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Adachi Museum of Art

File photo shows Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi in the western Japan prefecture of Shimane on Jan. 8, 2025.

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Adachi Museum of Art

File photo shows Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi in the western Japan prefecture of Shimane on Jan. 8, 2025.

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Adachi Museum of Art in Shimane

A pruner works on a red pine tree at Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on July 18, 2023.

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Adachi Museum of Art in Shimane

Pruners work on red pine trees at Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on July 18, 2023.

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Mega solar power system built on water in west Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Yasugi Mayor Hiroki Kondo (3rd from R) and other people cut the ribbon at a ceremony marking the opening of a mega solar power system built on the water in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014. Electric power generated from the system will be sold to Chugoku Electric Power Co.

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Mega solar power system built on water in west Japan

MATSUE, Japan - A mega solar power system floats on the water in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014. Electric power generated from the system will be sold to Chugoku Electric Power Co.

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Picture for Children exhibit in Shimane Pref.

YONAGO, Japan - Visitors look at Miran Fukuda's artwork at the Picture for Children exhibition at Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on July 15, 2014.

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Picture for Children exhibit in Shimane Pref.

YONAGO, Japan - The Picture for Children exhibition featuring drawings of Yoshio Hayashi (1905-2010) from children's books is underway at Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on July 15, 2014.

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Shimane farmer roots for ski jumper Takanashi with 'unbeatable' pear

MATSUE, Japan - A farmer in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, shows a gigantic pear printed with the words "Takanashi the unbeatable!" in support of Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi competing at the Sochi Winter Olympics. The Chinese character for "nashi" in her surname is the same word for the pear in Japanese. The pear is on display until the end of the Games on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Nuclear disaster drills

MATSUE, Japan - Members of a local voluntary organization for disaster management participate in a nuclear disaster drill to confirm initial responses in the event of a nuclear accident in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Feb. 16, 2012. Such drills were held by local governments around plants of Chugoku Electric Power Co. and Shikoku Electric Power Co. in Shimane and Ehime prefectures.

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Best Japanese garden

YONAGO, Japan - Photo shows the Adachi Museum of Art garden in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2012. The U.S. magazine Journal of Japanese Gardening picked it as the best Japanese garden for the ninth consecutive year. The 165,000-square-meter site housing traditional moss and dry gardens has been selected as 2011's finest Japanese garden, with specific mention given to its intensive grooming and maintenance efforts and staff attitude.

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Children at Yasugi loach festival

MATSUE, Japan - Children scoop loaches during a loach festival in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2011. The city known for ''Yasugibushi,'' a folk song and loach-scooping dance, is promoting itself since Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda took office after comparing himself to the fish.

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'Loach city' promotes tourism

MATSUE, Japan - Hiromi Sakuno of the tourism association in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, holds a map featuring local restaurants serving loach dishes at a tourist facility in the city on Sept. 9, 2011. The city known for ''Yasugibushi,'' a folk song and loach-scooping dance, is promoting itself since Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda took office after comparing himself to the fish.

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Bird flu in Shimane

MATSUE, Japan - An Environment Ministry employee collects samples of wild bird droppings at the side of Nakaumi lake in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Dec. 3, 2010, near a poultry farm hit by avian flu. Genetic tests have found the infection was caused by a highly virulent strain of virus.

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Culling of chickens begins for suspected bird flu

MATSUE, Japan - Chickens are culled at a poultry farm in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2010, after bird flu infections were suspected. The Shimane prefectural government began destroying about 23,000 chickens at the farm.

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Bird flu hits Japan farm

YASUGI, Japan - Inspectors in protective gear work around a poultry farm in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2010, after a suspected avian flu case was found at the farm.

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Bird flu hits Japan farm

MATSUE, Japan - Inspectors in protective gear work on a closed road in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2010, after a suspected avian flu case was found at a poultry farm.

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Best Japanese garden

YONAGO, Japan - Visitors view the Adachi Museum of Art garden in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. U.S. magazine Journal of Japanese Gardening has picked the site as the best Japanese garden.

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Yokoyama's masterwork in exhibition

YONAGO, Japan - Visitors view a masterpiece by renowned artist Yokoyama Taikan titled ''Koyo (autumn leaves)'' painted on a folding screen at Adachi Museum in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Sep. 1, 2010. The special exhibition of Yokoyama's works continues at the museum through Nov. 30, 2010.

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Garden of Adachi Museum of Art chosen as best garden in Japan

YASUGI, Japan - The garden of the Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, (picture taken on June 6) has been chosen as Japan's best garden by the U.S magazine Journal of Japanese Gardening for the fourth consecutive year.

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Female Japanese painter wins Adachi Museum of Art Award

Japanese-style painter Hanako Kunishi talks about her prizewinning work "Kotowari" (Reason) at the Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on July 9, 2015. The painting was chosen as the winner of the 20th Adachi Museum of Art Award, given to promising young Japanese-style painters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Life on Chichijima during WWII depicted in picture journal

Photo shows part of Toshio Yasugi's picture journal depicting life on Chichijima, the biggest island of the Ogasawara chain in the Pacific Ocean, during World War II. Yasugi was stationed on the island as a member of the Japanese infantry during and shortly after the war. The journal has been kept at the home of Yasugi's daughter Hisae in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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WWII Japanese soldier's family reads picture journal

In April 2015, Hisae Yasugi and her husband in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, read a picture journal written and drawn by Hisae's late father and former Japanese soldier Toshio Yasugi, depicting life on Chichijima, the biggest island of the Ogasawara chain in the Pacific Ocean. Toshio was stationed on the island as a member of the Japanese infantry during and shortly after World War II. The journal has been kept at Hisae's home in the western Japanese city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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War-end memorial service on Chichijima depicted in journal

Photo shows part of Toshio Yasugi's picture journal depicting a memorial service for war dead held on Chichijima, the biggest island of the Ogasawara chain in the Pacific Ocean, on Aug. 15, 1945, the day the emperor announced via radio Japan's surrender in World War II. Yasugi was stationed on the island as a member of the Japanese infantry during and shortly after the war. The journal has been kept at the home of Yasugi's daughter Hisae in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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WWII landing on Chichijima depicted in picture journal

Photo shows part of Toshio Yasugi's picture journal depicting Japanese troops landing on Chichijima, the biggest island of the Ogasawara chain in the Pacific Ocean, in March 1944 during World War II. Yasugi was stationed on the island as a member of the Japanese infantry during and shortly after the war. The journal has been kept at the home of Yasugi's daughter Hisae in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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WWII air raid on Chichijima depicted in picture journal

Photo shows part of Toshio Yasugi's picture journal depicting an air raid on Chichijima, the biggest island of the Ogasawara chain in the Pacific Ocean, during World War II. Yasugi was stationed on the island as a member of the Japanese infantry during and shortly after the war. The journal has been kept at the home of Yasugi's daughter Hisae in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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WWII Japanese soldier's picture journal found in Matsue

Photo taken in February 1944 shows Toshio Yasugi before his deployment to Chichijima, the biggest island of the Ogasawara chain in the Pacific Ocean, in March 1944 during World War II. His journal with drawings depicting life on the island has been found at his daughter Hisae's home in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan. He wrote up the journal after returning to Matsue based on detailed notes he kept while stationed on the island. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Adachi museum's head proud of Japanese garden chosen as best in Japan

Takanori Adachi, head of the Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, pictured on March 16, 2015, is proud of the selection of its Japanese garden as the best in Japan in 2014 for the 12th straight year by the U.S. Journal of Japanese Gardening. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shimane garden chosen as best by U.S. journal for 12th year running

The Japanese garden at the Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, shown in this photo taken on Jan. 18, 2015, was chosen as the best Japanese garden in 2014 by the U.S. Journal of Japanese Gardening for the 12th consecutive year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Visitors enjoy Japanese garden chosen as best by U.S. journal

Visitors to the Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, contemplate its garden on Jan. 17, 2015. The U.S. Journal of Japanese Gardening chose the garden as the best Japanese garden in 2014 for the 12th year in a row. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Best Japanese garden

YONAGO, Japan - Visitors view the Adachi Museum of Art garden in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. U.S. magazine Journal of Japanese Gardening has picked the site as the best Japanese garden. (Kyodo)

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Yokoyama's masterwork in exhibition

YONAGO, Japan - Visitors view a masterpiece by renowned artist Yokoyama Taikan titled ''Koyo (autumn leaves)'' painted on a folding screen at Adachi Museum in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Sep. 1, 2010. The special exhibition of Yokoyama's works continues at the museum through Nov. 30, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Garden of Adachi Museum of Art chosen as best garden in Japan

YASUGI, Japan - The garden of the Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, (picture taken on June 6) has been chosen as Japan's best garden by the U.S magazine Journal of Japanese Gardening for the fourth consecutive year. (Kyodo)

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Adachi Museum of Art garden in western Japan

Gardeners on staff at the Adachi Museum of Art pose for a photo in its garden in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on May 27, 2021.

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Adachi Museum of Art garden in western Japan

Head gardener Nobuhiko Kobayashi works at the Adachi Museum of Art garden in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on May 27, 2021.

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Adachi Museum of Art garden in western Japan

Photo taken May 27, 2021, shows a garden at the Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan.

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'Loach city' promotes tourism

MATSUE, Japan - Hiromi Sakuno of the tourism association in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, holds a map featuring local restaurants serving loach dishes at a tourist facility in the city on Sept. 9, 2011. The city known for ''Yasugibushi,'' a folk song and loach-scooping dance, is promoting itself since Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda took office after comparing himself to the fish. (Kyodo)

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Children at Yasugi loach festival

MATSUE, Japan - Children scoop loaches during a loach festival in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2011. The city known for ''Yasugibushi,'' a folk song and loach-scooping dance, is promoting itself since Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda took office after comparing himself to the fish. (Kyodo)

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Nuclear disaster drills

MATSUE, Japan - Members of a local voluntary organization for disaster management participate in a nuclear disaster drill to confirm initial responses in the event of a nuclear accident in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Feb. 16, 2012. Such drills were held by local governments around plants of Chugoku Electric Power Co. and Shikoku Electric Power Co. in Shimane and Ehime prefectures. (Kyodo)

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Picture for Children exhibit in Shimane Pref.

YONAGO, Japan - Visitors look at Miran Fukuda's artwork at the Picture for Children exhibition at Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on July 15, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Best Japanese garden

YONAGO, Japan - Photo shows the Adachi Museum of Art garden in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2012. The U.S. magazine Journal of Japanese Gardening picked it as the best Japanese garden for the ninth consecutive year. The 165,000-square-meter site housing traditional moss and dry gardens has been selected as 2011's finest Japanese garden, with specific mention given to its intensive grooming and maintenance efforts and staff attitude. (Kyodo)

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Bird flu in Shimane

MATSUE, Japan - An Environment Ministry employee collects samples of wild bird droppings at the side of Nakaumi lake in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Dec. 3, 2010, near a poultry farm hit by avian flu. Genetic tests have found the infection was caused by a highly virulent strain of virus. (Kyodo)

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Culling of chickens begins for suspected bird flu

MATSUE, Japan - Chickens are culled at a poultry farm in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2010, after bird flu infections were suspected. The Shimane prefectural government began destroying about 23,000 chickens at the farm. (Kyodo)

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Bird flu hits Japan farm

MATSUE, Japan - Inspectors in protective gear work on a closed road in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2010, after a suspected avian flu case was found at a poultry farm. (Kyodo)

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Bird flu hits Japan farm

YASUGI, Japan - Inspectors in protective gear work around a poultry farm in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2010, after a suspected avian flu case was found at the farm. (Kyodo)