is an airport in the Hikawa

Hikawa, Shimane

was a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 27,246 and a density of 337.87 persons per km². The total area was ....

 area of Izumo

Izumo, Shimane

is a city located in Shimane, Japan. Izumo is known for Izumo soba noodles and the Izumo Taisha Shinto shrine.-Demographics:The modern city was founded on November 3, 1941....

, Shimane Prefecture

Shimane Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is Matsue. It is the second least populous prefecture in Japan, after its eastern neighbor Tottori. The prefecture has an area elongated from east to west facing the Chūgoku Mountain Range on the south side and to...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, about 20–30 minutes by car from central Izumo or Matsue

Matsue, Shimane

is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan.As of August, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 207,000, following its most recent merging with Higashi-Izumo...

 city centre.
This airport is also known as Izumo En-Musubi Airport「出雲縁結び空港」; meaning Izumo Airport of Romantic Fate.

Airlines and destinations

Limousine Bus

'Ichibata' Limousine bus available between airport and Matsue JR station (1,000yen) and Matsue's Shinjiko-Onsen Station (1,100yen). Bus times coincide with ariivals and departures. Journey is approx. 35 min duration.

External links

• Izumo Airport & Airport Terminal Building website
• Izumo Airport Guide from Japan Airlines
  Japan Airlines
  is an airline headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. It is the flag carrier of Japan and its main hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport , as well as Nagoya's Chūbu Centrair International Airport and Osaka's Kansai International Airport...