Oh, Chamberlain. His translation is… fine, but it’s so old he puts the naughty scenes in Latin. Donald Philippi’s is the best and isn’t as impossible to find as it used to be (don’t worry about it for this, but if you’re doing academic reading I recommend it).
Matsue and Izumo are great for history buffs, the Museum of Izumo Culture is magic. One of the most impressive exhibits I’ve ever seen, a wall of 400 bronze swords.
You can really tell that it was its own kingdom and culture before unifying with the Yamato.
I don’t think it was the same place but I also had a quite good Neapolitan pizza in Matsue