Tomonoura Fukuzenji Temple view

Tomonoura

Tomonoura is a picturesque port town located on the Seto Inland Sea. Now a fishing port, it was once an important stop for merchant ships plying the route to Ōsaka. The town developed its own commodities, notably hōmeishu, a medicinal liquor containing sixteen types of herbs. The Ōta residence and museum belonged to a family who made this drink.

The centre of the town around the port is a maze of alleys lined with plaster-walled warehouses and buildings of various periods. The port itself has a beautiful stone breakwater with a lighthouse and steps going into the sea for unloading vessels. Fukuzen-ji Temple stands on a little hill beside the port and its veranda offers a wonderful view of two nearby islands. The temple also houses a statue of Mary disguised as Kannon. Tomonoura was the location for several popular films including “The Wolverine” starring Hugh Jackman and “Ponyo on the Cliff”.

  • Tomonoura museum with ship
  • Tomonoura Fukuzen-ji Temple blossom
  • Tomonoura
  • Tomonoura temple and graveyard
  • Tomonoura Showa coffee shop
  • Tomonoura port buildings
  • Tomonoura port and stone lantern
  • Tomonoura Fukuzenji Temple view
  • Tomonoura bengara latticework
  • Tomonoura bank

Information

Name in Japanese: 鞆の浦
Pronunciation: tomo no ura
Address: Tomo Tomo-chō, Fukuyama, Hiroshima 720-0201

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