What to See in Daisen-Oki National Park - Top Sights and Attractions

Shinto shrine in Matsue, Japan. Sada Jinja is a Shinto shrine in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The Taisha-zukuri north, central and south halls of 1807 are Important Cultural Properties.

Sada Shin Noh, ritual purification dances performed annually on 24 and 25 September, have been designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. In 2011 Sada Shin Noh was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.^[1]

Shinto shrine in Matsue, Japan. Miho Jinja is a Shinto shrine in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The Taisha-zukuri Honden of 1813 is an Important Cultural Property. A collection of 846 musical instruments dedicated to the shrine, and two dugout-canoes used in the Morotabune rite have been designated as Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property.^[2]

Mountain in Japan. Hiruzen is the name of an area located in the North of Maniwa City in the norther of Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Hiruzen was formed of 3 small towns: Chuka, Yatsuka & Kawakami, which together were known as the town of Hiruzen, which was merged with several other towns to become current Maniwa City in 2005. Its main feature is the Hiruzen Sanza, a mountain located on the border of Okayama and Tottori prefectures on the main island of Honshu in Japan. The Hiruzen Sanza consists of three peaks of similar elevation, the highest being Mt. Kamihiruzen at 1,202 m. The Hiruzen Highlands, has an elevation of 500 metres to 600 metres. Hiruzen is an important part of the Daisen-Oki National Park.^[3]

Mihonoseki Lighthouse, the oldest stone lighthouse in the San'in region, was built in 1898 under the direction of the French on Mount Machi at Jizozaki on the eastern tip of the Shimane Peninsula. It is designated as a National Important Cultural Property.

Mountain range. Chūgoku Mountains is a mountain range in the Chūgoku region of western Japan. It runs in an east–west direction and stretches approximately 500 km from Hyōgo Prefecture in the east to the coast of Yamaguchi Prefecture. The range also reaches under the Pacific Ocean.

The two tallest mountains in the group are Daisen and Mount Hyōno, which are 1,729 m (5,673 ft) and 1,510 m (4,954 ft), respectively. Many other mountains in the ranger are also over 1,000 m (3,281 ft), while some of the smaller mountains are less than 500 m (1,640 ft). Granite is the most common stone found among the mountains, much of which has been exposed through erosion.^[4]

Weir in Shinjo, Japan. Doyo Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam located 6 km north of Shinjō in the Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It creates the upper reservoir for the 1,500 MW Matanoagawa Pumped Storage Power Station while the Matanoagawa Dam creates the lower.^[5]

Weir in Niimi, Japan. Osa Dam is a dam in the Okayama Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1981.^[6]

Town in Japan. Nishinoshima is a town located on the island of Nishinoshima, in Oki District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2013, the town had an estimated population of 2,923 and a population density of 52 persons per km². The total area was 55.98 km2.^[7]