Izumo articles
Izumo local-knowledge articles — history, food and place names, with sources. Prep for "Izumo Expert Quiz".
- Izumo and Clues from food and craftA guide to Izumo soba's milling method, the Izumo lattice of Momen Kaido's townhouses, and Shimane Winery, read through primary sources.
- Izumo and Reading the city through ports, roads, and slopesA guide to Izumo's water-to-rail history: Momen Kaido's cotton-trading street, the Ichibata Railway, and the retired Former Taisha Station.
- Izumo and Where shrines meet memoryA sourced look at Izumo Taisha's honden, Kaguraden, Inasa Beach, and the Hinomisaki lighthouse, and why each faces the direction it does.
- Izumo and Walking through local namesA guide to how Izumo's names diverge, from Kamiarizuki, the old name for the tenth month, to the Ichibata Railway's station names.