Place names・IzumoHirata TownHirata Town was the center of the former city of Hirata before it merged into Izumo City in 2005. Sitting on the west shore of Lake Shinji, it built its prosperity on water transport and the cotton trade, a history still visible along Momen Kaido.Featured quiz(none)Appears in articlesIzumo and Clues from food and craftIzumo and Reading the city through ports, roads, and slopesSourcesHirata Town — official reference‹ Izumo glossaryAll terms