Akiyoshi Plateau and Caves
Akiyoshidai is a huge karst system in the middle of Yamaguchi Prefecture. The plateau consists of uplifted reef limestones formed in the Palaeozoic age.
SETOUCHI TOURS
Sera Highland
Sera Highland is located in the centre of Hiroshima Prefecture on a plateau ideal for growing flowers. The rolling fields of this huge park are planted with masses of flowers
Sandankyō Gorge
Sandankyō is a 16 km long gorge along the Shibaki River in Akiōta, Hiroshima, with cliffs and cascading waterfalls reminiscent of Chinese landscape paintings.
Miyoshi
Miyoshi is an inland town in the mountains of Hiroshima. The morning fogs that fill its streets have spawned legends of fantastic monsters that fascinated and inspire.
Eat a Crocodile?
Pull up to a roadside restaurant in the mountains of Hiroshima and you may be bewildered to find something called ‘wani’ on the menu.
Sakakiyama Hachiman Shrine
A Shintō shrine in Akitsu with a sake theme. In the shrine compound is a fine bronze statue of Miura Senzaburō, who devised a method for brewing sake with the soft water of Hiroshima.
Miura Senzaburō
Miura Senzaburō was a Japanese sake brewer whose “Miura method” of brewing sake with soft water, invented in 1887, laid the foundation for the development of the renowned Hiroshima sake. He’s also known as the father of ginjō sake.
Masataka Taketsuru
Taketsuru Masataka, known to his friends as Massan, was a brewer and distiller from Takehara. He’s known as the founder of Japan’s whisky industry and Nikka Whisky.
Taketsuru Sake Brewery
The museum displays materials related to the local salt and sake industry, and exhibits related to the city’s people, history, and culture.
Fukuyama Castle
An impressively recreated castle keep with excellent Shinkansen access.