Matsue Highlight & Adachi Museum
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Port
Sakaiminato, Japan
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Activity Level
Moderate
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$239.95
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 7 Hours
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Meals Included
Meals included
Board a motorcoach for a panoramic drive southwest to the Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi. The museum was founded by Zenko Adachi in 1970, purposefully combining his passions for Japanese art and garden design. Its indoor collection of pottery, ceramics, wood carvings, and Japanese paintings dates from 1912. The museum's gardens are also quite famous -- ranked best in the Traditional Japanese Garden category since 2003.
Matsue is a city of canals located on an isthmus between Lakes Shinji and Nakaumi. Here, you will explore Matsue Castle's keep, built in 1611 -- just a few years after the last decisive battle of feudal Japan. By 1638, it was completely demolished except for a stone wall and the 98-foot-tall donjon (castle keep), now designated one of Japan's Important Cultural Properties.
Enjoy lunch and then in the afternoon, a sightseeing canal boat takes you on a scenic cruise along Matsue's many canals -- the perfect vantage point from which to take in views of the city. You'll cruise under a total of 16 bridges.
Reboard your coach and return to the ship, enjoying views of Lake Shinji along the way.
Notes:
The canal cruise is on a small boat. Participants are required to sit on the flat bottom of the boat and bend forward when passing under the bridge. You must remove your shoes aboard the boat. Tour order may vary.