さて今回の夫婦旅のひとつのクライマックス、石見銀山探訪篇であります。
　実は事前にカミさんの綿密な調査があって「ぜひ行きたい」という希望だったのですが、宿泊は松江を拠点に３泊が山陰の旅程。で、どうしても足立美術館への彼女の願望が強烈だし鳥取砂丘も体験したい、とあれこれと訪問候補地が多くなっていって、さらには水木しげる祈念館でのわたしの青春期復元などの横道大拡散も出来（笑）。また出雲大社からもクルマで２時間近い遠隔地ということで、カミさんも諦め気味だったのですが、わたしのレンタカー運転は快調なので、ホテルから出雲大社と日御碕神社のあと6/12長躯、参観してきた次第。
　関空からずっとレンタカー移動約1500km超ほどでしたが、それほど運転に疲れは感じないタイプ。運転疲労には視力の問題がいちばん関わっていると思いますが、いまのところ問題はありません。それとカーナビがどんどん進化しているので「事前に調査する」ような手間ひまが省けてきているので圧倒的に気ラク。
　石見銀山は世界遺産登録されて観光の需要が高まっているけれど、山陰地域は高速道路網自体の整備がほかの日本各地域と比較して進んでいない。出雲大社から石見銀山ビジターセンターまで途中、高速道路／一般道がゴチャゴチャとしていて、まぁカーナビに運を天に任せるのが最適解のようです。それでも途中「あれ、これはどっちに行くのかなぁ」という「迷妄」ポイントはいくつかあった。世界遺産登録され観光用道路網整備が急ピッチで、まだ未整合なように感じました。
　写真はGoogleマップと、チャレンジの銀山坑道「大久保間歩〜まぶ」。JR利用の場合は山陰本線の最寄り駅名が「馬路〜まじ」というマジかよ、という駅名（笑）。国道９号から高速とカーナビの言われるままに移動したので、このマジな駅名の駅は訪問出来なかった。あとの祭り。
　というような珍道中でしたが、あすからいろいろまとめてみたい。なんですが撮影した写真点数だけでも650点超なので、整理整頓がまったくドロ沼状況。ボチボチ楽しみながらまとめたいので、気長によろしく。

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Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, a World Heritage Site, June 2025-1]
Mineral resources that have determined the history of Japan. Along with gold in Oshu, the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine is a World Heritage Site in the San’in region. The tunnels called “maibu” and the town houses that were formed. The silver mines

　This is the climax of our trip to Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine.
　Actually, my wife had made a detailed research beforehand, and she had hoped to visit there, but the itinerary was based in Matsue for three nights in the San-in region. She had a strong desire to visit the Adachi Museum of Art, and she also wanted to experience the Tottori Sand Dunes, so the number of candidate places to visit increased, and then there was a side trip to the Shigeru Mizuki Memorial Museum to restore my youth. My wife was ready to give up on the idea of visiting Izumo-taisha because of its remoteness and the two-hour drive from Izumo-taisha, but my rental car driving was fine, so we went to Izumo-taisha and Himinozaki-jinja Shrine, and then to Nagasada Shrine on June 12, and visited the shrine.
　It was a 1500km drive from Kansai International Airport to Izumo, but I did not feel so tired. I think the problem of eyesight is the most important factor in driving fatigue, but I don’t have a problem at the moment. Also, car navigation systems are evolving rapidly, so I don’t have to spend time and effort “researching in advance,” which is by far the easiest thing to do.
　Although Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine has been registered as a World Heritage site and the demand for tourism is increasing, the San’in region is not as well developed as other regions in Japan in terms of the expressway network itself. On the way from Izumo-taisha Shrine to Iwami Ginzan Visitor Center, there is a jumble of highways and ordinary roads, and the best solution seems to be to leave the luck to the car navigation system. Even so, there were a few “lost” points along the way, where we wondered which way to go. It seemed to me that the road network for tourism was still unorganized at a rapid pace after being registered as a World Heritage site.
　The photo is a Google map and the silver mine tunnel “Okubo Mabu – Mabu” of the challenge. if you use JR, the name of the nearest station on the San-in Line is “Umaji – Maji”, which means “seriously? Since we moved from National Route 9 to the highway and followed the directions of the car navigation system, we could not visit the station with this serious name. I couldn’t visit the station with this serious name.
　It was such a rare road trip, but I would like to summarize various things from tomorrow. But since the number of photos I took is over 650, I’m in a quagmire of organizing them all. I will try to compile them as I enjoy them, so please be patient.

I am going to start compiling the photos I have taken from tomorrow.
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Posted on 7月 8th, 2025 by 三木 奎吾
Filed under: 歴史探訪