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5 hours on foot

Walk around the slopes and into the temples. You can enjoy the "Town of Slopes" for an entire day. It is recommended for the first time traveler to Onomichi.

JR Onomichi Station - Jikoji Temple - Ropeway Station at the foot of the mountain. - Senkoji Temple & Park - Maneki Neko (Beckoning Cats) Art Museum - Onomichi Motion Picture Museum - Jodoji Temple - JR Onomichi Station

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1. JR Onomichi Station

JR Sanyo Line (local line), Onomichi Station

JR Onomichi Station

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5 minutes on foot

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2. Jikoji TempleExperience making "Nigiri Botoke" ("Squeezed Buddha") : about 30 minutes

At Jidoji Temple you can experience "Nigiri Botoke" ("Squeezed Buddha") by molding clay in one hand. A friendly priest of this temple will kindly teach you how to make it. You can experience and enjoy making your own original "Buddha".

Jikoji Temple

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15 minutes on foot

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3. Ropeway Sanrokueki Station (Tourist Information Center)

The ropeway is an easy and comfortable way to go up to Senkoji Temple & Park. Feel free to stop and ask the kind citizens of the town when you have lost your way.

Ropeway Station at the foot of the mountain.

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3 minutes by Ropeway

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4. Sightseeing of Senkoji Temple & Park : about 1 hour

The symbol of Onomichi is Senkoji Temple & Park. You can thoroughly enjoy all 4 seasons in this park. The cherry blossoms that unfold here have been chosen one of the "Top 100 Sites of Beautiful Cherry Blossoms" and cover most of the park in spring. An equally beautiful "Onomichi Chrysanthemum Exhibition" is held in autumn. Enjoy the superb view from the top.

Senkoji Temple & Park

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15 minutes on foot

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5. Maneki Neko (Beckoning Cats) Art Museumrequired time : about 20 minutes

This is a small art museum made in a remodeled vacant old house. About 3,000 Maneki Neko (Beckoning Cats) that have been collected from the entire country are on display. An idol cat called "Koume-chan" is particularly adorable.

Maneki Neko (Beckoning Cats) Art Museum

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10 minutes on foot

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6. Onomichi Motion Picture Museum, Onomichi Historical Museum : about 1 hour

Many tourists enjoy taking pictures at the entrance of this pavilion where an original cinema projector stands. Another is the newly opened museum in the style of a "Classical Bank Building" which was remodeled and displays a retrospective atmosphere. It is now the "Onomichi Historical Museum".

Onomichi Motion Picture Museum,

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10 minutes on foot

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7. Jodoji Temple

It is believed that Shotokutaishi (Prince Shotoku) founded this temple in 616. It is said that this temple was built in order to pray for the victory of war at the times of Ashikaga Takauji's Kyushu Repression and the War of Minatogawa.

Jodoji Temple

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5 minutes by bus

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8. JR Onomichi Station

JR Onomichi Station

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A steady flow ferry boats come and go on "Onomichi-waterway" between Onomichi and Mukaishima. It will take 5 minutes going one way. Why don't you try a small voyage?

Onomichi-waterway

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Onomichi Tourist Association ONONAVI offers information of sightseeing in Onomichi-city Hiroshima-prefecture (Japanese Food, Cycling, Festivals, Cherry Blossom Viewing, Showplaces and Sightseeing Spots), information of Cherry Blossoms in Onomichi-city, History of Onomichi-city, Nature of Onomichi-city, Culture of Onomichi-city, Festivals in Onomichi-city and Events in Onomichi-city.