Iron Road Cycling in Yasugi city, Shimane

The Oku-izumo Yasugi region is rich with myths that have been passed down where the tatara iron production has developed. Here is a short tour that sets out to trace the locations of these scattered legends based on the story and cultural assets of the Japan Heritage “Land of Izumo Chroniclei”. This course will take you to places related to tatara iron production, including the mouth of the Iinashi River, where the iron was washed out of the pits, the Wako Museum, and Kanayago Shrine, while enjoying it with a little cycling course.

• ①A journey to meet the stories created by the 1,000 years of iron making. The Oku-Izumo Yasugi region have developed through "tatara" iron making. Here is a journey to retrace the story and cultural assets of the Japan Heritage “Land of Izumo Chronicle” based on the scattered traditional sites, and to draw your own future through the interaction with people who are carrying on the tradition to this day.
• ②Special limited public viewing of the “Tamahagane Engi”, a designated cultural property of Yasugi City. A special limited public viewing of the historical picture scroll “Tamahagane Engi” is offered, a story depicting the tatara iron making and is also recognized in the Japan Heritage “Land of Izumo, Tatara Chronicle - A Thousand Years of Iron-”. While viewing this large work, which is approximately 55 meters long, visitors can learn and deepen their understanding of the 1400-year history of tatara iron making.
• ③A cycling experience with a spectacular view starting from the mouth of the Iinashi River, known as the “Izumo Uyuni Salt Flats” This plan offers you a cycling experience where you can enjoy the spectacular scenery while thinking about the history and nature. Starting from the mouth of the Iinashi River, which is called the “Uyuni Salt Flats of Izumo”, you can see the Izumo Plain and the Sea of Japan from the “Gassan-Toda Castle Ruins”, an impregnable mountain castle from the Warring States period that spreads across the entire 184-meter-high Mt. Gassan.
• ④Enjoy a relaxing time at the premium Ryokan “Saginoyusou”, a 1-minute walk from the Adachi Museum of Art, a popular destination for foreign tourists The Adachi Museum of Art has been ranked number one in the Japanese garden rankings of the American journal “Journal of Japanese Gardening” for 21 consecutive years. Saginoyusou, which is located close to the world-famous Adachi Museum of Art, is a long-established ryokan (Japanese-style inn) that has been in business since 1909. Enjoy a relaxing time in a premium space where you can fully enjoy the hot spring water that flows directly from the source, exquisite cuisine, and the pure Japanese-style architecture and gardens.