East of Matsue in Yasugi is this excellent museum, founded by local businessman and art collector Adachi Zenkō. The collection includes over 100 paintings by Yokoyama Taikan (1868–1958) and a good selection of works by other major 20th-century Japanese painters. There's also a delightful 'pictures for children' gallery. But for many the real attraction is the stunning gardens, regularly voted among the best in Japan.
Sit and contemplate the perfectly clipped mounds of the Dry Landscape Garden – in the distance, mountains rise up as though part of the garden itself.
From Matsue, take the JR line to Yasugi (安来; ¥410, 22 minutes), where there's a free shuttle bus to the museum (11 daily from 9.05am). The bus also leaves from Yonago Station (12.25pm and 1.15pm, 45 minutes).
