Sunset over Lake Shinji
Lake Shinji, Japan
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Sunset over Lake Shinji, (Walk south from the Shimane Prefectural Art Museum along the lakeside to get to the Yuuhi Spot sunset viewing platform.). Depending on the season. Sunsets tend to be the most spectacular during late summer. Among Japanese sunset connoisseurs the sunsets over Lake Shinji rank as nr 2 on the national list (the nr 1 spot being taken by the floating torii at Miyajima). A special sunset viewing platform (Yuuhi Spot) which has been constructed along the lakeside is the best place to see the sun go down behind Yomegashima island. Especially on the weekends dozens of photographers gather here to try to take the perfect shot of the sunset. Free. (35.456161,133.049605)
