#shimane

[fishbphotography]

Tulip garden

Yuushein, Shimane, Japan

[cosmonautroger]

Marching Band Izumo Business High School, Shimane, Japan

[telcoquelicot]

AshEiji on vacation in Shimane prefecture

Yes, Izumo!

I found the love charm from the anime. It says えんむすび (enmusubi), which means marriage or love knot. It's not the exact same charm as in the anime, but it has the same meaning and design.

They also visited Matsue, the neighboring city that's a bit bigger than Izumo.

There they went to Matsue Vogel Park (a bird and flower park), where I'm sure anime-Eiji went as a kid!

Eiji immediately got a bird plushie of a Java Sparrow, just like Nori-Nori (I think?).

But sadly they had to leave Shimane prefecture.

Cute facts:

[tsht99]

[useyourimagination2020]

白イルカ（ベルーガ）- 島根県立しまね海洋館AQUAS（アクアス）

(via 【バブルリング発祥】島根「しまね海洋館 アクアス」の見どころを解説！ | Aqua Picks)

[fateservantsirl]

Cú Chulainn Alter, Queen Medb (Saber), Fergus mac Róich, Fionn mac Cumhaill, and Diarmuid Ua Duibhne at Tsūtenkyō Arch in Nishinoshima, Shimane from the Heroic Spirit Travel Journal Craft Essence series.

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Artist: Shimadoriru

[myjapan-me]

Ikoji, Masuda, Shimane, 5

[argumentl]

I feel like this image is all the more special being of the members of Dir together at Izumo Taisha.

Izumo Taisha is the most ancient shrine in Japan, central in the myth of Japan's creation, and considered one of the most important shinto shrines in the country.

Praying at this shrine is thought to bring good luck with marriage and relationships. So I'm wondering whether they thought it would bring good luck for band harmony if they went together...

Or maybe its just that they didn't have much time, and its a famous tourist spot 😅