More pictures & information of Tsuwano castle can be found here:
Taiko in Tsuwano 1
Taiko after the yabusame in Tsuwano, Shimane
Minoji Farm House in Masuda, Shimane
Minoji House was a very wealthy farmer's house in mountain area in Masuda.
I am overwhelmed by that big roof ! The family lived there untill around 1962.