An information dissemination facility where you can experience the nature, history, and culture of Setonaikai National Park centered on Okunoshima

Okunoshima is an island with a circumference of 4.3km that floats in the Seto Inland Sea and is full of nature. It was designated as part of the Seto Inland Sea National Park in 1950, and from the observation deck you can see Omishima and Osakikamijima. The Okunoshima Visitor Center introduces the nature around Okunoshima through exhibits. The center also has facilities where you can learn about environmentally friendly natural energy sources, such as solar power generation, cool tubes, and gray water treatment septic tanks, all of which are used in the center.

INFORMATION

business hours
09: 00 ~ 16: 00
Holidays
Wednesday * January and February are Wednesdays and Thursdays. Also, the year-end and New Year holidays are closed. Please contact us for details (0846-26-0100)
price
free
address
Okunoshima Poison Gas Museum: 5491, Tadanoumi-cho, Takehara City, * Opposite the Poison Gas Museum.
Phone Number
0846-26-0100
Number of parking spaces
200
Parking fee
free
Parking notes
Please use the Zhonghai Port Public Parking Lot (200 cars, free of charge). If you drive to Okunoshima by ferry, you can use the free parking lot at the second pier. If you want to land a car, please contact Kyukamura Okunoshima in advance.

ACCESS


Okunoshima Poison Gas Museum: 5491, Tadanoumi-cho, Takehara City, * Opposite the Poison Gas Museum.

About 45 minutes by car from Hiroshima Airport or about 40 minutes by car from Sanyo Expressway Kochi IC, about 15 minutes by boat from Chukai Port, and 8 minutes on foot from the second pier. Alternatively, it is about 20 minutes on the JR Kure Line from JR Mihara Station, about 7 minutes on foot from Tadanoumi Station, about 15 minutes by boat from Tadanoumi Port, and 8 minutes on foot from the second pier.

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