Izumo Taisha and Takeno Ryokan

It took 15 hours by bus and an additional 30 by train to reach Izumo Taisha eki-mae. (It's just difficult and time-consuming to travel overland from the north of Niigata to the Sanin-山陰- region of Japan). In Izumo City, recommend the 宿 Takeno, located across the road from the main entrance to the shrine, Izumo, second only to Ise. True to its name, the clouds were out.