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10 events · 733 to 2000
Nara
733
The Izumo Fudoki is completed
Medieval
1221
Retired Emperor Go-Toba is exiled to Oki
Across periods
1527–1923
Iwami Ginzan silver mine operates for about 400 years
Sengoku
1566
The Amago clan surrenders Gassan Toda Castle to the Mōri
Edo
1611
The main keep of Matsue Castle is completed
Across periods
Late Edo to Meiji period
Tatara ironmaking reaches its height in the Izumo mountains
Meiji
1890
Lafcadio Hearn arrives in Matsue as an English teacher
Contemporary
Mid-1950s onward
Depopulation spreads across rural Shimane
1984–1996
Huge hoards of Yayoi bronzes are found at Kōjindani and Kamo Iwakura
2000
Giant pillars of a medieval main hall are found at Izumo Taisha
Nearby
Tottori
Hiroshima
Yamaguchi