Model Course
Saikoku Kaido and Seaside Stroll Course
The course explores the old Saikoku Kaido road from the Edo period (1603–1868) and the modern retro streetscape of Onomichi. It finishes with a seaside stroll overlooking the Onomichi Channel and Mukaishima Island.
Time required: Approx. 3 hours
1 Onomichi Station
Onomichi 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
5 minutes on foot
2 Onomichi Hayashi Fumiko Memorial Hall
The memorial hall displays relics of Fumiko Hayashi, a novelist based in Onomichi. Highlights in the neighborhood include an Ichirizuka milestone of the old Saigoku Kaido road from the Edo period (1603–1868).
Address: 1-11-2 Tsuchido, Onomichi City, Hiroshima
2 minutes on foot
3
Machinaka Cultural Exchange Center “Bank” (former Onomichi Branch of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation)
〈Japan Heritage〉
This former bank stands on the site along the Onomichi waterway that connected the Sumitomo family to the port city of Onomichi. The building retains the atmosphere of Onomichi, which was the commercial capital of Japan, and is a testament to the prosperity of the city in the modern era.
Address: 1-8-3 Tsuchido, Onomichi City, Hiroshima
Short Walk
4
Onomichi Chamber of Commerce Memorial Hall(Former Onomichi Chamber of Commerce)
〈Japan Heritage〉
The Onomichi Board of Trade building dates back to the Taisho period (1912–26). The first floor offers an introduction to the history of trade in Onomichi, and the second floor replicates the original assembly hall. The site was home to the Onomichi magistrate’s office in the Edo period (1603–1868).
Address: 1-8-8 Tsuchido, Onomichi City, Hiroshima
15 minutes on foot
5 Nishiyama Honkan〈Japan Heritage〉
This place feels mysteriously nostalgic. It is a rare wooden three-story building from the Taisho Period. There were many guests from the port or shipbuilding, and there are even Western-style rooms for foreign guests.
Address: 3-27 Toyohi-motomachi, Onomichi City, Hiroshima
5 minutes on foot
6 Sumiyoshi Shrine〈Japan Heritage Kitamae-Bune〉
Hirayama Kakuzaemon was appointed magistrate of Onomichi in 1740 and reinforced the Sumiyoshihama area the following year, laying the foundation for a prosperous future. Sumiyoshi Shrine was relocated from Jodoji Temple to Sumiyoshihama at this time to protect the port from misfortune.
Address: Tsuchido Nichome, Onomichi City, Hiroshima
2 minutes on foot
7
Onomichi Chamber of Commerce and Industry
〈Visitor Center〉
Address: 2-10-3 Tsuchido, Onomichi City, Hiroshima
Short walk
8 Seaside stroll (Kaigan Dori street)
Address: Tsuchido, Onomichi City, Hiroshima
