DAY2 START!
From the accommodation of the previous day 40 minutes by Car
Matsue Vogel Park
Matsue Vogel Park: a floral and avian paradise overlooking Lake Shinji
Nestled in lush, green hills overlooking Lake Shinji, Matsue Vogel Park is a haven for flowers and birds. Home to Japan's largest indoor exhibition greenhouse, the park showcases thousands of colorful flowers, including a variety of begonias and fuchsias, that can be enjoyed year-round. You will encounter and interact with numerous birds in various places around the park.
20 minutes by Car
Grden Restaurant Minami (Minamikan)
A long-established restaurant and Japanese inn that have been loved by numerous writers and artists by Lake Shinji since its founding in 1888, "Minamikan."
A restaurant located within the inn, ‟Garden Restaurant Minami,” lets you have a luxurious time savoring the traditional flavors and viewing the Japanese garden with white sand and green pine trees.
5 minutes by Car
Horikawa Pleasure Boat(Route: from Otemae-hiroba to Otemae-hiroba)
This is an excursion boat that allows you to enjoy the atmosphere of the castle town.
It is the only place in Japan where you can go around a moat built together with the castle that remains to this day, which is rare to find.
1minute on foot
Matsue Castle (Admission/Tour)
Matsue Castle is one of the existing 12 castle keeps in Japan as well as a national treasure. “Existing castle keeps” are notable architecture built by the end of the Edo period (1603-1868) and remain to this day. The exterior walls of the castle, also called “Chidori Castle,” are mostly clapboard sidings painted in black. Information related to the town and castle of Matsue is displayed within the castle, and the top floor built as a lookout offers a sweeping view of Matsue City.
10 minutes by Car
Lake Shinji Pleasure Boat Hakucho
(Sunset Cruise)
The “Sunset of Lake Shinji” is a natural heritage site of Matsue, selected as one of the 100 best sunsets in Japan.
For an even more luxurious experience than admiring the view from the shore, enjoy the sunset from the water aboard the Lake Shinji Pleasure Boat Hakucho. The top recommendation is the sunset cruise, offered exclusively on the final departure of the day. The departure time is adjusted seasonally to ensure the best sunset viewing point at its most stunning moment.
20 minutes by Car
Kasuien Minami
A Long-established Japanese Inn, Kasuien Minami, located in Tamatsukuri Onsen Hot Spring Village, Close to Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine and Matsue
The inn lets you treat yourself to a soak in an open air bath/large bath “Tenyu-no-Yu,” located on the top floor, commanding the most beautiful view of Tamatsukuri Onsen, as well as spacious open air/large baths “Ukifune” and “Ukidono.” The inn also allows you to savor traditional flavors passed down from chef to chef, created with seasonal ingredients unique to the San’in region, which is blessed with an abundance of seafood from the Sea of Japan.
