Dive! Hiroshima Official Guide
We will visit Kannabe, which flourished as an inn station in the Edo period, and Tomonoura, which has flourished as a port town since ancient times, and the townscape from the Edo period still remains. You can enjoy a sea firefly viewing tour at Sensuijima, a 5-minute boat ride from Tomonoura.
“Walk around the harbor of Kannabe, a post town full of cultural scents, and Shiomachi”
Kannabe Honjin
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It is a facility where the daimyo from the Sankin-kotai took a rest during the Edo period. The building has been retained for about 250 years as it was at that time.
Kannabe in the Edo period prospered as an inn station on the Saigoku Kaido (Early Modern Sanyo Road).
On foot About 10 minutes (about 30 minutes by car to Fukuyama city)
Renjuku and Kanchazan Former Residence
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640 Kannabecho, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima 720-2123, Japan
084-963-2230 (Kannabe Town Tourism Association)
640 Kannabecho, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima 720-2123, Japan
084-963-2230 (Kannabe Town Tourism Association)
Go to a lunch shop (30 minutes by car to Fukuyama city)
Recommended spot ! Local gourmet “Uzumi”
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It is a local dish of Fukuyama that is said to have started when ingredients were boiled under rice and eaten.
You can enjoy it at restaurants in the city.
Move from the lunch shop (30 minutes by car from Fukuyama city)
Fukuzenji Taichoro
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Overlooking the wonderful view of Tomonoura
The place where Sakamoto Ryoma and the Kishu Domain actually held talks during the “Iroha Maru Incident.”
Taichoro was built around 1690, about 320 years ago, as the kyakuden (guest hall) of Fukuzenji, a temple of the Shingon sect.
From the tatami room, you can enjoy a wonderful view of Tomonoura, where Sensuijima and Bentenjima float in the calm Seto Inland Sea.
During the Edo period, Taichoro was used as a guest house for the Joeson Envoy. It was also a place of exchange with Japanese Chinese scholars and calligraphers.
In 1711, the Joseon Diplomat (Li Bangyan) praised the view of this room as “the most beautiful scenic spot east of Joseon.”
You can see the beautiful scenery that has never changed since the Edo period, which fascinated many people.
On foot About 10 minutes
Nightlight
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It is the largest still existing nightlight from the Edo period in Japan
A lighthouse that stands close to the pontoon on the west side of Tomo Port. It is a symbol of Tomonoura.
It is a lighthouse built in 1859 that has guided the entry and exit of ships. It is 5.5 meters high, 11 meters from the top of the underwater foundation to the treasure, and boasts the largest existing nightlight of the Edo period in Japan.
It tells the history of the port of Tomonoura along with the pontoon and the Ship guard station.
On foot About 1 minute
Otake Residence
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The ruins of Tomonashichikyo, an important cultural property of Japan, and the Ota family house
A lighthouse that stands close to the pontoon on the west side of Tomo Port. It is a symbol of Tomonoura.
It is a lighthouse built in 1859 that has guided the entry and exit of ships. It is 5.5 meters high, 11 meters from the top of the underwater foundation to the treasure, and boasts the largest existing nightlight of the Edo period in Japan.
It tells the history of the port of Tomonoura along with the pontoon and the Ship guard station.
On foot To the municipal ferry station in about 10 minutes
Boat About 5 minutes
Sea Firefly Observation Tour
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*From June to September
This is a tour where you can collect sea fireflies. Since the staff is preparing in advance, you can appreciate the light emission of the gathered sea fireflies.
“Walk around the harbor of Kannabe, a post town full of cultural scents, and Shiomachi”
Abuto Kannon (Bandaiji Kannon-do)
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A Kannon-do hall built on top of Cape Kaikyokan
It is a temple of the Rinzai sect located at the tip of Cape Abuto at the southern tip of the Numakuma Peninsula.
The vermilion-lacquered Kannon-do, which harmonizes mysteriously with the brilliance of the transparent sea and the rough rock surface, is widely known as a particularly wonderful landscape in the Seto Inland Sea.
This Kannon-do hall was built by Terumoto Mori and is designated as an important cultural property of the country.
Since ancient times, it has been famous as a place to pray for safety of navigation, childbirth, and safe delivery.
car About 50 minutes
JR Fukuyama Station
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