Hiroshima » Onomichi, Inoshima, Shimanami-Kaido
Onomichi, with its steep slopes and narrow streets lined with houses. The area offers the beauty of many islands, including the Shimanami Kaido, which is attracting worldwide attention as a cycling road.
Onomichi, Innoshima, and the Shimanami Kaido offer sightseeing spots such as the streets of Onomichi, Neko no Hosomichi, Senkoji Temple, Kosanji Temple, Senkoji Park, Senkoji Ropeway, Onomichi City Museum of Art, Jodoji Temple, Onomichi City Innoshima Flower Center, and Tatara Ohashi Bridge.
Local delicacies such as Onomichi ramen, Onomichi yaki, conger eel, okoze, and lemon are also recommended.
This marble garden is located in the precincts of the temple Kosanji.It is 5,000 square meters in area, 25 meters in elevation, and 3,000 tons of marble from Carrara, Italy, is used for this environmental art. The hilltop overlooks the town of Setoda and the Seto Inland Sea, and the entire hill is ...»
Kosanji Temple was built by Kozoji Kozo, a former businessman who became an ordained Buddhist monk, as a family temple for his mother. The temple was built by Kozoji, a former Buddhist architect and ordained Buddhist monk, as a family temple for his mother. The pagodas were modeled after national t...»
Senkoji Temple is located in Senkoji Park, halfway up Senkoji Mountain. Senkoji Ropeway to the top of Senkoji Temple. The vermilion main hall and the Ryugu-zukuri bell tower are representative of Onomichi's scenery, and the giant and oddly shaped rocks, such as Jade Rock and Mie Rock, on which a sh...»
Senkoji Park stretches from the top to the middle of 144.2-meter-high Senkoji Mountain, and is centered around Senkoji Temple. Visitors can take the Senkoji Ropeway to the summit of Senkoji Temple. From the observation platform at the top of the mountain, which is connected to the Senkoji ropeway s...»
One of the 55 best beaches in Japan. The beauty of the white sand beach and the setting sun is the best in the Seto Inland Sea. A seaside sports park with tennis courts, campgrounds, and barbecue facilities.Gourd Island can be seen 1.9 km offshore....»
The Murakami Suigun Museum is located on Innoshima Island. The Murakami Suigun was an allied group of the "Mishima Murakami Clan" (Innoshima Murakami, Nojima Murakami, and Kurushima Murakami) that controlled the Seto Inland Sea from the Muromachi Period to the Sengoku Period. The castle tower never...»
Ikuchishima, Onomichi city, Hiroshima prefecture is an island flourished for its saltpan during the Edo period, and those who worked at the saltpan were called “hamako”. “Hamako nabe” is a hotpot that was eaten by these “hamako” workers. It is a hotpot with octopus, seashells, seasonal fish and othe...»