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Sanctuary of matchmaking enshrining Okuninushi from the Kunitsukami myth — ichinomiya of Izumo where the eight million gods gather in Kamiarizuki

Japan's tallest stone lighthouse (43.65 m), lit in 1903 and designated a Registered Tangible Cultural Property

An ancient Tendai temple founded in 594 where the warrior-monk Benkei is said to have trained

Vermilion-lacquered shrine enshrining Amaterasu and Susanoo — guardian of Japan's night — buildings designated Important Cultural Properties

The 'Yakushi of Eyes' — a temple where a fisherman pulled the healing Buddha from the sea in 894

Sacred site enshrining Amenohiwa-shine, ancestor of the Izumo Grand Priests' Senge and Kitajima families

Yayoi-era hilltop tombs of Izumo's four-cornered kings.

Adjacent to Izumo Taisha, exhibiting 358 National Treasure bronzes and the ancient towering shrine model

A unique ancient shrine to the smithing god where worshippers must squeeze through a 50-cm rock gap to reach the hall

The shrine where all assembled gods hold their farewell banquet and depart in the Karasade Festival each October