Experience the charm of the Seto Inland Sea on a charter cruise, 3 days and 2 nights visiting beautiful islands

The Setouchi Shimanami Kaido is the Japan's first bike path across the straits that connects Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, with a total length of approximately 60 km. It is also called the "Bridge Museum" because it connects eight islands in the Seto Inland Sea with nine bridges, all of which have different shapes. The biggest appeal of the Shimanami Kaido is that you can enjoy cycling while admiring the beautiful islands of the Seto Inland Sea. You can freely stop along the bridge and enjoy the scenery, or go a little off course to see nearby lighthouses and shrines...there are scenery that you can't see by car. Enjoy an exhilarating ride along Japan's world-class cycling roads while overlooking the beauty of the Setouchi archipelago.

Dogo Onsen is Japan's oldest hot spring, boasting a history of 3,000 years and appearing in various texts such as "Nihon Shoki" and "The Tale of Genji." In 1895, the year after the main building of Dogo Onsen was completed, Natsume Soseki, who was appointed as an English teacher at what is now Matsuyama Junior High School, created the novel "Botchan" based on the situation in Matsuyama at the time, and the reputation of Dogo Onsen became widely known throughout the country. It is said that The ``Tokidaiko'' that resounds every day from the red gear-covered ``Shinrokaku'' on the roof of the Dogo Onsen main building has been selected as one of ``Japan's 100 Soundscapes to Preserve.'' The powerful sound that echoes through the hot spring town creates an atmosphere unique to Dogo Onsen

During the Meiji era, Kure was said to be the number one military port in the East, and today there is a base for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the city is steeped in the history of the former navy.



The Yamato Museum displays a one-tenth size of the battleship Yamato, said to be the largest in the world at the time, and the JMSDF Kure Museum "Tetsu no Kujira kan" has Japan's only actual submarine on display. ), where you can see the inside of Japan's only active Maritime Self-Defense Force ship (on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month *subject to change), and "Alley Karasukojima'', which are dotted with spots steeped in the history of the former navy. doing. Experience the romance of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, which protects the ocean, up close, something you can't usually see.

The main street where you can enjoy Miyajima's specialties and souvenirs. It is lined up for about 350 meters, with shops selling ladle, a traditional craft of Miyajima, and Miyajima's specialty, fried maple leaves.

Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima in Aki, a world cultural heritage site where the beauty of dynasty culture is still alive.

Miyajima's ryokan "Itsukushima Iroha" welcomes travelers with its nostalgic rooms, Setouchi delicacies, hot springs in the sky, and heartfelt natural hospitality, while cherishing the spirit of a traditional Japanese warehouse. It is a healing inn. Please spend a peaceful and irreplaceable night on the island of the gods.

A solemn shrine built in the 16th century. At high tide, the famous vermillion torii gates that symbolize the shrine appear to float above the surface of the sea.

national natural monument



It has a unique vegetation where coniferous trees and primitive plants remain in their natural state.

Various types of vegetation can be seen on Mt. Misen, including temperate zone plants, northern temperate zone plants such as conifers, and primitive plants.

The area designated as a World Heritage Site is 431.2 hectares, including the building of Itsukushima Shrine, the sea in front, and the Misen primeval forest in the background.



Registered as a World Heritage Site is the cultural heritage of Itsukushima Shrine, the sea in front, and the natural heritage of Misen Primeval Forest.

A city park opened to commemorate the victims of the atomic bombing and to pray for lasting world peace.

Inside the park, along with the Atomic Bomb Dome and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, there is a ``Light of Peace'' that will continue to burn until the day the world is free of nuclear weapons, and a ``Light of Peace'' built to commemorate the spirits of Teiko Sasaki and her children who died in the atomic bombing. It is home to many monuments, including the Atomic Bomb Children's Statue, and is popular as a lush, relaxing park that sends messages of peace.

Retaining the devastation of the time of the atomic bombing, it has become a timeless symbol appealing to the world for the abolition of nuclear weapons and the importance of lasting peace.
In December 1996, it was registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site.