Tottori Prefecture
Tottori Prefecture is famous for its fresh and delicious seafood. Frolic Sea Adventure Park is one of the largest water amusement park in Japan. Shigeru Mizuki, the manga artist of Gegege-no-Kitaro, was born and raised in Sakaiminato city, Tottori Prefecture.
That is because there is Sakai port(Sakaiminato) which is one of the most busiest fishing ports in Japan.
Sakaiminato had been No1 port in Japan for 5 years in a row since 1992 until 1996.
It's located at Uradome Beach( 25 minutes drive from Tottori City)
This is your must-do during summer season and a family fun attraction in Tottori Prefecture.
Mizuki Shigeru road which named after him is streching out 800 meters long from Sakaiminatio station.
Shimane Prefecture
Let's try washi(Japanese paper) making! Abe Eishiro Memorial Museum was founded in 1983 and is located in Matsue. Yushien Garden is located on Daikonjima Islands in the middle of Lake Nakaumi. Kabeya Shuseikan is a historical museum witha a collection of Sakurai family.
Eishiro Abe was designated as Preserver of an important intangible cultural property and better known as living national treasure .
It was established as a private garden in the first place and then opened to the public .
It features about 250 types of peonies.
Sakurai family was a tesshi(manager of Tatara iron-making process) family and their house is one of the two houses in Okuizumo.