Oyamazumi shrine

One in 10,000 shrines in Japan has a branch shrine. In the center of the temple grounds there is a large 2,600 year-old camphor tree, regarded as a holy tree.

Hiroshima Castle

The castle was established in 1589 by Terumoto Mori, a powerful warlord, and consists of water drillings and greenery; it is quite a sight. Hiroshima Castle is also known as “The Castle of Carp,” and one of Japan’s most powerful baseball teams that has its home ground in Hiroshima, Toyo Carp, was named after this […]

Wood Egg Okonomiyaki-kan

Wood Egg Okonomiyaki-kan is a facility with okonomiyaki as a theme, run by Otafuku Sauce Company, the No.1 okonomiyaki sauce producer. You can enjoy viewing the sauce factory and exhibiting the museum, as well as cooking okonomiyaki yourself. Reservation required

Yakatabune: Miyajima Sanpaiyuransen

The other type is a houseboat or yakatabune. It is a night-only cruise that cruises off shore of Itsukushima Shrine. Pass under the fantastic Otorii, which is illuminated by lights, while enjoying a close-up view of the shrine (depending on the tide conditions.) The boat departs from Miyajima No. 3 pier, and the ride is […]

Hakubotan Sake Brewery (Hakubotan Shuzo)

Hakubotan Sake Brewery is a long-established brewery as well, where it is said as the birthplace of sake brewing in Saijo.

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Onomichi Ekimae Tosen

Hirakiyama park

Located on the peak of Hirakiyaka mountain, the park offers a full view of the Seto Sea islands. It is famous for having thousands of cherry blossoms.

Mt. Misen main hall

Mt. Misen main hall was built in 806 on the site where Kobo Daishi practiced asceticism, and is located across from Reikado. Akasagarbha bodhisattva is the principal object of worship. The big temple bell inside the hall was donated by Taira no Munemori (1147-1185), the third son of Taira no Kiyomori, a military commander.

Ohta House

Ohta House is a merchant house that used to brew medical alcoholic beverage during Edo Period. There, visitors can view some traditional Japanese architecture.

Hōkoku Shrine(Senjokaku)

A huge temple with a normal tile roofing and an East Asian hip-and-gable roof. The interior is as large as 1,000 tatami mats, hence its other name Senjo-kaku— 1,000 mats palace—but actually there are only 857 tatami mats. It was built in 1587 as a sutra library by order of Hideyoshi Toyotomi (1537-1598), the top […]