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   Izumo Taisha

   Izumo-taisha (出雲大社; "Izumo Grand Shrine"), officially Izumo Ōyashiro, is one of the most ancient and important Shinto shrines in Japan. No record gives the date of establishment.

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   Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo

   The Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo (島根県立古代出雲歴史博物館, Shimane kenritsu kodai Izumo rekishi hakubutsukan) opened in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan in 2007.

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   Hinomisaki Shrine

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   Susa Shrine

   Susa Shrine (須佐神社, Susa Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Izumo, Shimane, Japan.

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   Izumo Science Center

   The Izumo Science Center (出雲科学館, Izumo Kagakukan) is a science center located in Izumo-shi, Shimane Prefecture, Japan that operates both as a school and as a center for public education.

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   Kamo-Iwakura Site

   The Kamoiwakura Site (加茂岩倉遺跡, Kamoiwakura iseki) is an archaeological site located in the Kamo neighborhood of the city of Unnan, Shimane Prefecture, in the San'in Region of Japan.

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   Kōjindani Site

   The Kōjindani Site (荒神谷遺跡, Kōjindani iseki) is an archaeological site consisting of the remains of a Yayoi period ritual site located in the Hikawa-cho neighborhood of the city of Izumo, Shimane Prefecture in the San'in region of Japan.

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   Nishidani Tumulus Cluster

   The Nishidani Kofun cluster (西谷墳墓群) is a group of late Yayoi period to early Kofun period burial mounds located in the Otsu-cho neighborhood of the city of Izumo, Shimane Prefecture in the San'in region of Japan.

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   Gakuen-ji Temple

   Gakuen-ji (鰐淵寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Besshō neighborhood of the city of Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The temple's full name is Uryōzan Gakuen-ji (浮浪山 鰐淵寺).

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    Imaichi Dainenji Kofun

    The Imaichi Dainenji Kofun (今市大念寺古墳) is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Imaichi neighborhood of the city of Izumo, Shimane in the San'in region of Japan.

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   Kamienya Tsukiyama Kofun

   The Kamienyatsukiyama Kofun (上塩冶築山古墳) is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Kamienya-cho, neighborhood of the city of Izumo, Shimane in the San'in region of Japan.

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   Ageshima Kofun

   The Ageshima Kofun (上島古墳) is a Kofun period burial mound in the Kunitomi-chō neighborhood of the city of Izumo, Shimane, San'in region, Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1957.

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   Kamienya Jizōyama Kofun

   The Kamienyajizōyama Kofun (上塩冶地蔵山古墳) is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Kamienya-chō, neighborhood of the city of Izumo, Shimane in the San'in region of Japan.

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   Kunidomi-Nakamura Kofun

   The Kunidominakamura Kofun (国富中村古墳) is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Kunidomari neighborhood of the city of Izumo, Shimane in the San'in region of Japan.

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   Inasa Beach

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   Takarazuka Kofun

   The Takarazuka Kofun (宝塚古墳) is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Shimogoshi-cho neighborhood of the city of Izumo, Shimane in the San'in region of Japan.

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