Izumo (出雲) may refer to:

Locations

Izumo Province was an old province of Japan which today consists of the eastern part of Shimane Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province is in the Chūgoku region. History During the early Kofun period (3rd century) this region was independent an ...

, an old province of Japan *

Izumo, Shimane is a city in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Izumo is known for noodles and the Izumo-taisha Shinto shrine. History Izumo Taisha is the oldest Shinto shrine in Japan. In 2008, the holy area was open to the public from 1 August until August 17, aft ...

, a city located in Shimane Prefecture **

Izumo Airport is an airport in the Hikawa area of Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, about 20–30 minutes by car from central Izumo or Matsue city centre. This airport is also known as ; meaning Izumo Airport of Romantic Fate. History The airport opened ...

* Izumo-taisha, one of Japan's most ancient and important Shinto shrines

Ships

* ''Izumo''-class multi-purpose destroyer, a class of multi-purpose operation destroyer operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ** JS ''Izumo'', lead ship of this class * Japanese cruiser ''Izumo'', an armored cruiser operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy

Fiction

* SDF-4 ''Izumo'', a spaceship in the '' Robotech'' universe * '' Izumo: Takeki Tsurugi no Senki'', an anime series * ''

Kunisaki Izumo no Jijō is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Aya Hirakawa. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' magazine from January 2010 to March 2014, with its chapters collected in nineteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. Two drama ...

'', a Japanese manga series * Izumo Kamurogi, the commander of Altair forces in the anime series ''

Aquarion Evol is the sequel to the 2005 anime series ''Genesis of Aquarion''. It was originally announced on February 25, 2011, by the production staff. It aired on TV Tokyo from January to June, 2012 and its premiere featured an hour-long special that ...

'' * Daisuke Izumo, the main character in the anime series ''

Ninja Captor is a Japanese tokusatsu TV series which aired from April 7, 1976 to January 26, 1977. It appeared on TV Tokyo, Channel 12, and was produced by Toei Company, Ltd. ''Ninja Captor'' is similar to Toei's own Super Sentai series (it has been sometim ...

'' who portrayed by

Daisuke Ban , born , is a Japanese actor. He was born on May 5, 1947 in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo. He is best known for portraying several heroic roles in tokusatsu, including Jiro in ''Android Kikaider'' and Goro Watari in ''Inazuman''. Life Ban a ...

Other

* ''Izumo'' (train), a former train service in Japan * '' Sunrise Izumo'', a train service in Japan * ''

IZUMO1 Izumo sperm-egg fusion protein 1 (Sperm-specific protein izumo) is encoded in humans by the ''IZUMO1'' gene. In mammalian fertilisation, IZUMO1 binds to its egg receptor counterpart, Juno, to facilitate recognition and fusion of the gametes. ...

'', a sperm-specific protein necessary for sperm-egg plasma membrane binding and fusion. {{disambig, geo