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| Manhole cover at Hinomisaki |
If you happen to travel to Izumo by car, or if you choose to
rent a car from a rental agency nearby, you can explore much more of the city, specifically, the little coastal hamlet of Hinomisaki.
Follow signs to Hinomisaki, up the windy route 29. After a fifteen-minute drive, you will come to an abandon hotel on the left side. I’ve
never been inside the hotel, but others have. I'm more afraid of getting in
trouble for trespassing than I am of ghosts, but the hotel is worth a look just
for the novelty of it.
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| Abandoned hotel |
The road dead-ends into a large parking lot, and that’s how you
know you have made it to Hinomisaki. If you are there before 4:00 pm, grab a
kaisendon (raw fish over rice) at any one of the many restaurants by the
lighthouse.
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| Kaisendon ready |
Hinomisaki Shrine
After you explore the shrine, head to the lighthouse, which
is the tallest in Japan. If you are there before 4:00 pm, you can go up to the
top, but I have never made the climb myself. I prefer to watch the sunset from the rocky cliff at the foot of the
lighthouse. Cue romance!
Kirara Taki
From Izumo, if you are heading toward western Shimane by
car, I recommend stopping at Kirara taki, a reststop on Route 9 just before the town of Oda. This is a huge
place and you can’t miss it.
Don’t leave without trying the Ichijiku (fig) soft cream, which is
their specialty!
If you missed kaisendon at Hinomisaki, the restaurant at
Kirara has some good options!
I also love the bakery, which is quiet popular.
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| Kaisendon at KiraraTaki |
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| Ichijiku - fig - ice cream |
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