Izumo soba, a variety of soba named after Izumo

Izumo (出雲市; -shi) is a city located in Shimane, Japan. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 734 KB) ファイルの概要 Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Soba Izumo, Shimane Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 734 KB) ファイルの概要 Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Soba Izumo, Shimane Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Soba served on a zaru Soba (蕎麦) is a thin Japanese buckwheat noodle. ... This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Shimane Prefecture ) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ...

Old city of Izumo

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 87,940 and the density of 510.30 persons per km². The total area is 172.33 km². 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The city was founded on November 3, 1941. At a distance from the city is the Great shinto shrine of Izumo, located in the nearby town of Taisha. November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Izumo Taisha (出雲大社; also Izumo no Ōyashiro) is one of the most ancient and important of the Shinto shrines in Japan. ... Taisha (大社町; -machi) is a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane, Japan. ...

On March 22, 2005, the city merged with cities of Hirata and four cities from Hikawa District to form the new city of Izumo. Hirata (平田市; -shi) is a city located in Shimane, Japan. ... Hikawa (簸川郡; -gun) is a district located in Shimane, Japan. ...

New City of Izumo

After the creation of the new city, they have an estimated population of 148,746. The total area of the new city of Izumo is 543.43km².

Features of Izumo

Izumo is serviced by two rail networks. The JR West Rail Line (Sanin Line) passes through Izumo, bringing passengers from Okayama through Yonago and Matsue among other town and city stations, and then heading further out past Oda.

The secondary rail network is the Dentetsu Line. The Dentetsu Izumoshi station is the line terminal, and runs from Izumo to Matsue, passing through and connecting Hirata City to Izumo by rail. The Dentetsu line also branches out and runs to Izumo Taisha, but this branch requires a change at Kawato Station. Izumo Taisha (出雲大社; also Izumo no Ōyashiro) is one of the most ancient and important of the Shinto shrines in Japan. ...

Close to the JR Line station are several large and quality hotels, including the Tokoyo Inn, Hotel A1, Izumo Green Hotel Morris and the Twin Leaves Hotel.

Despite the relatively small size of the city, Izumo has a wide range of fast food and popular restaurant stores. These include McDonalds, KFC, Mos Burger, Dom Dom Burger, Gusto, Joyfull, Mr Donuts and Bamiyan amongst others.

There are two internet cafes in Izumo, these being Media Cafe Arion and Third Station. Located on opposite sides of the road, both are affordable and comfortable options for internet, comics, pool, and other forms of entertainment.

References to Izumo

• A variety of soba noodles called "Izumo soba" is named after the city.
• In the anime and manga Shaman King, the main character Yoh Asakura is from Izumo.
• The main character of anime and manga Blue Seed is from Izumo.
• In the video game Golden Sun: The Lost Age, a town is named Izumo that follows the story of the Kushinada.

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External links

• Izumo official website in Japanese

Shimane Prefecture
Cities
Gotsu | Hamada | Izumo | Masuda | Matsue (capital) | Oda | Unnan | Yasugi
Districts
Hikawa | Iishi | Kanoashi | Mino | Nita | Ochi | Oki | Yatsuka
See also: Towns and villages by district edit