DAY2 START!
Seasonal morning walk with rabbits
The main attraction offered only to staying guests at Kyukamura Ohkunoshima. Taking a moment to have a morning stroll to the beach while interacting with rabbits is a priceless experience perhaps you can only have on this island. The island air is exceptionally fresh.
15minutes by ferry +
15minutes by Car
Takehara Townscape Preservation District
In Takehara, a town that flourished significantly from the Heian period (794-1185) when it was an estate of the Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, and developed as a salt-producing region in Edo period (1603-1868), sophisticated cultures of the merchant class blossomed. The townscape lined with massive traditional houses takes you back in time to the Edo period.
Within the cityscape
Old Kasai Residence, Old Matsusaka Residence,
Saiho-ji Temple/Fumeikaku
The old residences of salt producers called “Hama Danna” (owner of salt field), who made a fortune with salt production, convey how the business prospered in the bygone days. Fumeikaku (a hall that enshrines Kannon statue), designed after the Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto and built in 1758, offers a sweeping view of the town of Takehara.
Within the cityscape
Restaurant Le Un
The restaurant offers French fusion dishes you can only savor here created with selected salt and ingredients of Setouchi by inviting Shu Ishii as the grand chef. Ishii is an authority in the world of French cuisine who has flourished at a high-end French restaurant in Switzerland. The dishes go superbly well with Japanese sake.
Within the cityscape
Machinami Takekobo
Crafts made of bamboo ("take" in Japanese), which is what Takehara is named after, has long been the specialty of this area since old times. At Machinami Takekobo, located in the townscape preservation district, up to five people can have a bamboo crafting experience without reservation. How about taking your own bamboo craft home as a remembrance?
30minutes by Car
Visits to sake breweries located along the Saijo Sake Brewery Street,
one of the three most prominent sake producing regions in Japan
There are seven sake breweries along the Saijo Sake Brewery Street in Hiroshima City. The street is lined with sake breweries and buildings with tall chimneys made of bricks, namako-kabe walls (with white grids), and distinctive Saijo Koshi (combination of vertical and horizontal timberwork). Each sake brewery offers sake tastings. The water used to make sake is available for free, so don’t forget to bring a bottle.
1minute by Car
Kamotsuru Sake Brewing
/Hakubotan Shuzo
Kamotsuru Sake Brewing celebrated its 150th anniversary since establishment in September, 2023, and Hakubotan Shuzo will be celebrating its 350th anniversary since establishment in 2025.
3minutes by Car
mike cacao
/Sakuraya Saijo Ekimae Main Shop
Chocolate and baked goods specialty shop, mike cacao, and a long-standing Japanese confectionery shop established in 1912, Sakuraya, located on the Saijo Sake Brewery Street. Sake-infused treats created by two popular shops loved by the locals are perfect for souvenirs.
50minutes by car
Hotel Granvia Hiroshima
There is no need to worry on rainy days as you can reach there by using a passage that connects the hotel directly to the station building of JR Hiroshima Station. It is a perfect place to base your travel as various means of transportation are easily accessible, including airport limousines, tour buses, and trains. A wide range of gourmet food is also popular among the locals.
