I spent the night on one of Japan’s last over night trains from Tokyo to Izumo, near the Sea of Japan. This train goes once daily from Tokyo station and since passengers have started to stop using the overnight trains, there isnt many left in Japan. This one is special however, as it travels directly to Izumo, which is said to be the birth place of Japan as we know it.
There are many things to do and visit in Izumo and surrounding areas like Matsue. The reason I went to Izumo was to visit Izumo Taisha as it is one of the oldest and most important shrines in all of Japan!
Filmed on GoPro Hero 5 and 6 and Google Pixel XL
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