Ôkunoshima, declared " kyukamura ", literally "village to rest", is a small island located off the coast of Hiroshima Prefecture in the Setouchi Sea (Inland Sea of Japan).
At the south-eastern tip of the island of Honshu, a stone's throw from the southern Kyushu, the city of Yamaguchi sits quietly on the banks of the Ichinosaka river.
Omijima Boat Tours: the island of Omijima is famous for its stunning coastline and is known as the Marine Alps. It is a day trip from Hagi in Yamaguchi.
Hagi Castle is located on the Abu River Delta, at the western tip of Honshu Island. Surrounded by hills, the castle was built by the defeated Mori clan after the Battle of Sekigahara.
Built on the delta of the Abu-gawa River and bordered by the Sea of Japan, Hagi, a former castle town in Yamaguchi prefecture, delights visitors with its location and numerous historical sites.
Situated in the sea facing the city of Hiroshima, the island of Ninoshima is steeped in history. During the Second World War, it served as a refuge for the Japanese.
Mutsu Memorial Museum: the Mutsu Memorial Museum, in Ihota, Yamaguchi Prefecture, is dedicated to the the Japanese battleship Mutsu, which sank near here in 1943.
Mitarai: read a guide to the port town of Mitarai on Island in Hiroshima Prefecture. Mitarai used to be the largest brothel in the Inland Sea during the Edo Period.
Hiroshima In A Day: how to spend an enjoyable and thought-proving day in Hiroshima. Visit the A-Bomb Dome and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park followed by Hiroshima Castle.
Onomichi (尾道) travel: Onomichi a pretty town in eastern Hiroshima Prefecture along the Seto Inland Sea close to the Shimanami Kaido and several nearby islands.
Kure (呉) is a port and ship-building city on the coast of Hiroshima Prefecture. Kure is the second oldest naval dockyard in Japan and a base for the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF)
Osaki-kamijima Island (大崎上島) is one of four small islands off the coast of Hiroshima Prefecture. The others are Osaki-shimojima, Kami-kamagarijima and Shimo-kamagarijima.
Tobishima Kaido is a 46 km cycle route that crosses the Aki Nada Islands via seven bridges, and offers some wonderful coastal scenery and seascapes with little traffic.
Takehara is a small port city in Hiroshima Prefecture, on the Inland Sea, once an important salt production center and now a Little Kyoto famous for its preserved traditional Edo Period streets.
Very flat, the city of Hiroshima is ideal for getting around by bike. In addition to being an ecological means of transport, the bicycle will make you discover the city from another angle!
Located between Hiroshima and Okayama, the town of Onomichi, by the Seto Inland Sea, is a haven of peace. Classified as a national heritage, it is also known for being the city of cats.
Omishima guide: read a guide to Omishima in the Inland Sea and its many museums including the Tokoro Art Museum, the Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture and the Ken Iwata Mother and Child Museum.
Innoshima is a small island of just under 40 square kilometers in the Seto Inland Sea between Honshu and Shikoku known as the home of the Murakami pirates.
Onomichi in Hiroshima is a small town clinging to steep hillsides on the Inland Sea coast with many movie and literature connections that recall an earlier time in Japan.
Iwakuni Castle: Iwakuni Castle in Yamaguchi Prefecture is a concrete reconstruction built in 1962, a copy of the original Edo Period castle built between 1601 to 1608.
Iwakuni & Iwakuni Castle Travel Guide. Read a guide to Iwakuni in Yamaguchi famous for its castle and Kintai Bridge. Find Iwakuni hotels and travel details.
Takayoshi Kido Residence: Kido's residence is preserved in Hagi's Horiuchi quarter and is a simple Japanese-style house with tatami matsin lots of small rooms.
