Access

JR Yonago Station is about 30 min from JR Matsue Station. From Yonago, you can reach JR Sakaiminato Station in 45 min by train.
Buses (Japanese), which also travel to Yuushien Garden, are available between Matsue and Sakaiminato (40 min).
Note that the port of Sakaiminato has, like Matsue’s Shichirui port, maritime connections with the Oki Islands (see below). Sakaiminato also has boats going to South Korea (Donghae) and Russia (Vladivostok).