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The Entrance to the Underworld

黄泉比良坂 Yomotsuhirasaka

According to the Kojiki, Japan's oldest collection of myths from the 8th century CE, the entrance to Hell or the Underworld (Yomi, 黄泉) is in the province of Izumo, in what now is the eastern part of Matsue. The Underworld is ruled over by Susanoo, the god of sea and storms. The entrance to the underworld has been sealed off by a large boulder place there by the creator god Izanagi.

Getting there
5 minutes by taxi from Iya station (from Matsue JR Station on the train line towards Yonago)
Price
Free

Listing from Wikivoyage: Matsue, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.