Horikawa is a moat of 3.7 km, surrounding the Matsue Castle,
and is the main tourist spot together with the castle, the samurai residence, old streets.
A sightseeing boat turns around the castle for 50 minutes.
The town of Matsue seen from the boat is really beautiful.
CHUGOKU [ Matsue ]
-Specific Nature
Lake Shinji is said to be the symbol of Matsue.People come over to appreciate the setting sun from the shore.A promenade...
CHUGOKU [ Matsue ]
-Historic Sites
The Tenshu Tower constructed early in the Edo period is the only remaining castle in Sanin regionand it is relatively si...
CHUGOKU [ Matsue ]
-Historic Sites
It is a street of samurai residences with 500 meters long, along the moat of the northern part of Matsue Castle.Some res...
CHUGOKU [ Matsue ]
-Historic Sites
Koizumi Yakumo was a journalist called Lafcadio Hearn from Greece who came to Japanin the Meiji period and taught Englis...
CHUGOKU [ Matsue ]
-Temples
It is a temple of Matsudaira who was a Daimyo of Matsue Castle,which is surrounded by garden and the Matsudaira Family b...
CHUGOKU [ Matsue ]
-Shrines
It is a shrine in a quiet, magnificent atmosphere with a very large forest in the rear.If you are here, you may feel so...
CHUGOKU [ Matsue ]
-Shrines
Miho Shrine is the head shrine of Ebisu Shrines as an industrial guardian deity.It is in the fishing town called Mihonos...