Matsue Castle and Matsue Suitoro International Exchange Event 2023 Matsue Suitoro, Specially Held on Weekdays Lighting-up of National Treasure Matsue Castle

18:30〜21:00

Normally you can only enter Matsue Castle, a national treasure, until 18:30 (April–September), however, special entry at night is possible during the two days of this weekday special event.
Why don’t you enjoy this opportunity to see the fantastic view from the lit-up castle tower?
(There is a separate admission fee to enter the castle tower.)

About Matsue Castle

Matsue Castle was built by Horio Yoshiharu during the Edo period, and because it has not been damaged, it is still in the same shape as it was then. It is one of twelve castle towers in Japan and is also called Chidori Castle. In 2015, it was designated as a national treasure. If you climb up to the watchtower on the top floor, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the city of Matsue and Lake Shinji.

About Matsue Suitoro

Matsue Suitoro is an event held by Matsue Light Up Caravan Executive Committee (Office: Matsue Tourist Association), where lights are used to light up the surroundings of Matsue Castle. You can enjoy fantastic scenes created by light and shadow, unique to the castle town of Matsue.

A guide dressed up as a warrior will show you around Matsue Castle!

A guide dressed up as a warrior
will show you various spots in the
Matsue Castle area.

In the Matsue Castle area, including Kounkaku, Ninomaru (outer citadel),
Sotokuruwa (outer enclosure), etc., an international exchange event
will be held to let you enjoy the charms of Matsue and the San’in region!

Special performance of Iwami Kagura

This is a traditional performing art about a Japanese myth handed down from ancient times in the Iwami area in western Shimane Prefecture.
Please enjoy the dynamic dance of Iwami Kagura.
*In the event of rain, the performance and the experience may be cancelled

Performance of “Dogyoretsu” parade,
an autumn tradition in Matsue
and the beating of do drums

Since ancient times in the Izumo area, large drums have been called “dos.”
Matsue City holds the Matsue Festival Dogyoretsu. It is a festival on the third Sunday of October every year where dos are laid on their sides and placed on floats and people beat them. The floats have wheels and a roof and are pulled around the town. During the two days of this weekday special event, visitors can experience the beating of the do drums.
*In the event of rain, the performance and the experience may be cancelled

Experience the food and culture of the San’in region with Matsue in the center!

Experience and purchase the tea and Japanese sweets of Matsue,
which is one of the three major cities for Japanese sweets

Directly delivered from sake breweries in Shimane, the birthplace of Japanese sake! Sake tasting experience and purchase

The treat of delicious foods from the San’in region [free] Time: 19:00–20:30

The opening hours of Shimaneken Bussan Kankokan are specially extended during these two days!

Shimaneken Bussan Kankokan, which has a wide variety of attractive products from Shimane Prefecture, is normally only open until 18:00. However, during the two days of the weekday special event, it will remain open until 20:00. Please drop in there when you visit the event.

to visit the official website of
Shimaneken Bussan Kankokan

A guide of package tours for customers visiting from the
Tokyo metropolitan area and the Chubu, Kansai, and Fukuoka regions.

*The page will move to the website of Club Tourism International, the organizing travel agency

Map of surrounding area of event venue

*The implementation locations may be changed in some cases

Surrounding pay parking lots

Parking lot name	Capacity	Fee	Inquiry
Shiroyamanishi Parking Lot	158 vehicles	300 yen	0852-60-1119
Shimane Civic Center pay parking lot	130 vehicles	100 yen / 30 min	0852-22-5506

Note that use of Otemae Parking Lot is limited
on September 28 (Thu.) and 29 (Fri.).
For details of restrictions, please visit the official website
of Matsue Suitoro 2023.

to visit the official website of
Matsue Suitoro 2023

*The official website of Matsue Suitoro 2023 is in Japanese only

Traffic congestion is expected around the venue,
so please use public transport if possible.

*All images on this website are for reference only