- Izumo Taisha's main hall is a National Treasure; the current Taisha-zukuri style at 24m height is Japan's largest wooden shrine architecture.
- Matsue Castle is one of twelve surviving keeps, receiving National Treasure designation in 2015.
- World Heritage Iwami Ginzan is East Asia's only registered silver mine ruin.
- Adachi Museum's Japanese garden has ranked first for over 20 consecutive years in American Japanese garden specialty magazine rankings.
- Lake Shinji is famous for sunsets, with active brackish lake yamato clam fishing.
- Prefectural capital Matsue City is one of Japan's three major confectionery centers with rooted tea ceremony culture.
- Shimane Prefecture became one of few prefectures with zero department stores.
- Oki Islands' Kuniga Coast features continuous 200m-class cliffs, with sunset views of oddly shaped Candle Island popular.
- Traditional craft 'Sekishu tiles' feature red glaze with high salt damage resistance.
- Mythology 'Land-Pulling Myth' states Shimane Peninsula was created when Yatsuka-mizu-omi-tsu-nu pulled land with rope.
- Shimane's mascot 'Shimanekko' is a regular upper ranker at National Yuru-chara Grand Prix.
- Izumo region has unique 'Izumo soba culture' eating soba stacked in round lacquerware wanko.
- Tsuwano Town is called 'Little Kyoto of San'in,' famous for landscape with koi swimming in canals.
- Takatsu River is among Japan's clearest streams, known as first-class river with no dams whatsoever.
- Oki cattle trace roots to ancient grazing culture mentioned in Izumo Fudoki records.