The train along the Japan Sea Coast to Kinosaki
2 Train to Kinosaki (1)
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Arriving at Izumo Taisha station
1 Arriving at Izumo Taisha station
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A view from one of our trains to Kinosaki Onsen
2 Train to Kinosaki (2)
Lunch at a kominka farmhouse
4 Lunch at old kominka farmhouse
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Lunch at a kominka farmhouse in Shimane Prefecture
5 Lunch at kominka
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The oldest train in its class in Japan, an Ichibata Dehani 50 Series.
3 Oldest class train in Japan
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Soba noodle-making experience.
6 Making soba 1
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Making delicious, fresh soba noodles.
7 Making soba with teacher
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A typical ryokan dinner on our STK tour. Sensational Japanese food comes as standard!
8 Dinner at Sangai Ryokan in Arifuku Onsen
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At the Ikenobo annual ikebana fkower arrangement exhibition in Kyoto.
10 Ikebana
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Cherry blossom in Kinosaki Onsen hot spring town.
9 Blossom in Kinosaki
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Old trees. Young ladies!
11 Imitating pine trees
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The Shimane Prefectural Museum of Art at sunset.
12 Shimane Art Museum sunset
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Spring snow walking on Mt Daisen.
13 Daisen hike
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Jizo-sama.
14 Jizo on Mt Daisen
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Itsukushima Jinja Shrine on Miyajima.
15 Itsukushima Jinja
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Daruma (Bodhidharma).
16 Daruma
Daruma
Girl's Day display of hina dolls.
17 Doll festival dolls At Daishoin Temple on Miyajima
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The Adachi Museum of Art garden.
18 Garden at the Adachi Museum
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Kinosaki Onsen hotspring town.
19 Kinosaki
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Matsue.
20 River and boat in Matsue
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Hiroshima Peace Park memorial.
21 Peace Park monument
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Our guide in Hiroshima.
22 Peace Park guide
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Iwami Kagura dance.
23 Iwami Kagura dance 3
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Izumo Grand Shrine shimenawa rope.
25 At Izumo Taisha
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Quilt made from recycled, indigo-dyed fabrics.
24 Quilt in soba restaurant near Izumo Taisha
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