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Kure City

Kure City, which once flourished as the base of the former Imperial Navy and produced the battleship "Yamato," is a port city where naval history and modern shipbuilding technology harmonize. It is packed with unique spots such as the "Yamato Museum," which conveys shipbuilding technology, and the "Iron Whale Museum," where you can enter an actual submarine. The city layout, with its brick buildings and "Alley Karasuko-jima" where you can see submarines, is very scenic. You can also enjoy local gourmet food such as "Navy Curry" and "Navy Meat and Potatoes." With its powerful naval port landscape, nostalgic city atmosphere,...

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Kure Bay Vessel Cruise

A unique excursion boat where you can admire the ships of the Maritime Self-Defense Force and huge shipbuilding docks from the sea in Kure, one of Japan's leading naval ports. The sight of massive destroyers and submarines anchored right before your eyes is overwhelmingly powerful and an experience unique to Kure. You can listen to live commentary by former Self-Defense Force members, gaining deep knowledge about the ships and the history of Kure Port. Especially the "Sunset Cruise," timed with the lowering of the self-defense ship flag at sunset, is popular for its fantastic atmosphere. It's a must-experience activity for...

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Etajima

Etajima, located in Hiroshima Bay, is a beautiful island accessible by ferry in about 20 minutes from Hiroshima Port, characterized by its calm inland sea scenery and olive groves. Historically known for the former Naval Academy, the "Old Naval Academy" is a must-see spot with its beautiful red brick buildings and heavy history. Today, it is popular for activities such as cycling, sea kayaking, and olive picking, attracting visitors as a relaxing resort island. Fresh oysters and agricultural products are also specialties. It's a place where you can spend a rich time feeling the history of the navy and the...

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Hiroshima Nagarekawa

Nagarekawa, Hiroshima City's largest entertainment district, is a "sleepless town" overflowing with vitality and shining neon at night. Famous Hiroshima okonomiyaki restaurants, izakayas, bars, and ramen shops are densely packed, making it the perfect area to experience Hiroshima's real food and night culture. From local businessmen to tourists gathering to enjoy delicious food with local sake in hand, it's the very energy of Hiroshima itself. There are many unique bars quietly tucked away in back alleys, offering exciting discoveries just by walking. It is the best place to jump into Hiroshima's powerful daily life after quiet prayers at the Peace...

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Fukuyama Castle

Fukuyama Castle, which celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2022, is a famous castle with surprisingly good access, located right in front of JR Fukuyama Station. Its biggest feature is the "iron plating" applied to the north wall of the castle tower, the only one in the nation. This was a practical ingenuity to prevent attacks by former cannons, and its brave figure with black iron plates attached is overwhelmingly powerful. The inside is a hands-on museum utilizing the latest digital technology, where you can enjoy learning about samurai history and castle structure. It's a symbol of Fukuyama where you can...

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Miyajima Handmade Workshop

A hands-on facility where you can enjoy branding Miyajima's traditional woodwork "shamoji" or making your own original goods. Miyajima is famous for its rice paddles, and here you can actually use a hot iron to brand or draw pictures on wooden paddles to create your own unique lucky item. Shamoji are considered auspicious items, punning on the phrase "scooping up luck," making them perfect as travel memories or souvenirs. With the kind support of staff, you can easily experience Japanese culture in a short time, making it a fun and smiling place of memories for families and group travelers.

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Koyudo Makeup Brush Workshop

The workshop of "Koyudo," based in Kumano Town, a world-class producing area for brushes. Makeup brushes finished one by one by skilled artisans are loved by makeup artists worldwide for their exquisite skin feel and high quality. Here, you can not only observe the brush-making process but also experience creating your own original brush. Especially unique designs such as "cleansing brushes" modeled after shapes of flowers or animals are very popular as exquisite items adding playfulness to traditional crafts. This place, where advanced Japanese craftsmanship and the spirit of pursuing beauty merge, is a must-see spot for travelers interested in...

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Fuego-gama Pottery Class & Hinero Pottery

A pottery experience classroom with a homey atmosphere that can be enjoyed in the mountains or within the town of Onomichi. Under the careful guidance of a professional potter, you can create your own vessel or figurine while feeling the warmth of the soil. In particular, "Hinero Pottery" emphasizes the "joy of making shapes" with free ideas, allowing beginners, children, and international tourists to easily feel like an artist. The luxury of having your finished work fired later and delivered as a shaped memory of your trip is attractive. Stopping by between strolling the slopes of Onomichi to touch the...

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Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum

A historic art museum adjacent to "Shukkeien," a beautiful garden in Hiroshima City. It houses world-class works such as art associated with Hiroshima, Japanese and Asian crafts, and Salvador Dali's masterpiece "Dream of Venus." The biggest feature is the open and luxurious lobby space where you can view the greenery of Shukkeien through large windows. The experience of touching artworks while simultaneously appreciating the garden that changes its character with each season makes you feel the fusion of traditional Japanese aesthetics and contemporary art. Easily accessible from Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, it is a calm hall of art perfect for...

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Miyajima Ropeway

A ropeway where you can enjoy a walk in the sky to Miyajima's highest peak, Mt. Misen. From Momijidani Station at the foot to Shishiiwa Station at a high altitude, you can simultaneously view the vast virgin forest spreading below and countless islands floating in the blue sea of the Seto Inland Sea. Especially the panoramas during the fresh green or autumn foliage seasons are breathtakingly beautiful, and the feeling of exhilaration as your field of vision opens up as you climb is exceptional. The view from Shishiiwa Observatory is a world-class spectacular view that has earned three stars in...

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Miyajima

One of the three most scenic spots in Japan, this mysterious island has been worshipped as a god in its entirety. The vermilion torii gate of "Itsukushima Shrine," which stands as if floating on the sea, attracts people from all over the world as an icon symbolizing Japan. Wild deer roam freely on the island, and a unique landscape where ancient nature and faith are integrated spreads out. At the Omotesando Shopping Street, where you can enjoy eating while walking, you can savor specialties like "Momiji Manju" and grilled oysters, and the gourmet options are substantial. With the Great Torii...

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Miyajima Daisho-in

The oldest temple on Miyajima and a prestigious head temple of the Omuro school of Shingon Buddhism. Located near Itsukushima Shrine, it is enveloped in an even more quiet and sacred atmosphere. The grounds are packed with highlights, such as numerous Buddhist statues like "Ichigan Daishi" and "Mani wheels" that grant the same merit as chanting sutras when spun. In particular, the "Eternal Fire," which has burned without interruption for over 1,200 years since Kobo Daishi practiced here, is a must-see. This fire was also the source for the "Flame of Peace" in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. It's a sanctuary...

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Discoverlink Setouchi

A creative project centered in Onomichi that connects local historical buildings and traditional culture to the next generation to create new value. They operate facilities like "ONOMICHI U2," a complex for cyclists renovated from an old warehouse, and are a key player in stylishly evolving Onomichi tourism. Here, they propose experiences deeply involved with local industries and people, rather than just simple sightseeing. With hotels and shops utilizing the local denim industry and shipbuilding culture, there are sophisticated new discoveries every time you visit. It's an interesting initiative where you can feel firsthand how Japanese regional cities are coolly regenerating...

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Hiroshima Museum of Art

Located in the lush green Central Park in the heart of Hiroshima City, this museum features a very substantial collection of modern European art, centered on French Impressionism. The biggest attraction is being able to appreciate masterpieces by masters such as Van Gogh, Monet, Renoir, and Picasso slowly in a quiet environment. The building's design is also unique, with a sophisticated structure spreading around a circular main building inspired by the Atomic Bomb Dome. Established with the theme of "Love and Tranquility," the museum is filled with the power of art embedded with prayers for peace. It is a culturally...

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Onomichi Murder Mystery

Set in Onomichi, a town of slopes full of historical emotion, this is hands-on entertainment where you become a character in a story and solve the mystery of a case. By utilizing actual Onomichi townscapes and buildings as the stage, you can enjoy an immersive feeling where the game and reality link. Onomichi's unique intricate alleys, old temples, and retro vacant houses become the background of the story, allowing participants to rediscover the city's charm while making inferences. This experience, where you can enter deeply into the city as part of a story rather than just looking at tourist spots,...

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Joge-cho, Fuchu City (White-Walled Townscape)

A historic town that once flourished as a "Tenryo" (shogunate-controlled territory) and as a post town carrying silver from the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine to the Seto Inland Sea. White-walled storehouses and merchant houses line the main street, conveying former prosperity to the present. Especially, as the name "Joge" suggests, it is also a place where water divides between the Sea of Japan side and the Seto Inland Sea side at the watershed. You can feel the depth of Japanese history with every step through traditional architectural styles like "Namako-kabe" walls and the retro atmosphere of the "Okinaza" theater. It...

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Setouchi Hideaway Resort

This is a private-feeling accommodation quietly located on remote islands of the Seto Inland Sea, such as Momoshima in Onomichi City. In an environment completely isolated from the city hustle, the charm is the luxury of monopolizing the calm sea and multi-island beauty spreading before your eyes. Refined spaces where you can become one with nature, such as glamping styles or whole-villa rentals, are provided. You can spend a free and peaceful time enjoying sea kayaking, barbecues, or reading while listening to the sound of waves. This is a perfect sanctuary for seasoned international travelers seeking authentic relaxation, turning even...

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Orizuru Tower

Built right next to the Atomic Bomb Dome, this is a new landmark where you can experience Hiroshima's "past, present, and future." The top-floor observation deck, "Hiroshima Hill," is an open space with a wooden deck offering a panoramic view of the Peace Memorial Park and Hiroshima city. Inside the tower, the "Orizuru Wall" experience, where you fold paper cranes with prayers for peace and drop them into a giant glass wall, is popular. The sight of the dropped cranes piling up symbolizes the accumulation of prayers from people all over the world. A sophisticated cafe and a product hall...

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Kagura Train Rouge

This is an extremely unique tourist experience where you can rent out a streetcar (Hiroshima Electric Railway) running through the city of Hiroshima and appreciate the traditional performing art "Hiroshima Kagura" inside the car. "Train Rouge" means "Red Train" in French, and you can travel while enjoying meals and drinks in a sophisticated, high-class interior. The powerful dance of Kagura unfolding right before your eyes and the modern night view of Hiroshima flowing outside the window merge into a non-ordinary entertainment that can only be tasted here. It is a premium project strongly recommended for authentic-minded international tourists who want...

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Tobishima Kaido

Connecting the islands of the Aki-nada Isles with seven bridges, the "Tobishima Kaido" is an excellent cycling and driving course where you can feel the calm sea view of the Seto Inland Sea up close. Compared to the famous "Shimanami Kaido," it is quieter and characterized by traditional fishing village scenery and the leisurely flow of island time. The biggest highlight is the old townscape of the Mitarai district, which flourished as a port of call for ships waiting for favorable winds during the Edo period. Designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, walking through...

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Shobara City

Shobara City is located in the northeastern part of Hiroshima Prefecture and is a city where you can encounter the "original landscape of Japan" surrounded by rich mountains. At the Bihoku Hillside State Park, one of the largest in Japan, you can enjoy seasonal flowers and grand winter illuminations on its vast grounds. It is also packed with dynamic nature spots such as the legends of Mt. Hiba and the beautiful Taishakukyo Gorge, which boasts canyon beauty. Accommodation facilities that have renovated old folk houses are also substantial, and the "healing satoyama experience" spent gazing at the starry sky away...

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Mt. Hiba

Located in northern Hiroshima Prefecture, Mt. Hiba is a legendary mountain recorded in Japan's oldest history book, "Kojiki," as the burial place of the goddess Izanami-no-Mikoto, who created Japan. Near the summit, a pure forest of beech trees, a national natural monument, spreads out, and a mysterious atmosphere drifts about. The nature of the four seasons is beautiful, and especially in autumn, the entire mountain is enveloped in burning colors of red leaves. It also has a unique history that once caused a stir throughout Japan with sightings of the unidentified creature "Hibagon." It is a perfect power spot for...

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Hiroshima Prefecture

Located in the Chugoku region of Japan, Hiroshima Prefecture is one of Japan's leading tourist destinations, boasting two World Heritage sites: Itsukushima Shrine and the Atomic Bomb Dome. Facing the calm Seto Inland Sea, it is packed with diverse charms, including the scenic beauty of many islands, the historical atmosphere of Onomichi, Kure with its naval history, and Saijo with its rows of sake breweries. Gourmet food such as Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki and fresh raw oysters also attract travelers from all over the world. Hiroshima, where you can experience prayers for peace, rich nature, and warm people, is an essential destination...

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Bizen Pottery Village

Centered on Imbe in Bizen City, this is the production center of Japan's oldest pottery boasting over 1,000 years of history. Walking through the town, red brick chimneys stand in line and smoke from craftsmen firing kilns with firewood drifts; it is truly a "living craft town." Bizen pottery, fired only by the power of earth and fire without using any glaze, is the pinnacle of "Beauty of Use" where flavor increases the more it's used. Pottery making experiences are possible in many workshops, allowing you to create your own unique work. It is a place where art and culture...

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