Dive! Hiroshima Official Guide
We introduce a course to taste Kaita-cho that departs from Kaitaichi Station and goes around Daishiji Temple, the former Chiba Residence, Kumano Shrine, Himawari Kannon (Yakushi Zen Temple), and the Oda Mikio Memorial Hall.
“Kaitaichi Station - “Kaita Town” where you can feel nature, history and culture”
Travel time : Approximately 2 hours to 3 hours 30 minutes
Daishiji
Travel time : Approximately 15 to 20 minutes
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〒736-0067 Inarimachi, Kaita-cho, Aki-gun
It is
known as the 35-th Hiroshima Shinshikoku Pilgrimage, and you can see the town of Kaita from Daishi-ji Temple.
〒736-0067 Inarimachi, Kaita-cho, Aki-gun
On foot About 5 minutes
Former Chiba House
Travel time : Approximately 30 to 60 minutes
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The
former Chiba family residence is a former residence of the Chiba family that served as an important post for the inn station in Kaita, which flourished as a post town on the early modern Sanyo Road (Saigoku Kaido). The tatami room built in 1774 conveys the remnants of the hospitality space with a sense of unity at the beginning of the building, along with the attached buildings and fountain gardens built at the same time, and in Heisei 3, the shoin became a Hiroshima prefectural important cultural property, and the spring garden was designated as a place of scenic beauty in Hiroshima prefecture.
On foot Approx. 3 minutes
Kumano Shrine
Travel time : About 20 minutes
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In the Edo period, it was called “Shingu” and was worshipped as the guardian deity of Kaita, a post town. The current hall of worship was built in 1825 and is one of the largest in the prefecture. In the heiden, the ema of the 36 Immortal Poets is hung up, and you can visit it when the heiden is open.
On foot About 5 minutes
Himawari Kannon (Yakushi-Zenji Temple)
Travel time : Approximately 10 to 15 minutes
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2-35 Kamiichi, Kaita-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima 736-0061
It is
known as the 59-th Hiroshima Shinshikoku Pilgrimage, and the golden “Himawari Kannon”, which is 13 meters high, is enshrined.
2-35 Kamiichi, Kaita-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima 736-0061
On foot Approx. 8 minutes
Oda Mikio Memorial Hall
Travel time : Approximately 30 to 60 minutes
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〒736-0066 8-24 Nakamise, Kaita-cho, Aki-gun Mikio Oda Square 2nd floor
082-822-7373
お問い合わせ時間 9:00～17:15
It is a
memorial hall that follows in the footsteps of Mikio Oda, the first Japanese Olympic gold medalist from Kaita-cho. At the hotel, you can feel a part of Oda’s “human power” through various materials, videos, graphics, etc. from childhood to late life.
〒736-0066 8-24 Nakamise, Kaita-cho, Aki-gun Mikio Oda Square 2nd floor
082-822-7373
お問い合わせ時間 9:00～17:15
