Masuda

Masuda occupies a coastal plain beside the Sea of Japan in western Shimane Prefecture. The Takatsu River runs through the city to the coast, while low wooded hills press close to its urban districts and farmland. Masuda belongs to the historic Iwami region, whose shrine-based Iwami Kagura performances feature vigorous drumming, elaborate costumes and stories drawn from Japanese myth. At Manpuku-ji, a Zen temple, a dry landscape garden is traditionally associated with the Muromachi-period artist Sesshū. The city is also a useful point from which to follow Shimane’s less urban shoreline and smaller port communities. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of western Shimane connects regionally.

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