When I left the hotel, I paid accomodation fee. When I had booked the hotel, I used points to discount the fee. But, the hotel didn't recognised the discount. So, I was forced to pay the original fee.
Anyway, I ran to the nearest station and boarded the train for Ohara. At Ohara, I dialed staff in an Internet-based travel website company to explain the trouble. The staff told me to send e-mail. And I did.
From Ohara, I headed for Tottri via Chizu. On my way to Chizu, the train stopped at Koiyamagata, which means love, mountain, and shape in Chinese letters. So, the railway company(Chizu Express) advertises it as a metaphor of love.
So the station is painted pink ,and the station nameplate is heart-shaped. When I changed trains at Chizu, the receptionist called me to apologize the misunderstanding and inform me of her remitting the difference.
I changed trains to board limited express train named "Super Oki", which was originally bound for Shin-Yamaguchi but for Tsuwano today, due to rail disruption caused by heavy rain. Because the rail line on which Super Oki runs was under construction work for speed improvement, the train runs at the highest speed of 120km/h. But, speed reduction when passing through intermediate stations and tilting of the train made uncomfortable ride.
I got off at Tamatsukuri-Onsen, which means hot springs in Tamatsukuri. I ate Izumo-soba(noodle) and had a dip in hot springs at Tamatsukuri International Hotel(Tamatsukuri Kokusai Hotel).
Landscape of Tamatsukuri-onsen Town
381 series train
The same train
Shinji-ko lake seen from the hotel
After that, I moved along the following route.
Tamatsukuri→JR San-in Line→Izumoshi/Dentetsu Izumoshi→Ichibata Railway Kita-Matsue Line→Kawato→Ichibata Railway Taisha Line→IzumoTaisha-mae
At Kawato
Izumo-Taisha is famous as a shrine which is rumored to draw love. So, there were many girls or ladies who want to get love.
Izumo-Taisha
Timetable of Taisha station on abandoned JR line
Shrine gate seen from Taisha station
Ichibata 50 series train
Ichibata 2100 series in Unshu-Hirata
I went to Matsue-shinjiko-onsen via Kawato. At Ichibataguchi, the train had to change its direction of motion. That's because the rail line coming from west and the other rail line coming from east extend to the direction of north.
I reached Matsue-Shinjiko-Onsen and walked to Matsue Station.
I took JR San-in Line to Yonago. At the hotel in Yonago, reception staff said to me "I've run this hotel alone, because I can't afford to hire part-timer and the budget is in the red."
Though I've traveled as many times as I can't count, I've never seen a receptionist like him.
