Conference Excursions
The excursions are scheduled for Sunday 4th
August from 9am to 6pm. We provide two
options given blow. To book the excursion, go to the
registration page.
EXCURSION 1 (Art and historical Adachi Museum and
Izumo Taisha) ¥5,000-
ROUTE
ADACHI MUSEUM -> YUSHIEN (LUNCH) -> IZUMOTAISHA/
SHIMANE MUSEUM OF ANCIENT IZUMO -> HINOMISAKI LIGHTHOUSE ->
MatsueVogelPark (BANQUET VENUE) or -> * MATSUE STATION
*
If you don't attend the banquet, please go straight to the
Matsue station from Hinomisaki Lighthouse
Schedule (new)
Buses depart from Kunibiki Messe (conference venue)
at 9:30. Buses arrive at the banquet
place at 18:45. Persons who do not attend the banquet
will be sent to Kunibiki Messe. Lunch is served at the
Japanese garden Yuushien.
The person who has not booked can attend by booking at the registration desk. There is still allowance.
ADACHI
MUSEUM
Set in a beautiful natural environment, Adachi Museum
of Art is well known for both its superb Japanese gardens and its
collection of Modern Japanese painting, comprising approximately 1,500
of the country's most highly regarded paintings produced after the
Meiji period and centering on the works of Yokoyama Taikan. We welcome
your visit to the museum and hope you receive as much pleasure from
its beauty as we do.
YUSHIEN
We have the magnificent Adachi Museum gardens, which are second to
none. The charming Yushien on Daikon Island is also most
outstanding. These gardens are made to show us a tiny universe in the
scenery of Japan. They often are supposed to represent the Buddhist
heaven (Sumeru) Shumisen. Islands are made using rocks in seas of sand
and in ponds. It is thought that this was a result of the passage of
early Japanese through the inland sea and the impression the islands
gave them. This further proves my ideas on Yamataikoku.
IZUMO TAISHA
The greatest shrine in Japan is often said to be Ise Shrine. That
shrine is not as old as the one in Izumo Taisha, however, and it seems
like a case of one-upmanship. Izumo Taisha is credited with being the
oldest shrine using Taisha architecture in Japan, and is over 1200
years old. It is located in the town of Taisha in Shimane Prefecture
of the Sanin Area. The age of Taisha was not all spent as a Shinto
shrine. During the age of Susanoo, it was a Shaman shrine as well,
worshipping the mountain behind the shrine. From that viewpoint it is
over 1500 years old, that we know of, and probably much older.
SHIMANE MUSEUM OF ANCIENT IZUMO
In Taisha Town, part of Izumo City, you can find Izumo Grand
Shrine. Described by Koizumi Yakumo (Lafcadio Hearn), who dedicated
himself to studying Japanese culture, as "the Capital of the
Gods" or "the oldest shrine of the ancient Japanese Shinto
religion," it stands on a site next to the Shimane Museum of
Ancient Izumo.
HINOMISAKI LIGHTHOUSE
Izumo Hinomisaki lighthouse stands 43.65 meters high near Hinomisaki
Shrine. It is the highest stone masonry lighthouse in Japan and
registered among the top 100 historic lighthouses of the world. You
will be able to enjoy the panoramic view of the Japan Sea from the top
of the lighthouse. The entrance fee is 200 yen.
EXCURSION 2 (Daisen Mountain Walk)
¥0-
Because of heavy rain this excursion was cancelled.
Schedule (new)
Buses depart from Kunibiki Messe (conference venue)
at 7:45. Buses return Kunibiki Messe at
16:00. Buses depart Kunibiki Messe
at 18:10 for Banquet place. You have
some time for refreshing yourself by shower and rest.
Lunch box (Rice ball) and a bottle of water are
supplied. Please bring some snacks and extra bottle of
water with you, if you need.
Mt. Daisen
You will climb up to the top of Mount Misen
(1,709m) through a mountain trail for summer
season. (six hours there and back)Public
transportation is available to get to and from the entrance
to the mountain trail. (travel cost at your expense) Leaving
and returning to the hotel at around 06:00 a.m. and 17:00
p.m .
