Tourist attractions in Onomichi
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| Onomichi (尾道市, Onomichi-shi) is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, facing the Inland Sea. The city was founded on April 1, 1898. As of April 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 141,811 and a population density of 497.8 persons per km2. The total area is 284.85 km2. It is well known for being featured in the 1953 film Tokyo Story, the 1960 film The Naked Island, and the 2016 video game Yakuza 6: The Song of Life. | ||||||
| population：126,425 area：285.11km2 | ||||||
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Onomichi in Temple
| 1．Kōsan-ji ・5553-2 Setoda, Setoda-chō, Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture ・Jōdo Shinshū Honganji-ha | ||||||
| Kōsan-ji (耕三寺) is a Hongan-ji school Jōdo Shinshū temple on the island of Ikuchijima in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Founded by the industrialist Koso Kōsanji in 1936 in honour of his deceased mother, and with an area of approximately fifty thousand square metres, many of its structures are modelled upon the country's most famous historic temples and shrines.[1] The Hill of Hope (未来心の丘, Miraishin no Oka) is a monument landscaped with five thousand square metres of Carrara marble, weighing some three thousand tons, by Kazuto Kuetani.[2] The Kōsan-ji Museum houses over two thousand items, including nineteen Important Cultural Properties.[3] | ||||||
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| 2．Jikō-ji ・Onomichi, Hiroshima ・Buddhism | ||||||
| Jikō-ji (持光寺) is a Buddhist temple in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture belonging to the Seizan Zenrin-ji of Jōdo-shū Buddhism.[2] Its principal image is a seated image of Amida Nyōrai. The temple houses a National Treasure, an 1153 Heian Period hanging scroll of Fugen Enmei (Samantabhadra).[1] 34°24′26″N 133°11′45″E / 34.40725°N 133.195806°E / 34.40725; 133.195806 | ||||||
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| 3．Jōdo-ji (Onomichi) ・ | ||||||
| Jōdo-ji (浄土寺) is a temple of Shingon Buddhism in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As a site sacred to the boddhisattva Kannon, it is the 9th temple on the Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage. The temple, built at the end of the Kamakura period, is noted for two national treasures: the temple's main hall (hondō) and the treasure pagoda (tahōtō). In addition it holds a number of Important Cultural Property structures and artworks. | ||||||
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| 4．Senkō-ji (Onomichi) ・ | ||||||
| Senkō-ji (千光寺) is a historic Japanese temple in Senko-ji Park in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan. Senkō-ji was founded in the year 806, the 1st year of the Daidō era. Senkō-ji is the 10th site of the Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage. From Senkō-ji, visitors can view the downtown of Onomichi and the Seto Inland Sea. | ||||||
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Onomichi in art museum
| 5．Onomichi City Museum of Art | ||||||
| Onomichi City Museum of Art (尾道市立美術館, Onomichi shiritsu bijutsukan) opened in Senkō-ji Park in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1980. The Museum reopened to a design by Tadao Ando in 2003. The collection includes works by Kobayashi Wasaku (小林和作) and Wada Eisaku (和田英作).[1][2][3][4] The museum has become notable on the Internet for being visited on a regular basis by two cats, whom the museum guards have to repeatedly turn away due to the museum's strict "no animals" policy.[5][6] | ||||||
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| 6．Nakata Museum | ||||||
| Nakata Museum (なかた美術館, Nakata bijutsukan) opened in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1997. The collection includes works by Corot, Renoir, Cézanne, Kobayashi Wasaku (小林和作), and Umehara Ryūzaburō.[1][2] | ||||||
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Onomichi in station
| 7．Onomichi Station ・1-1 Higashigoshocho, Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken 722-0036Japan | ||||||
| Onomichi Station (尾道駅, Onomichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] | ||||||
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| 8．Shin-Onomichi Station ・9381-4 Kuriharacho, Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken 722-0022Japan | ||||||
| Shin-Onomichi Station (新尾道駅, Shin-Onomichi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] | ||||||
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| 9．Higashi-Onomichi Station ・4735-2 Takasucho, Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken 729-0141Japan | ||||||
| Higashi-Onomichi Station (東尾道駅, Higashi-Onomichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] | ||||||
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Onomichi in bridge
| 10．Innoshima Bridge | ||||||
| The Innoshima Bridge (因島大橋, Innoshima Ō-hashi) is a Japanese suspension bridge, part of the 59 kilometer Nishiseto Expressway linking the islands of Honshu and Shikoku. Completed in 1983, it has a main span of 770 metres (2,526 ft) and connects Mukaishima, Hiroshima with Innoshima, Hiroshima. | ||||||
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Onomichi in island
| 11．Ikuchijima | ||||||
| Ikuchijima (生口島) is one of the Geiyo Islands in the Seto Inland Sea, belonging to Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. Ikuchijima is administered as part of Onomichi city. There are bridges connecting Ikuchijima to the mainland (Honshū) via Innoshima and to Shikoku via Ōmishima Island. The highest peak of this 31.21 km2 island is Mount Kanno at 472.3 m (1,550 ft). | ||||||
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| 12．Mukaishima Island, Hiroshima | ||||||
| Mukaishima Island (向島, Mukaishima) is the northernmost island in the Geiyo Islands chain accommodating Nishiseto Expressway connecting Honshu and Shikoku islands. Its coasts are washed by Seto Inland Sea. The island's highest peak is Takamiyama (高見山) 283.2 m (929 ft) high. | ||||||
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