Sightseeing Tour Bus Services
A local tour-bus company offers frequent city transport services in the area, with buses running approximately every 20 minutes. The easily identifiable buses are designed to look like antique red and orange tram cars. The route covers 30 stops around the city, including the most popular tourist attractions, such as Matsue Castle, Shiomi Nawate, the Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum, the Horikawa sightseeing boat pier, the Shimane Art Museum, Gesshoji Temple, and the Lake Shinji pleasure-boat pier, as well as Matsue Station and Matsue Shinjiko Onsen Station. The full daytime loop takes around 50 minutes, while a sunset viewing course adds additional stops along the lakefront and takes slightly longer. There are two fare options: a basic single trip ticket which costs 210 yen for adults and 110 yen for children, and an all-day pass which allows unlimited rides costing 520 yen for adults and 260 yen for children.