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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Onomichi
A charming hillside port town on the Seto Inland Sea, serving as the gateway to the Shimanami Kaido cycling route.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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Mazda Museum
Factory museum offering tours of Mazda's assembly line and showcasing the marque's rotary engine heritage.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
A profoundly moving museum documenting the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and advocating for the elimination of nuclear weapons.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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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.
45 km · about 50 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.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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Miyajima Island
A sacred island home to the floating Itsukushima Shrine and its iconic torii gate rising from the sea.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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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.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Sakaridani
19 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.
55 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.