Leaving Hiroshima, the train travels along the Ota River and arrives in Miyoshi in an hour and 20 minutes. In the mornings from Spring to Fall mist hangs over the basin here like a sea. Young travelers coming here have increased lately due to the popular comic "Yuugiri no Miko", which is based on a local ghost story handed down for generations. The next stop is the town of Shobara, located in a mountain range that rises to 1200m (4000ft). At a small station in the mountains, Bingo Ochiai, you transfer to a tram and ride over the treetops to Kisugi station, near Lake Shinjiko.



from Hiroshima Airport
Miyoshi : About 50 min. to JR Hiroshima station by a limousine bus
About 90 min. to JR Miyoshi station from JR Hiroshima station by JR Geibi line
Bingo Shobara : About 50 min. to JR Hiroshima station by a limousine bus
About 115 min. to JR Bingo Shobara station from JR Hiroshima station by JR Geibi line
 
Miyoshi city

A castle town of cormorant fishing and river fog
The pure rivers of Chugoku Mountains gather in the town located in the basin
You can enjoy cormorant fishing in summer and the town is covered by morning mist from autumn to spring

Enogawa River, Basen River and Saijo River gather in the town located in the basin. So this town is covered by deep mist in the morning. And the Mt. Takatani is popular because people can see the sea of clouds there. Cormorant fishing is performed on the summer nights and this town is crowded with many people. Also this town is a castle town and the old streets have lots of remnants of its prosperity. Recently it is also much talked about as a place of "Inou Monster Tale".

 Shobara city

A mountain town in the Chugoku region that has flourished by foot bellows and the remaining myth
A series of Mt. Hiba where the nation-building myth comes down to the current generation
The foot bellow iron manufacturing industry has flourished in the Chugoku region.
We recommend you to walk in the Taishaku Canyon

Bingo Shobara town was developed as a manor. The Ueno Park at the center of city is a cherry blossom-viewing spot. Many people visit the "National Binhoku Hill Park" filled with seasonal flowers or events. Tojo town has been developed as a castle town and flourished by foot bellow iron manufacturing. We recommend you to walk the beautiful Taishaku Canyon and Lake Jinryu that were formed on the karst tableland. In Chugoku region where Tottori and Shimane prefectures share borders, Mt. Azuma as climbing and campsites, the Mt. Hiba with nation-building myth and Mt. Dogo are popular.