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Mazda Museum
Factory museum offering tours of Mazda's assembly line and showcasing the marque's rotary engine heritage.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Kumano
Hiroshima, Japan · Asia
About Kumano
Kumano works well as a base: 10 minutes from Saka, 46km from Shimanami Kaido.
Kumano is in Hiroshima, Japan, with about 23,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Saka, about 5 km away.
Kumano (熊野町, Kumano-chō) is a town located in Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2023, the town had an estimated population of 23,479 in 10728 households and a population density of 700 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,800/sq mi). The total area of the town is 33.76 square kilometres (13.03 sqRead more
mi). Kumano-cho is famous for the manufacture of brushes called "Kumano-fude" (Kumano-brush).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Kumano?
Within an hour or so of Kumano: Mazda Museum (8 km), Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (13 km), Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Atomic Bomb Dome) (13 km), Miyajima Island (23 km).
Are there any good drives near Kumano?
The nearest famous roads are Shimanami Kaido and Shikoku Karst.
Where is Kumano?
Kumano is in Hiroshima, Japan, about 5 km from Saka.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 22,834
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Hiroshima
- Timezone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates
- 34.3328, 132.5697
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Japan
Japan Helpline (24h English assistance): 0570-000-911. An International Driving Permit (1949 convention) is required to drive.
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Worth the detour from Kumano
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
A profoundly moving museum documenting the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and advocating for the elimination of nuclear weapons.
13 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Atomic Bomb Dome)
The skeletal ruins of the former Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, preserved as a haunting symbol of nuclear devastation and a call for peace.
13 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Miyajima Island
A sacred island home to the floating Itsukushima Shrine and its iconic torii gate rising from the sea.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Itsukushima Shrine (Miyajima)
A Shinto shrine on Miyajima Island famous for its iconic floating torii gate that appears to hover above the water at high tide.
23 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Mount Misen (Miyajima)
The highest peak on Miyajima Island with ancient forests, wild deer, and panoramic views of the Seto Inland Sea from its summit.
24 km · about 30 min drive
coastal drive
Shimanami Kaido
A 60 km island-hopping expressway across the Seto Inland Sea from Onomichi to Imabari, leaping between six islands on soaring suspension bridges including the world-class Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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Dogo Onsen
One of Japan's oldest and most famous hot springs, housed in a striking Victorian-era bathhouse that inspired the bathhouse in Spirited Away.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Kumano
- 24 kmMount Misen (Miyajima)The highest peak on Miyajima Island with ancient forests, wild deer, and panoramic views of the Seto Inland Sea from its summit.
- 46 kmShimanami KaidoA 60 km island-hopping expressway across the Seto Inland Sea from Onomichi to Imabari, leaping between six islands on soaring suspension bridges including the world-class Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge.
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