Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha
TV anime · 2014
Anime pilgrimage and film locations in Shimane
34 places from 16 titles, including Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha, Kamichu!, Noragami.
Titles · 16
Kamichu!
TV anime · 2005
Noragami
TV anime · 2014
Yomotsu Hirasaka
The slope that myth calls the boundary between the living world and the land of the dead — the crossing the series takes literally.
Getting there: Iya Stn (JR Sanin Line) + taxi 10 min · 5 min walk
Castle Defense
TV anime · 2017
Child of Kamiari Month
Anime film · 2021
Miho Shrine
The head shrine of the god Ebisu, at Mihonoseki.
Getting there: Matsue Stn + bus 50min · 5 min walk
Shaman King
TV anime · 2021
Izumo Cultural Heritage Museum
A centre for Izumo's traditions, built around a relocated old farmhouse.
Getting there: Hamayamakoen-Kitaguchi Stn · 16 min walk
Blue Exorcist
TV anime · 2011
Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga
TV anime · 2024
Izumo Taisha
An ancient shrine famed for matchmaking, with a great straw rope hung across its Kagura hall.
Getting there: Izumo Taisha-mae Stn · 12 min walk
Zatsu Tabi: That's Journey
TV anime · 2025
Hotel Ichibata
A hotel on the shore of Lake Shinji.
Getting there: Matsue-Shinjiko-Onsen Stn · 2 min walk
Castle of Sand
Film · 1974
Kamedake Station
The station whose name — pronounced in the Izumo dialect — is the clue the whole investigation turns on. The station house serves soba.
Getting there: Kamedake Stn · At the station
Mori Motonari
TV drama · 1997
Destiny of the Shrine Maiden
TV anime · 2004
Izumo Grand Shrine
An ancient shrine famed for matchmaking, with a great straw rope hung across its Kagura hall.
Getting there: Izumo Taisha-mae Stn · 12 min walk
Eagle Talon
TV anime · 2006
Matsue Castle
One of Japan's twelve surviving original keeps, a National Treasure clad in black boards.
Getting there: Matsue-Shinjiko-Onsen Stn · 16 min walk
Tetsuko no Tabi
TV anime · 2007
Sengoku Basara
TV anime · 2009
Godzilla Minus One
Film · 2023
Walkable areas
- Izumo Taisha 12