Discover 8 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Fukuyama (Japan). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Fukuyama Castle, Fukuyama City Zoo, and Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History. Also, be sure to include Myōō-in in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Fukuyama (Hiroshima).
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Fukuyama Castle
Also known as: 福山城
Museum housed in a former castle. Fukuyama Castle, sometimes called Hisamatsu Castle or Iyō Castle was the castle of the Bingo-Fukuyama Han during the Edo period of Japanese history. The castle is located in Fukuyama Park in Fukuyama, Hiroshima near Fukuyama Station.[1]
Address: 1-8 Marunochi, 720-0061 Fukuyama
Fukuyama City Zoo
Also known as: 福山市立動物園
Zoological park in Fukuyama, Japan. Fukuyama City Zoo is a zoological park in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan.[2]
Address: 276-1 Fukuda Ashida-cho, 720-1264 Fukuyama
Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History
Also known as: 広島県立歴史博物館
Museum in Fukuyama, Japan. Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History is a prefectural museum in Fukuyama, Japan, dedicated to the history and culture of the Setouchi region. It has a particular focus upon the medieval settlement of Kusado Sengen. The museum opened in the grounds of Fukuyama Castle in 1989.[3]
Address: Fukuyama, 2-4-1 Nishi-machi
Myōō-in
Also known as: 明王院
Buddhist temple in Fukuyama, Japan. Myōō-in is a Buddhist temple in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan.[4]
Address: 1473 Kusadocho, 720-0831 Fukuyama
Kibitsu jinja
Also known as: 吉備津神社
Shinto shrine in Fukuyama, Japan. Kibitsu jinja, also known as Kibitsuhiko jinja, is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Fukuyama, Hiroshima in the Chūgoku region of the island of Honshu.[5]
Address: 400 Shinichicho Miyauchi, 729-3104 Fukuyama
Kusado Sengen
Also known as: 草戸千軒町
Kusado Sengen is the name of a medieval town in Japan. It is located near the Ashida River in present-day Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Investigators believe that Kusado Sengen was a minor commercial port town on the Seto Inland Sea during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods. Exhibits and a reconstruction may be found at the Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History.[6]
Fukuyama Heisei University
Also known as: 福山平成大学
Private university in Fukuyama, Japan. Fukuyama Heisei University is a private university in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan, established in 1994.[7]
Fukuyama City University
Also known as: 福山市立大学
Public university in Fukuyama, Japan. Fukuyama City University is a public co-educational university in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan. In April 2011 it was established by reorganizing Fukuyama City Junior College for Women.
The university is located in a new campus (Minatomachi Campus) next to Fukuyama Port. The older campus (Kitahonjo Campus of the women's junior college) is used as sports facilities, since the new campus lacks them.[8]