The city of Matsue is a very scenic, historical, and compact city on the lake Shinji, locatednear the coast of Sea of Japan, in the west of Japan, about 180 km north of Hiroshima, andabout 300 km west northwest of Osaka. See map in https://www.visit-matsue.com/discover .
Matsue is conveniently located near the two domestic airports (Izumo and Yonago), where
you can take a limousine bus from/to JR Matsue Station (c.a. 30-50 min). This station isconveniently located in the south part of the central city, within a walking distance from/tothe conference venue Kunibiki Messe http://www.kunibikimesse.jp/14.html, and most of thehotels.
Shown below are some routes to Matsue by air only (By AIR), and by train (By Train) afterentering Japan. Also added is some info on Hiroshima.

By AIR,The easiest way is #1, where you can just transfer at Haneda once. You have other options
through Narita (#2), Kansai (#3), Fukuoka, Seoul and Hong Kong (#4).
1. If you reach Haneda (Tokyo International Airport):
From Haneda, there are about 5 flights daily to Izumo (c.a. 1h 20min), and same toYonago (c.a. 1h 20min). The flights between Haneda-Izumo are serviced by JAL (OneWorld), and those between Haneda-Yonago are serviced by ANA (Star Alliance). Haneda
is now reached from many international locations.
http://www.haneda-airport.jp/inter/en/flight/city_list.html
If you would like to take trains from Haneda airport to Matsue see #5.
2. If you reach Narita International Airport:
This airport has the most international flights in Japan. So you may want to go through
Narita. In this case, we recommend you to take a local transportation to Haneda airport,
either by Limousine bus (c.a. 1h 30min, every 15 min or so),https://www.limousinebus.co.jp/en/bus_services/inter_airport_route/or train (c.a. 1h 30min, Access Express, one or two per hour)
http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/timetable/index.php#narita1_ae
From Haneda see #1 AboveIf you would like to take trains from Narita airport to Matsue see #6.
3. If you reach Kansai International Airport (Osaka):
You can either move to Osaka International Airport (Itami airport) by bus. See
http://www.okkbus.co.jp/en/index3.html

Then take a flight from Itami airport to Izumo (5 flights daily).
If you would like to take trains from Kansai airport to Matsue see #7.
4. Other Routes: There are twice daily between Fukuoka and Izumo, and twice daily between
Nagoya (Komaki, not Chubu) and Izumo. There are three flights per week between Seoul
and Yonago, and twice a week between Hong Kong and Yonago.

By TRAIN
If you have ample time, and would like to enjoy scenery of Japanese countryside, train is a good
option. If you would like to take this option, you may want to consider to use JR RAIL PASS:
http://www.japanrailpass.net/en/index.html
Below, “Shinkansen” is a fast train (bullet train) in Japan.
5. If you reach Haneda (Tokyo International Airport):i)

Take a Keisei Line train to Shinagawa (rapid/express trains recommended, thisline is not JR line, so you cannot use JR Rail Pass).

ii)

Take a Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen from Shinagawa to Okayama (c.a. 3h 40minby Nozomi, c.a. 4h 10min by Hikari. NB. With JR pass, you cannot takeNozomi/Mizuho, so take Hikari or other types of Shinkansen).
http://english.jr-central.co.jp/info/timetable/iii)

Taka a Yakumo Express Train in JR Hakubi Line from Okayama to Matsue (c.a.
2h 40min.).
https://jprail.com/trains/sort-by-type/limited-express/limited-expressyakumo.html

6. If you reach Narita:i)Take a JR Narita Express to Tokyo (c.a. 1h) see http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/ii)

Take a Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen from Tokyo to Okayama (c.a. 3h 40min by
Nozomi, c.a. 4h 10min by Hikari. NB. With JR pass, You cannot takeNozomi/Mizuho, so take Hikari or other types of Shinkansen).
http://english.jr-central.co.jp/info/timetable/iii)

Taka a Yakumo Express Train in JR Hakubi Line from Okayama to Matsue (c.a.
2h 40min.).
https://jprail.com/trains/sort-by-type/limited-express/limited-expressyakumo.html

7. If you reach Kansai:i)Take a JR Haruka express to Shin-Osaka (c.a. 52 min.)ii)

Take a JR Sanyo Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka to Okayama (c.a. 45min by Nozomi,50min by Sakura. NB: with JR pass, you cannot take Nozomi/Mizuho, so take
Hikari/Sakura or other types of Shinkansen.).

iii)

Taka a Yakumo Express Train in JR Hakubi Line from Okayama to Matsue (c.a.
2h 40min.).
https://jprail.com/trains/sort-by-type/limited-express/limited-expressyakumo.html

Hiroshima
Hiroshima is about 180 km south from Matsue. It is unfortunately famous for A-Bomb city,
whose Peace Memorial Park (including Peace Memorial Museum) is worth visiting
http://hpmmuseum.jp/?lang=eng. For a plus side, the islands nearby are very scenic andworth visiting. For instance, Miyajima Island with a beautiful shrine (Itsukushima Jinja) on
the Inland Sea is registered as the world heritage site. http://visit-miyajima-japan.com/en/
You can find some information at http://visithiroshima.net/
There are very frequent express bus connections between Matsue and Hiroshima (c.a. 3h).
http://www.h-buscenter.com/en/(Select “1. Outside Hiroshima Express Bus”, “2. Matsue”, “3. JR Matsue Station”, “4Hiroshima Bus Center”).
To the Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima Bus Center is within a walking distance.
If you would like to take trains, take a Yakumo express to Okayama first, then take Shinkansen
to Hiroshima (total c.a. 3.5 h).