake Shinji sometimes gets confused and thinks it’s the sea, Tearing up waves, perfect for win … more →

Tags: 3. Spots with a view, 1. Around Town, 2. Things to do in Matsue, Japan, Lake Shinji, Matsue Shimane, Travel, Water Sports, Family

Early August Sunset over Lake Shinji — 5 comments

madeinmatsue wrote 9 months ago: As the months pass by, we are now in the thick of summer Always in search of somewhere to cool down, … more →

Tags: 3. Spots with a view, 1. Around Town, 2. Things to do in Matsue, Sunset, Japan, Lake Shinji, Matsue Shimane, Matsue, Arts

Hearn's Matsue-A Tour through the Five Senses(ぶらへるんー五感で楽しむまちあるき) — 1 comment

madeinmatsue wrote 9 months ago: As part of an ongoing series of walking tours that take the participants on a journey into Lafcadio … more →

Tags: 3. Spots with a view, 1. Around Town, 2. Things to do in Matsue, Events, Japan, Lake Shinji, Matsue Shimane, Matsue, lafcadio hearn

Takobana marine park

madeinmatsue wrote 9 months ago: Takobana Marine Park is a camping site located in Shimane-cho, right on the sea of Japan coast, yet … more →

Tags: 3. Spots with a view, 2. Things to do in Matsue, Japan, Matsue Shimane, Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Shimane, Sea of Japan, Travel

Sunset from Observatory Deck (Daito) — 1 comment

madeinmatsue wrote 9 months ago: Technically in Unnan, this observatory deck looking down over fields and across the mountains in Dai … more →

Tags: 3. Spots with a view, 1. Around Town, 2. Things to do in Matsue, Sunset, Japan, Matsue Shimane, Matsue, Shimane, Nature

Hinomisaki Lighthouse & Sunset

madeinmatsue wrote 9 months ago: Tallest Lighthouse in Japan, Izumo’s Hinomisaki Lighthouse「出雲日御碕灯台」 This striking stone struct … more →

Tags: 3. Spots with a view, 1. Around Town, 2. Things to do in Matsue, Sunset, Japan, Matsue, Sea of Japan, Travel, scenery

Ichibata Yakushi Temple (一畑薬師)

madeinmatsue wrote 9 months ago: Ichibata Yakushi in Hirata (short drive from Matsue) is the core temple of hundreds across the count … more →

Tags: 3. Spots with a view, 1. Around Town, 2. Things to do in Matsue, Japan, Matsue Shimane, Matsue, ichibata, Travel, @ vacation


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