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Hinomisaki Shrine and Lighthouse

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Hinomisaki Lighthouse
Hinomisaki Shrine
Hinomisaki Shrine
Hinomisaki Lighthouse
Hinomisaki Lighthouse
Fumishima
Fumishima

Hinomisaki Shrine is located about 8km north of Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine. The carvings of the main hall and other places are beautiful sculptures of traditional subjects such as dragons and tigers, cranes and tortoises and pines, bamboos. The vermillion-lacquered shrine is designated as a nationally important cultural property.

Izumo Hinomisaki lighthouse stands 43.65 meters high near Hinomisaki Shrine. It is the highest stone masonry lighthouse in Japan and registered among the top 100 historic lighthouses of the world. You will be able to enjoy the panoramic view of the Japan Sea from the top of the lighthouse. The entrance fee is 200 yen.

There is a small uninhabited island called Fumishima about 100 meters off the coast near the Hinomisaki Shrine. The island is the object of worship, and nobody is allowed to land except a Shinto priest. The island is well-known as the breeding site of black-tailed gull and has been designated a natural monument.

Address455 Hinomisaki, Taisha-cho, Izumo City, Shimane
Phone0853-54-5261
URLhttp://www.izumo-kankou.gr.jp/678?izumokankou=58f963e6f5d642db422648f249448b8e
StationJR Izumo Station
Access50min drive from Shinji IC of Sanin Expressway, 45min bus ride from JR Izumo Station, 20min bus ride from Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine

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