Japan Stones Birthstone: October IZUMO Stone 8mm bracelet natural stones Health wealth stones

Japan Stones Birthstone: October
IZUMO Stone　出雲石
Producing district: Shimane Prefecture
Meaning: Good luck in career, prosperous business, marriage tie

This stone is produced in the land of Izumo, which is the land of Okuninushino Mikoto and thought to be related to the creations of Japan, and it is regarded an important place in Japanese Mythology.

It is said that Izumo Taisha Shrine, which was mentioned in the Kojiki, was so high enough to reached heaven, according to a modern survey it was 48 m high.

This is s stone produced in Kimachi on Shimane Prefecture and it`s made from condensed sandstone formed 14 million years ago This stone has been historically loved especially during the Kofun period and the middle ages. In the Edo periods, the Matsue clan forbade the stone to being carried outside the prefecture. This is a historical famous stone because it was used for the construction of Matsue Castle. This curious stone is usually pale gray, but turn yellow as time goes on. In the early days of the ancient time when this area was still the sea, sea creature sometimes were lock up on Izumo stone, and still now fossils can be found in the stone. A fossil of the left lower jawbone of Paleoparadoxia was discovered in an Izumo stone in 1980 and it becomes a hot topic.