Ikoi No Mura Shimane

April 22, 2017 Paul Walsh 6145 Views Ohnan, Shimane

Accommodation facility with great views of the Ohochi Basin and surrrounding mountains in Ohnan.

“Sakura Station” Ushio

Spring 2017 is the last chance to ride the train to enjoy the cherry blossoms at “sakura station” Ushio on

This is liveliest event of the year in Kaizumi [川角], nicknamed the “Closest Village to Heaven” for its high elevation

A gorgeous natural tapestry of peach blossoms painted on the former rice terraces of the “Closest Village to Heaven”.

Over 35,000 hand-arranged LED lights at Uzui Station which stands some 30m above the fields below. The event includes locally

The Dangyokei gorge is a spectacular natural beauty spot in Ohnan in Shimane Prefecture with great access.

Koboku-no-mori herb garden [香木の森] is on the edge of the Ohochi basin in Ohnan, just across the Hiroshima border, in

Although only just over an hour’s drive north of Hiroshima city, you can’t get much more off the beaten track

[Mizuho Highland is currently closed] Located just over the border in Shimane Prefecture in Ohnan, Mizuho Highland is one of

Iwami Seaside Park is a beautiful beach park in Hamada in Shimane Prefecture, a 90-minute drive over through the mountains from Hiroshima.