Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Shimane

The former Mino District Office in Masuda, Shimane, built in 1921 with a carriage porch and projecting wings typical of Taisho offices. Registered in 1996.

Completed in 1924 under the supervision of the influential architect Ito Chuta, the worship hall of Miho Shrine in Mihonoseki, Matsue, is a Registered Tangible Cultural Property. Its open-sided, boathouse-inspired design—without walls or ceiling—works with the forested mountains behind to create remarkable acoustics befitting the head shrine of Japan's Ebisu deity, renowned as a god of music.

Standing just outside the gate of Miho Shrine in the historic port town of Mihonoseki in Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, this stone well was built in 1861 in the final years of the Edo period. Its cylindrical shaft about 3.8 meters deep is crowned by an unusual octagonal parapet of stone slabs. Known as the Well of Gratitude thanks to a legend in which the deity Miho Daimyojin revealed its location during a severe drought, it quenched the thirst of sailors on kitamaebune cargo ships and pilgrims alike, and is registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan.

Shimane’s registered properties across designations, with featured heritage and travel notes.

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