[I'll do railroad travel!] it's to Matsue from Izumo city by Limited Express "and, spider". Matsue trip alone concerning Matsue castle and Adachi Museum of Art

Hello, of a cartoonist and a writer, "And, it'll become vacant, oh."
Izumo rural areas has very various tourist spots such as Matsue's topical town and a beautiful garden by a drama as well as Izumo Taisha.

This time is to Matsue by special express which became new-style "and, spider" from Izumo city which has arrived by bed Limited Express "Sunrise". It's the place visited several times, but the face you show by a season is different, so Matsue doesn't get tired.

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  • I travel, and, byou (note), KU! Cartoonist and writer

    Yasuko, oh.

    I like the railroad trip alone which is while enjoying a box lunch, near the station, hot spring and liquor. The number of the eaten box lunch is more than 2500. A book is "the railroad travel enjoyed by oneself The tour of box lunches, hen" (Genkou company) other ones. A cartoon "in a cat, box lunch" is being serialized by "travel Yomiuri".

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    Master
"Gift Rakuichi market" of Izumo Ichi Station
"Gift Rakuichi market" of Izumo Ichi Station

It starts from Izumo Ichi Station in the morning. Izumo Taisha was visited on the previous day, so I take a train and oppose Matsue just as it is. I think I'll buy a box lunch at Shop in the station first.
"Gift Rakuichi market" of Izumo Ichi Station has just opened in March, 2025. A box lunch started to be put here, so it became very convenient.

Box lunch "Matsue local cuisine  Corbicula unlicensed sushi" (straight line person)
Box lunch "Matsue local cuisine Corbicula unlicensed sushi" (straight line person)

Bought one, "Matsue local cuisine Corbicula unlicensed sushi". When saying Shinji-ko Lake, corbicula is famous. Late autumn shower boiling of effective corbicula of ginger is mentioned much on the rice. And a corbicula also hid in the rice. This is "unlicensed" sushi, isn't it? It seems to be a treasure hunt and is fun.

By the way, a manufacturer of this box lunch is Mr. Matsue's straight line person. A main store is Matsue, so the store of Matsue Station, there are a lot of kinds. It would be better to choose there.

273 system Limited Express "and, spider" (photograph: Masami Tsubouchi)
273 system Limited Express "and, spider" (photograph: Masami Tsubouchi)

I'll oppose Matsue by Limited Express "and, spider" now. Even a local train can go, but it takes time for movement in the Matsue city , so that it's a little, the place where I'd like to do cutback of working hours.

The person who says that there is time thinks it's also good to get on the Ichibata Electric Railway to which I run along Shinji-ko Lake, believe Matsue and enter in the Matsue city from the lake hot spring station. But, Matsue believes it and leaves the lake hot spring station and the JR Matsue Station fairly, so you're careful of movement, and can I have it?

Standard car reserved seat of Limited Express "and, spider" (photograph: Masami Tsubouchi)
Standard car reserved seat of Limited Express "and, spider" (photograph: Masami Tsubouchi)

The latest appeared on Limited Express "and, spider" in 2024 and about 40 after. The shade is very showy the outward appearance and interior for the latest and a spider. Indeed the colors I like are blue on this seat and a green one. I wanted to sit down on a seat with this color early, so I'm happy.

Limited Express "and, spider" is designation of all seats, and a non-reserved seat is not. A ticket had not been bought yet, so if I made a reservation from a "e5489" site by Smartphone, surprisingly, a place by the limited express charge of 1880 yen could be bought for 500 yen at the usual price! When this is reserved in the previous day or the day by "e5489" by service as "profitable toku ticket lessness", it seems to be this charge. I didn't know this.

The price is set by a section as 300 yen, 500 yen and 700 yen. By the way, the station where far "profitable toku ticket lessness" can be used from Izumo city is Yoneko. This section was 700 yen. For the moment, this service was said to be until the end of March, 2026. (There is a possibility of the continuation.)

Master of MICHIKU SA

A reservation of ticket isn't made in the previous Sunday . day for on season, so the person who has made a reservation in advance is safe.
"Profitable toku ticket lessly" it doesn't become moderately inexpensive, I make a reservation from a "e5489" site likewise, "ticket lessly, limited express ticket" will be also usually near the half price of the price.

A founder's, "around, Matsue Ray Klein"
A founder's, "around, Matsue Ray Klein"

I arrive at Matsue Station and leave the baggage in Coin Locker. A bus as "around, Matsue Ray Klein" is convenient to aim at a castle district for now. 1-day ticket of a profitable bus is bought first. 1-day ticket is sold at "gift Rakuichi market" in the station. The structure of the Matsue city is slightly complicated, so I'll decide not to forget to get a map at the tourist information around here right now.

The tour of digging
The tour of digging

I get off at a bus stop "before Ote previous Horikawa Sightseeing Boat depot historical perspective". I think I'll get on Horikawa Sightseeing Boat from here, and takes the tour of Horikawa. Sightseeing time is going around for about 50 minutes. I decided to go around 1 round from here, but there is one at Boarding/Departure Area at which I drop in in the way, so it's possible to get on and off.

By the way, when buying a ticket once, it's getting freedom for 1 day. Movement of a ship is also recommended to the person who can go sightseeing slowly.
The ship is small, quota, 10-about 12 people. It's in the order of arrival, so I'll finish a reception rather early.

The ordinary state of the ship that a boatman sat down on the head
The ordinary state of the ship that a boatman sat down on the head

Though it's a hot day, a wind is felt to take the ship which advances on the water slowly cooly. A sucker looks at the scenery of the coast while asking Mr. Boatman's information and looks at the idle state, and. It's said that the winter is a kotatsu ship.

The state that a roof of the ship fell
The state that a roof of the ship fell

The way and a ship evade under the bridge. Well, this is local specialty. Can I pass? There is short Hashi who thinks so, too, but surprisingly, these ship and roof fall. I also have to bend a body according to the roof at that time. Please persevere in the way where a body is solid.

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There is POINT which also sees Matsue castle from a ship. A boatman tells me a photography point, so I'll prepare a camera so that it isn't missed.

Matsue castle
Matsue castle

After enjoying the tour of Horikawa, it's to Matsue castle. It's at the place which is immediately on foot from the place where I went on board a sightseeing boat.
It's said that the donjon of built Matsue castle exists only at the San-in region in 1611.

By the way, when the entrance fee for the castle and Horikawa Sightseeing Boat show 1-day ticket of "around, Matsue Ray Klein", it'll be the charge for group discount.

Yakumo Koizumi former residence
Yakumo Koizumi former residence

There are other Lafecadio Hearn Memorial Museum and Yakumo Koizumi former residence around kutsu. The popular play which is being broadcast and story of Yakumo Koizumi (Lafcadio Hearn) and its Tsuma Seth. When coming here, indeed it's possible to know the life.

I liked a ghost story and a strange account from the past. I knew Yakumo Koizumi in the time of the schoolchild who lived in a location called Yakumo-cho in Hokkaido and felt close from the name as "Yakumo". The person who falls into a drama thinks I hope that you go by all means.

Master of MICHIKU SA

I'm going around by a one-way traffic, so "around, Matsue Ray Klein" will be a meander by the place where I get. I'll take it so that I may make a train after time is checked.

"Rose bread" of the this place bread I like very much
"Rose bread" of the this place bread I like very much

Now, I move from Matsue to Tamatsukurihot spring with today's inn by local train. Bought rose bread as well as a box lunch were eaten for a snack at "gift Rakuichi market" of Izumo Ichi Station in the train. It's the feature this is the local specialty bread "NANPOU bread" in Izumo city is producing, and that bread is wound like a rose. There is various taste such as the normal cream, Red Bean Paste and coffee.

Station name mark in Tamatsukurihot spring station
Station name mark in Tamatsukurihot spring station

I have arrived at Tamatsukurihot spring. The station is walkup, so I have to carry the baggage and go up and down stairs. There are still many walkup stations in rural areas.

Travel is accustomed to me, but the baggage is a lot of ones. Because a root is a worrier, the person who had that variously is relieved, isn't he? I think it's the rule of thumb of the baggage amount of the travel you take responsibility by yourself, and whether the baggage can be carried.

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It's a taxi from the station to Tamatsukurihot spring district, about 5 minutes. There is also a shuttle bus, but there are few numbers, so when I'd like to use it, I'll check it in advance. A bus stop is away from the station a little.

Shuttle bus of Yasugi Station and Adachi Museum of Art
Shuttle bus of Yasugi Station and Adachi Museum of Art

It's to Tamatsukurihot spring station again by taxi after I go out of the inn in the next morning. And I go to 4 destination in Matsue and the Yasugi Station.

The Adachi Museum of Art at which I aim is a car from Yasugi Station, about 20 minutes. There is a free shuttle bus which goes back and forth between the station and museum of art, so that's used. A bus has departed every about 30 minutes.

Main garden of Adachi Museum of Art "karesansui garden"
Main garden of Adachi Museum of Art "karesansui garden"

Adachi Museum of Art is the museum of art Mr. Zenkou Adachi founded in 1970. I possess a beautiful Japanese garden and a collection as much as about 2000 points.

A garden is chosen as 1st place of continuation from 2003 by an American Japanese garden specialized magazine in particular. It was for the first time to visit here, so I was looking forward to seeing a garden very much.

"White Sand and Green Pine Grove  garden" expresses Yokoyama Taikan's "white sand Aomatsu" atmosphere.
"White Sand and Green Pine Grove garden" expresses Yokoyama Taikan's "white sand Aomatsu" atmosphere.

It's in full force early morning and it's said that the beautiful garden is cleaned. A device is also various in the make of the garden. For example like the front pine and point at the inside thickly, I'm coming near and am taking out depth perception.

More trees into which I grew too much are being planted in a spare tree and it's being changed and. If a tree grows into the dispersive size certainly, this beautiful shape can't be kept, can it? It was said that there were also 8 gardeners who are under exclusive contract to maintain a garden.

The "raw frame picture" by which a window frame was an architrave just as it is
The "raw frame picture" by which a window frame was an architrave just as it is

There is something to sympathize very much for the word to which Mr. Zenkou Adachi who is a founder says "A garden is also a spread of painting."

Is... which chooses between a window frame in an architrave and sees a garden... me, too, I'm often writing on a book that a window is the architrave which cuts the landscape off. A window frame on the train is also an architrave. The landscape of the each season cut off also sometimes claims a luxury painting there. And the landscape which is judged from the train which runs is an once-in-a-lifetime chance.

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Surprisingly, the Adachi Museum of Art is open throughout the year! When making a plan, you're very thankful for that you don't have to worry about a day of the week, right?

First-class car reserved seat of Limited Express "and, spider" (photograph: Masami Tsubouchi)
First-class car reserved seat of Limited Express "and, spider" (photograph: Masami Tsubouchi)

I return to Yasugi Station and it's to Okayama again by Limited Express and a spider. I took a first-class car this time. The person who has also reserved a first-class car by "e5489" of course easily gets it more than usual.

It's a first-class car, but this seat is orange. A usual reserved seat is 4 line seat of 2 lines + 2 lines, a first-class car is 3 line seat of 1 line + 2 lines. A seat for the seat side was reserved line 1 of course and it was spent comfortably to Okayama.

I changed trains to the Shinkansen from Okayama and returned to Tokyo. There are the way back and the hand which gets on bed Limited Express "Sunrise", aren't there? That's in a next time.

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