Fisherman Experience — Board the boat of a local fisherman and check out some oyster rafts up close. You can even try walking on it. Back on the boat, enjoy a glass of wine to go with some fresh oysters. The high quality of stone on this island has been used in famous buildings such as Osaka Castle, Meiji Shrine and Tokyo Station.
The quarries on the island are still in use today and there is an observation deck looking meters down into a quarry located below sea level. Santora, ryokan inn born from an old elementary school — This is where the French artist, Florent Chavouet, stayed while creating his picture book of Manabeshima Island. It is a popular accommodation for Europeans, especially the French. Fresh Local Seafood and Craft Beer — As you hop around the islands, enjoy meals prepared using the freshest local seafood.
Bizen-yaki, with its simple sheen and calming characteristics, has represented Japan since the middle ages. In the hometown of Bizen-yaki, Imbe, take a walk around a neighborhood of kilns and experience making your own pottery.
Stroll Around Imbe — Imbe is a pottery town with a unique atmosphere and mountains surrounding the numerous kilns in the area. With an English guide, feel the atmosphere of both the past and present while walking around Imbe and stopping by various kiln galleries and kiln ruins. Amatsu shrine — The potters of Imbe visit this shrine to pray for good work every year. It has become a keystone for these potters, which is why you will make a stop here before making your own Bizen-yaki pottery.
Bizen-yaki Pottery Making — At the Tokeido Pottery Workshop, make your own one-of-a-kind pottery such as a vase or cup. It involves simply forming the clay with your hands, so anyone can do it. After the activity, you will enjoy a cup of matcha green tea from Bizen-yaki ware. The scenic beauty that is Tomonoura is an important place for sea transport of Setouchi and is even recited about in the oldest book of Japanese poems.
The splendid scenery of this town is said to be the setting of a popular animation movie. Fully enjoy this port town through traditional culture and outdoor activities both on land and at sea. History Walk — Tomonoura was a bustling port town in the Edo Period. The families of the town have worked hard to preserve the stone lanterns, temples, and shrines of that time. Gaze out at the ocean while hearing stories from an English guide and visiting the neighborhoods and old ruins of the Tomonoura.
Shakyo sutra writting Experience — Taichoroh, facing out at Sensui Island, is said to make even a hermit drunk with its beauty. The view from here is praised as being the most picturesque site in Japan. Try experiencing shakyo, transcribing sutras, at this historic temple. Sea Kayaking — Heading south from Tomonoura, paddle along while looking out at the coastline of a national park.
Along the way, make a stop at Abuto Kannon Temple. The name Tobishima Kaido comes from the idea of connecting 7 islands of the Seto Inland Sea like stepping stones of a Japanese garden.
Feel the breeze on your skin while cycling through the beautiful scenery of Setouchi. Cycling — Pick up the bike on Shimo-kamagiri Island and ride through a maintained cycling road 40km to your destination of Mitarai. Ride at your own pace while enjoying all the wonderful scenery of Setouchi. Shintoyo, an accommodation with over year history — An accommodation with a limit of one group per day where you can feel the history of Mitarai and wonderfulness of Setouchi.
Dinner is a creative kaiseki course focusing on the wonderful seafood and mountain ingredients from this area. Takehara is called the little Kyoto of Hiroshima. It was a bustling town of salt and sake producers in the Edo Period. Now, there are many buildings and districts with sake breweries that are preserved to pass on the townscapes of the past.
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The fig season is usually from mid-August to mid-November. There are beautiful orchids growing here and at the Mukai Shima Yoran Center you can see over 1, various types. Tomogashima is an uninhabited island that was used as a fortress facility of the Japanese army in WWII, and the battery and defense station are still left behind. All neighboring islands were requisitioned by the Japanese military in the early s, and were erased from official maps and cleared of residents in order to house military listening posts and enormous gun batteries.
You can explore inside if you want. Many visitors consider the environment to bear a strong resemblance to the film called Castle in the Sky from Studio Ghibli. This island truly offers a unique blend of picturesque natural beauty and dystopian decay. Osaki-Shimojima is located off the coast of Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture , and can be reached in about an hour by car from Kure city. The townscape of Mitarai dates from the Edo period and is designated as an important preservation district of the country.
You can visit nostalgic spots like the oldest existing clock shop in Japan and the theater called Virgo built in Sanagishima in Kagawa Prefecture is a small island with a circumference of about 4km. This island became famous to nationwide cat lovers as it is an island with more cats than residents! Here is another animal island; okunoshima.
About rabbits live on this island, far surpassing the number of inhabitants. You can see rabbits everywhere on the island. This is also one of the islands that was erased from the official map during the war, as a poison gas manufacturing plant was in operation.
You might be surprised at this remarkable transition of this island where the dark history became a healing spot with soft furry rabbits. Learn some history at the museum and play with some cute rabbits for the rest of your day! Follow us on Instagram or Facebook for more travel inspiration.
Or tag us to get featured! The Seto Inland Sea has a total length of approximately km from the east to west and its wideness ranges from 15 to 55 km from the south to north.
The Seto Inland Sea is a home for at least marine species living in its waters. The common species of animals found in the Seto Inland Sea are white sharks, horseshoe crabs, ayu and the finless porpoise. The main places where the festivals are celebrated include Naoshima, Inujima and Teshima islands. The Seto Inland Sea has an average depth of feet.
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