Discover 5 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Iwakuni (Japan). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Kintai Bridge, Kikkawa Historical Museum, and Iwakuni Chōkokan. Also, be sure to include Iwakuni Castle in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Iwakuni (Yamaguchi).
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Kintai Bridge
Also known as: 錦帯橋
Expansive wooden bridge with 5 arches. The Kintai Bridge is a historical wooden arch bridge, in the city of Iwakuni, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
The pedestrian bridge was built in 1673, spanning the Nishiki River in a series of five wooden arches. The bridge is located on the foot of Mt.Yokoyama, at the top of which lies Iwakuni Castle.
Kikkou Park, which includes the bridge and castle, is a popular tourist destination in Japan, particularly during the Cherry blossom festival in the spring and the autumn color change of the Japanese maples (momiji). It was declared a National Treasure in 1922.[1]
Address: 1 Iwakuni, 740-8585 Iwakuni
Kikkawa Historical Museum
Kikkawa Historical Museum is a private museum of artefacts handed down by the Kikkawa clan, daimyō of Iwakuni Domain, in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Located between Kintai-kyō bridge and Iwakuni Castle and opened by the Kikkawa Hōkōkai Society in 1995, the museum's collection totals some seven thousand items, including materials from the Heian and Kamakura periods, a painting attributed to Sesshū, and one National Treasure. There are four changing displays each year. Other materials once owned by the Kikkawa clan are on display at Iwakuni Chōkokan.[2]
Iwakuni Chōkokan
Iwakuni Chōkokan is a public museum in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Constructed between 1942 and March 1945 for the storage and display of the works of art and craft and historical materials donated by the Kikkawa family, former lords of Iwakuni Domain, the facility first opened in April 1944, operating fully as a museum from the beginning of the 1950s. The main building, by architect Satō Takeo, as well as storehouses of 1891 and 1944, are registered Tangible Cultural Properties, while the ancillary building constructed in 1931 as the former Kikkawa family offices in the city is a Prefectural Tangible Cultural Property. The collection includes a painting of Bukō Kokushi of the Kamakura period and the Ōuchi Edition Sanjūin, a pocket-sized printed version issued by Ōuchi Yoshitaka in 1539 of Kokan Shiren's Shūbun Inryaku, both Prefectural Tangible Cultural Properties.[3]
Iwakuni Castle
Also known as: 岩国城
Mountainside castle with sweeping views. Iwakuni Castle is a replica castle in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan. The nearby Kintai Bridge was originally a footbridge over the Nishiki River to the main gate of the castle.[4]
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Temple