Shimane #3 Matsue
After the Tanabe museum, we walked alongside of a pretty outer moat of the Matsue Castle. Then, we found what is so called an antique shop! I bought this pretty blue plates of Tachikichi which were produced in 50 years ago. Every flower motif was came from the Noh story the owner said. Walking in the castle park. Nature always inspires me especially woods, so strength, silence and down to earth. And mosses. There IS a life. Matsue Castle, nicknamed the "black castle" or
Shimane #2 Art museums
Spending one night at Izumo, we left for Yasuki city to visit Adachi Museum of Art. If you know this name, I think you would be a great lover of the Japanese garden or Taikan Yokoyama, one of the greatest painter in Japan. Adachi Museum of Art is very unique and a successful museum. Despite located in very plain country side, we see bunch of big coaches full of tourists and private cars in the car park next to the museum. They have 500,000 visitors a year. Why does this mus
