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BUREAUX D’INFORMATIONS TOURISTIQUES
Kurashiki
Tourist office
Brochures are available in English and French. There are two tourist ...Read more
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NASHIKKOKAN
Kurayoshi
Specialized museum
Nashikkokan (Tottori Nijisseiki Pear Museum) is the only museum in Japan ...Read more
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URADOME COAST ISLAND BOAT TOUR
Tottori
Water tours and activities
To discover the Uradome coast, in the heart of the San'in Kaigan geopark, ...Read more
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RÉSIDENCE ISHITANI
Tottori
Mansion to visit
This superb Ishitani residence was for many years the largest building in ...Read more
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HAYASHIBARA MUSEUM OF ART
Okayama
Museums
This museum exposes part of the oriental art collection of a rich ...Read more
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ANGEL ROAD
Shōdo-Shima
Natural site to discover
Under this intriguing name lies a small strip of sand that connects the ...Read more
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OKAYAMA PREFECTURAL ART MUSEUM
Okayama
Museums
This museum displays collectibles representing local art, such as Bizen ...Read more
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BIZEN TOGEI BIJUTSUKAN (POTTERY MUSEUM)
Imbe - Bizen
Museums
In this museum located near the train station, you will see old and new ...Read more
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SHIZUTANI SCHOOL (SHIZUTANI GAKKOU)
Imbe - Bizen
Schools colleges and universities to visit
This Edo period school, established in 1670, was created by the lord of ...Read more
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OHARA ART MUSEUM
Kurashiki
Museums
Keisaburō Ohara (1880-1943) was a great textile industrialist. He built ...Read more
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TOY MUSEUM (NIHON KYODO GANGUKAN)
Kurashiki
Museums
An amazing museum that travels not only the history of Japanese toy, but ...Read more
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM (KURASHIKI KOKOKAN)
Kurashiki
Museums
In front of the tourist information centre, the Archaeological museum ...Read more
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FUKUYAMA-JO
Fukuyama
Castles to visit
The castle was built in the early 1619 th century, between 1622 and by ...Read more
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TAICHORO (FUKUZENJI TEMPLE)
Tomo-No-Ura
Temple to visit
Built during the Tenryaku era (947 to 957) of the Heian period, Fukuzenji ...Read more
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BUREAU D’INFORMATIONS TOURISTIQUES
Onomichi
Tourist office
You can get a map of the city and a few brochures but very little in ...Read more
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SENKO-JI TEMPLE
Onomichi
Temple to visit
It is the most famous site in the city. This temple stands proudly on the ...Read more
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JODO-JI TEMPLE
Onomichi
Temple to visit
Buddhist temple of the Shingon school founded by Prince Shōtoku Taishi and ...Read more
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MEMORIAL CATHEDRAL FOR WORLD PEACE
Hiroshima
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Located 300 m south of Shukkei Garden, this cathedral was built by Japanese ...Read more
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HIROSHIMA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Hiroshima
Museums
The Archipelago's first public museum of modern art, it opened in 1989. The ...Read more
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OYAMAZUMI-JINJA SHRINE
Ōmishima
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This ancient shrine, founded in 594, has long been a pilgrimage destination ...Read more
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IWAKUNI SAMURAI DISTRICT
Iwakuni
Street square and neighborhood to visit
The remnants of this former neighborhood, including the beautiful Kagawa ...Read more
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IWAKUNI CASTLE (IWAKUNI-JO)
Iwakuni
Castles to visit
Built in 1608 and then destroyed a few years later, Iwakuni Castle and its ...Read more
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KOZAN-KOEN PARK AND RURIKO-JI TEMPLE
Yamaguchi
Religious buildings
The park houses the famous five-story Rurikō-ji pagoda. It dates back to ...Read more
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JOEI-JI TEMPLE AND SESSHU-TEI GARDEN
Yamaguchi
Temple to visit
The temple is located 3 km northeast of the railway station, and its Zen ...Read more
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AKAMA-JINGU SHRINE
Shimonoseki
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This shrine was dedicated to the child emperor Antoku, who perished in the ...Read more
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KAMEYAMA HACHIMAN-GU
Shimonoseki
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This sanctuary is dedicated to several nobles, including the emperors ...Read more
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MOUNT HINOYAMA
Shimonoseki
Natural Crafts
Mount Hinoyama offers a magnificent view of the Kanmon Strait, somewhat ...Read more
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KŌZAN-JI BUDDHIST TEMPLE
Chōfu
Temple to visit
This Buddhist temple of the Rinzai sect was founded by Kyoan Genjaku in ...Read more
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ISHII CHAWAN BIJUTSUKAN (CEREMONIAL BOWL MUSEUM)
Hagi
Museums
The collection of Kigensai Ishii consists of an astonishing number of bowls ...Read more
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TOKO-JI TEMPLE
Hagi
Temple to visit
This lovely Zen temple is part of the Obaku-shū sect. It is also the ...Read more
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YOSHIDA SHOIN MUSEUM
Hagi
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This shrine was raised under Meiji in honour of the emperor. You can see ...Read more
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OFFICE DU TOURISME
Tsuwano
Tourist office
It will do its best to help you. We speak English. Ask them for bicycle ...Read more
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TSUWANO CASTLE
Tsuwano
Castles to visit
This castle was built in 1295, but only a few ruins remain. In 1600, the ...Read more
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MORIJUKU ART MUSEUM
Tsuwano
Museums
There are several sites of interest located south of Tonomachi. The ...Read more
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CAPE HINOMISAKI
Izumo
Site of archaeology crafts and science and technology
This very impressive cape is located at the western end of the Shimane ...Read more
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TEA PAVILION (MEIMEI-AN)
Matsue
Mansion to visit
This tea pavilion is located directly off Shiomi Nawate Street, the ...Read more
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SHIMANE ART MUSEUM
Matsue
Museums
This interesting museum opened its doors in 1999. The Japanese architect ...Read more
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CENTRE D'INFORMATION TOURISTIQUE DE MOMOTARO
Okayama
Tourist office
Tourist map available. Assistance with hotel reservations. Possibility to ...Read more
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CASTLE RUINS
Ōta
Monuments to visit
All around the mine are the ruins of three castles.Yataki-jô is located at ...Read more
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ÔMORI-GINZAN VILLAGE
Ōta
Site of archaeology crafts and science and technology
This village close to the mine has preserved several traditional buildings ...Read more
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KUMAGAI FAMILY HOME
Ōta
Mansion to visit
This beautiful mansion dates back to the beginning of the th century and ...Read more
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ALBINO SNAKE VIVARIUM
Iwakuni
Museum of history and natural sciences
Albino snakes are regarded as messengers of the Buddhist divinity Benzaiten ...Read more
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FUKUJU KAIKAN
Fukuyama
Mansion to visit
This traditional house in Sukiya-zukuri (a Japanese residential ...Read more
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JOYATO LIGHT
Fukuyama
Monuments to visit
In the village of Tomonoura, 30 minutes from the heart of Fukuyama, this ...Read more
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BUDDHIST TEMPLE KŌZAN-JI
Shimonoseki
Religious buildings
This Buddhist temple of the Rinzai sect was founded by Kyoan Genjaku in ...Read more
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ORIZURU TOWER
Hiroshima
Contemporary architecture
This contemporary tower has become a symbol of the renewal of the city of ...Read more
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IZUSHI SHIROMACHI KOBO
Okayama
Tourist office
Tourist information centre with possibility to use wifi free of charge. ...Read more