Getting from Izumo Enmusubi Airport to the city

The times the airport publishes

• Izumo city: about 30 minutes, to JR Izumoshi station.
• Izumo Taisha: about 35 minutes, to Izumo Taisha-mae station on the Ichibata Electric Railway.
• Unnan: about 25 minutes, to the city hall.
• Yasugi: about 40 minutes, to JR Yasugi station.
• Oda: about 55 minutes, to JR Oda-shi station, via the Sanin Expressway.
• Matsue: via Shinji interchange and the Sanin Expressway to JR Matsue station.
• The airport notes these vary with traffic.

What runs

• An airport connection bus is the main public option, listed alongside trains and taxis.
• The Ichibata Electric Railway runs from Matsue to Izumo Taisha-mae, and is the classic way to approach the shrine.
• JR's Sanin main line serves Izumoshi, Matsue and Yasugi.

Why people come

• Izumo Taisha is one of the oldest and most important Shinto shrines in Japan. Enmusubi, in the airport's name, means the tying of bonds, which is what the shrine is known for.
• The Adachi Museum of Art at Yasugi has gardens regularly ranked the finest in Japan.
• Iwami Ginzan near Oda is a World Heritage silver mining landscape.

Practical note

• The airport is compact and the bus is timed to flights. Check the timetable rather than assuming a frequent service.