Model Course
Onomichi Channel View and Alleys Course
The course is themed around the view of the Onomichi Channel and the charms of Onomichi’s slopes.
Time required: Approx. 3 hours
1 Onomichi Station
JOnomichi Station is served by the JR Sanyo Main Line
(a local line distinct from the Sanyo Shinkansen).
Address: 1-1 Higashi Gosho-cho, Onomichi City, Hiroshima
16 minutes on foot
2 Ropeway Sanroku Station〈Japan Heritage Visitor Center〉
The visitor center is convenient for visitors to Senkoji Park via the ropeway. Services include guidance for anyone lost in Onomichi, and the temporary storage of personal belongings.
Address: 1-3-3 Nagae, Onomichi City, Hiroshima
3 minutes by ropeway
3 Senkoji Park summit observatory
Senkoji Park serves as a symbol of Onomichi. In spring it offers a view of cherry blossoms selected one of the best hundred in Japan. And in autumn it stages the Onomichi Lantern Festival.
Address: 20-2 Higashi Tsuchido-cho, Onomichi City, Hiroshima
2 minutes on foot
4 Onomichi City Museum of Art
The Onomichi City Museum of Art, designed by world-renowned architect Tadao Ando, serves as an architectural symbol of Senkoji Park. The museum houses the works of Wasaku Kobayashi.
Address: 17-19 Nishi Tsuchido-cho, Onomichi City, Hiroshima
8 minutes on foot
5
Miharashi-tei
〈Japan Heritage / Visitor Center〉
Even for Onomichi, a town full of hills, this wooden villa stands in a location with a particularly wonderful view. Relive the Showa Period for a moment, enjoying the scenic view of the Onomichi Channel.
Address: 15-7 Higashi Tsuchido-cho, Onomichi City, Hiroshima
1 minutes on foot
6 Former Kenkichi Nakamura Residence
Kenkichi Nakamura contributed greatly to the tanka genre of Japanese poetry as a pioneering contemporary poet and leader of the Araragi school.Entry into the building is not allowed.No entry inside the buildingt
Address: 15-10 Higashi Tsuchido-cho, Onomichi City, Hiroshima
3 minutes on foot
7 Tenneiji Temple〈Japan Heritage〉
A landmark in the town renewed for miniature gardens. The three-storied pagoda half-way up Mt. Senkoji was originally a five-storied pagoda. The majestic view of the Onomichi Channel calls to mind the Middle Ages.
Address: 17-29 Higashi Tsuchido-cho, Onomichi City, Hiroshima
13 minutes on foot
8 Path of cats
The “path of cats” is a narrow stretch of 200 meters between the Manekineko Art Museum and the three-story pagoda at Tenneiji Temple. The path was so named since 1998, when artist Shunji Sonoyama began placing Fukuishi-neko, or lucky stones painted with the faces of cats, on the trail.
Address: Higashi Tsuchido-cho, Onomichi City, Hiroshima
1 minutes on foot
9 Ushitora Shrine
Ushitora Shrine is said to be the oldest Shinto shrine in Onomichi. The camphor tree in the grounds, as old as 900 years of age and with a circumference of 7 meters, is designated a Natural Monument.
Address: 1-3-5 Nagae, Onomichi City, Hiroshima
