SETOUCHI TOURS​

SETOUCHI TOURS

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Related POI – Okunoshima

Miura Senzaburō

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

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

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.

Museum of History and Folklore

Museum of History and Folklore

The museum displays materials related to the local salt and sake industry, and exhibits related to the city’s people, history, and culture.

Saihō-ji Temple

Saihō-ji Temple

A temple with a fine view of Takehara’s old town from its vermillion Kannon Hall.

Takehara

Takehara

A port town on the Seto Inland Sea famed for its traditional wooden buildings from the Edo period.

Shimanami Kaidō

Shimanami Kaidō

A chain of islands across the Seto Inland Sea, joined by bridges with cycle paths.

Ōmishima Island

Ōmishima Island

Ōmishima is the last major island on the Ehime side of the Shimanami Kaidō.