Hofu Tenmangu Mitokuji temple Izumo Taisha Omori Silver mine Xavier memorial church peace memorialpark miyajima sanctuary_outline Shukkeien Adachi garden Ikouji Rurikouji temple Amida-ji Sourin-ji Kourakuen Japanese trad.Garden_outline Matsue Yonago Shimonoseki Okayama Hiroshima HAB CITY_outline TSUYAMA TSUWANO MATSUE CHOFU IWAKUNI HAGI SAMURAI towns_outline ONOMICHI YANAI TAKEHARA KURASHIKI TOMO SHIMOKAMAGARI Xavier Cathedral SHIMONOSEKI Washi Touken Bizen Pottery Hagi Pottery & Kilns Japanese trad.artcrafts Experience-outline GEGEGENO Kitaro Matsuda museum Naval Base of Kure MAZDA,Hofu plant Modern Japan-outline Kirin beer Park in Okayama Tottori sand dune Mt.Fuji of Sanin DAISEN SHINJI Lake Iwami coast Oki Hagi coast Nagato SANIN COAST-outline SHUHODO Trail to Hikimi Hiruzen Highland Kibi Highland Tsuyama Travel with Stream locomotive Deep Inland Tour-outline SETO-OHASHI Seto-inland seas OANORAMA view Tiboli Park Tokiwa Park Inland-sea-outline List of Japanese terms Bathing in Japan 7seafood of the Lake Shinji Blow fish Stone fish Show Crab Oysters Buchwheat Noodles Peach and Other fruits Okonomiyaki

 
 
 
  Most people don’t realize it, but Mihara could be considered a hub for tourism around the Seto Inland Sea. Hiroshima’s International Airport is just outside the city to the northwest and the shinkansen bullet train station, located downtown, is about 30 minutes away from it by bus. About 200m south of the train station lays the city’s port. Boats and ferries come and go frequently here, taking visitors to the islands of Setoda, home to lemon cultivation and the famous KOUSANJI temple with its thousand Buddha statues, Ｉｎｎｏｓｈｉｍａ, which used to be the base of Suigun,the Japanese Viking in the mediaval age, and Shikoku. Even if you don’t have time to take a cruise around the islands of the Seto Inland Sea, you can hike (or take a taxi or bus) up Mt. Fudekake and, from its height of 400 meters (1300 feet) enjoy its splendid and commanding view of the area, including many of the Seto islands and Shikoku. If you take a bus a little ways into the mountains, there is a famous Zen Buddhist temple, Butsutsuuji. Located deep within a grove, here you can experience a profound oriental silence within nature for yourself.

Everywhere around the Seto Inland Sea has some sort of seafood that it is known for, and Mihara is no exception. Known as a fishing location since ancient times, octopus is the local specialty. While most westerners might not think of octopus as being something tasty, they also haven’t visited Mihara! We encourage you to try some of the local dishes, including takoyaki, or fried octopus dumplings.

Maps and pamphlets in English are available at the Mihara Information Center.		  
     
 
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