Shimane for Love: A 2-Day Girlfriends’ Getaway from Izumo to Matsue

Receive matchmaking blessings at Izumo Taisha (Grand Shrine), then stroll Inasa Beach and Shinmon-dori. Soak in the skin-beautifying waters of Tamatsukuri Onsen and visit the “enmusubi” (matchmaking) stone. On day two, try the Mirror Pond fortune at Yaegaki Shrine, wander Matsue’s castle town, and finish with a Lake Shinji sunset—a relaxing 2-day girls’ getaway.

【Day 1】
10:00 ★★★★★ Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine (Japan’s top “matchmaking” shrine)
↓ walk 3 min
11:00 ★★☆☆☆ Sacred Camphor Tree at Inochinushi Shrine (power spot)
（or）★★★☆☆ Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo (myth & history)
↓ walk 10 min
12:00 ★★★★☆ Shinmon-dori Main Street — lunch & café
↓ drive 20 min
14:30 ★★★★☆ Hinomisaki Lighthouse (coastal panorama)
↓ drive 5 min
16:00 ★★☆☆☆ Hinomisaki Shrine (dedicated to Amaterasu)
↓ drive 10 min
17:00 ★★★☆☆ Inasa Beach (golden-hour photo spot)
↓ drive 1 hr
18:30 ★★★★★ Tamatsukuri Onsen (stay at a ryokan)

【Day 2】
09:00 ★★★★☆ Tamatsukuriyu Shrine (matchmaking & “beauty” blessings)
↓ drive 15 min
10:00 ★★★★★ Yaegaki Shrine (Mirror Pond love fortune)
↓ drive 15 min
11:00 ★★★☆☆ Kumano Taisha (matchmaking & warding off bad luck)
↓ drive
12:00 ★★★★☆ Lunch & café around Matsue Castle
↓ drive
14:00 ★★★★☆ Matsue Vogel Park (flowers & birds)
↓ drive 20 min
17:00 ★★★☆☆ Shimane Art Museum (famous sunset over Lake Shinji)

【Extras if time/interest】
Izumo ★★★★★ Shussai-gama Pottery (studio & café)
Izumo ★★★★☆ La Chocolaterie NANAIRO (bean-to-bar chocolate)
Izumo ★★☆☆☆ Karakamisha Shrine (fertility & safe childbirth)

Matsue ★★★☆☆ Sada Shrine (ties & “cutting bad ties”)
Matsue ★★★☆☆ Sodeshigama Pottery