Yasugi

Yasugi (安来) is a city at the eastern end of Shimane Prefecture. Directly to the west is the town of Higashi Izumo and then Matsue city. Directly to the east is the city of Yonago (Tottori Prefecture). On October 1, 2004, the towns of Hakuta and Hirose merged with the city of Yasugi.

Understand
The city used to be important for its steel production. It is best known for the comedic yasugibushi dance and as the home to the Adachi Museum of Art.

Tourist information site
The local tourist association has a multilingual guide site.

By train
Yasugi is on the San'in Main Line, which runs along western Honshu's Japan Sea coast, starting in Kyoto and passing through Tottori Prefecture on its way to Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture.

By bus
There are no night buses in and out of Yasugi. If coming by bus from a large city such as Tokyo take a bus to Yonago and then take the train into Yasugi. The bus terminal in Yonago is next to the train station. You could also take a bus to Matsue and then catch a local train to Yasugi.

Get around

 * Taxi. There are numerous taxi companies in Yasugi. Taxis can usually be found in front of Yasugi Station.  Also, as you exit the station, if you turn left and walk about a block you will find a taxi company that is open 24 hours a day.  The Yasugi city homepage maintaines a list of taxi companies and their contact information.

See






Go next

 * Yonago
 * Matsue
 * Okuizumo
 * Unnan
 * Hikawa
 * Izumo - home to Izumo Taisha, one of Japan's most holy Shinto Shrines.
 * Daisen - Home to the Fuji of the West, great for hiking and skiing.
 * Nichinan (Shimane)
 * Nanbu