Unnan City

Roadwork unearthed 39 bronze bells.

Kamoiwakura Ruins

Photo by Saigen Jiro (Public domain)

01 ／ Suga Shrine

Susanoo is said to have built a palace here after defeating the serpent.The poem he composed there is said to be Japan's first waka.

The Kojiki tells how Susanoo, after defeating the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi, came to this place with Princess Inada and built a palace, saying "my heart feels refreshed." The poem he composed then is said to be the origin of waka poetry. The 8th-century Izumo no Kuni Fudoki also records a shrine here called "Suga-sha."

Recorded as "Suga-sha" in the Izumo no Kuni Fudoki (733)
Said to be Japan's first shrine (Nihon Hatsu no Miya)
Also called the shrine where waka poetry began

02 ／ Ryuzugataki Falls

From a cave behind it, the falls can be viewed from the back.Odaki falls 40m; Medaki, 30m.

Ryuzugataki, one of Japan's 100 Waterfalls (one of only two in the prefecture), consists of the 40m Odaki and 30m Medaki falls. Odaki can also be viewed from a cave behind it, earning it the name "the falls seen from behind." A statue of Kannon stands in the cave, and a waterfall dance is offered there every August 14.

Odaki 40m, Medaki 30m
One of Japan's 100 Waterfalls (one of only two in the prefecture)
Waterfall festival held every August 14

03 ／ The Oni of Ayo

A one-eyed oni is said to have eaten a man tending his fields.The place name Ayo is said to come from the cry heard then.

The Izumo no Kuni Fudoki records that in Ayo, Ohara district, a one-eyed oni came and ate a man who was farming a rice paddy. His parents, hiding nearby, are said to have heard a cry of "ayo, ayo" at that moment — said to be the origin of the place name Ayo, which survives in Daito today.

Recorded in the Izumo no Kuni Fudoki, Ohara district, Ayo
The place name Ayo survives in Daito today
Said that a one-eyed oni ate a man there

Living here

Where the Hii, Aka, and Mitoya rivers meet, the plain opens out.

about 40,000 people

The south rises to Mt. Kenashi in the Chugoku Mountains, while the north continues into the Izumo Plain, giving the city a wide range of elevation. A flat area centered on the confluence of the Hii, Aka, and Mitoya rivers holds the towns of Kamo, Daito, Kisuki, and Mitoya, while Yoshida and Kake lie in mountainous terrain. Most of the city's 553.18 sq km is forest.

People living here: 36,007people
Area: 553.18km²
Households: 12,432households
Rent (average for rentals): 34,525yen
Healthcare: 3 hospitals ／ 28 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —12 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

Shape

Borders 6 municipalities across 1 prefectures.

Unnan City in Japan35.308°N 132.900°E

Territory of Unnan City

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

32.0km

Shimane Prefecture: 出雲市, 奥出雲町, 松江市, 飯南町, 安来市
Hiroshima Prefecture: 庄原市

Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.

Unnan City isthis kind of town.

01The Kamoiwakura Ruins in Kamo, Unnan, are where 39 bronze bells (dotaku) were found during road construction in 1996. Designated a National Treasure in 2008, the originals are held at the Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo; the on-site guidance hall in Unnan displays replicas.
02Suga Shrine in Daito is said to be where Susanoo, after defeating the eight-headed serpent, built a palace. The poem he composed there is said to be the beginning of waka poetry.
03Ryuzugataki Falls in Kake is one of Japan's 100 Waterfalls, with the 40m Odaki and 30m Medaki falls. Daito also keeps the tale of the one-eyed oni of Ayo, said to be the origin of that place name.

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Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

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