Inasa Beach

This sandy beach is located in the northwest of the Izumo Plain in northeastern Shimane Prefecture. Its ancient name was Sono-no-Nagahama. It is known for the myth of the transfer of the country, and nearby are Kuniyori-iwa and Benten-iwa. It is said that in Kannazuki (the tenth month of the lunar calendar), gods from all over Japan who gather at Izumo Taisha Shrine land on this beach. The sand dunes have been turned into cultivated land by planting trees to protect against sand and wind, and were used as mulberry fields, but in recent years have been converted into vineyards. As a specialty of seedless "Shimane grapes," they are shipped to areas such as Kinki and Kitakyushu outside of the shipping season for Koshu grapes. To the east of the beach is Izumo Taisha Shrine, and to the northwest is Hinomisaki Lighthouse and Hinomisaki Shrine.

[Hiroshi Yano]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

島根県北東部、出雲(いずも)平野の北西部にある砂浜海岸。古称を薗の長浜(そののながはま)という。国譲りの神話で知られ、近くには国譲岩、弁天岩などがある。神無月(かんなづき)（陰暦10月）出雲大社に集まる全国の神々はこの浜から上陸するとされる。砂丘地は防砂、防風の植林によって耕地となり、桑畑として利用されていたが、近年はブドウ園に変わった。種なしの「島根ブドウ」の特産地として、甲州ブドウの出荷の時期を外して近畿や北九州方面などに出荷される。浜の東には出雲大社、北西に日御碕(ひのみさき)灯台や日御碕神社がある。

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