What to See in Onomichi - Top Sights and Attractions

Buddhist temple in Onomichi, Japan. Jōdo-ji is a temple of Shingon Buddhism in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As a site sacred to the boddhisattva Kannon, it is the 9th temple on the Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage. The temple, built at the end of the Kamakura period, is noted for two national treasures: the temple's main hall and the treasure pagoda. In addition it holds a number of Important Cultural Property structures and artworks.^[1]

Buddhist temple in Onomichi, Japan. Senkō-ji is a historic Japanese temple in Senko-ji Park in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan.^[2]

Temple in Onomichi, Japan. Jikō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture belonging to the Seizan Zenrin-ji of Jōdo-shū Buddhism. Its principal image is a seated image of Amida Nyōrai. The temple houses a National Treasure, an 1153 Heian Period hanging scroll of Fugen Enmei.

• Statues of the Four Heavenly Kings of Jikō-ji, Takasago, Hyōgo, Japan.

Tourist attraction in Onomichi, Japan. The Senkōji Ropeway is a Japanese aerial lift line in Onomichi, Hiroshima, operated by the city government. Opened in 1957, the line climbs Mount Senkōji of Senkō-ji, a famous temple. Senkōji Park around the temple is famous for its cherry blossoms in spring.^[4]

Museum in Onomichi, Japan. Onomichi City Museum of Art opened in Senkō-ji Park in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1980. The Museum reopened to a design by Tadao Ando in 2003. The collection includes works by Kobayashi Wasaku and Wada Eisaku.

The museum has become notable on the Internet for being visited on a regular basis by two cats, whom the museum guards have to repeatedly turn away due to the museum's strict "no animals" policy.^[5]

Museum in Onomichi, Japan. Nakata Museum opened in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1997. The collection includes works by Corot, Renoir, Cézanne, Kobayashi Wasaku, and Umehara Ryūzaburō.^[6]

Suspension bridge in Japan. The Innoshima Bridge is a Japanese suspension bridge, part of the 59 kilometer Nishiseto Expressway linking the islands of Honshu and Shikoku. Completed in 1983, it has a main span of 770 metres and connects Mukaishima, Hiroshima with Innoshima, Hiroshima.^[7]

Norikichi Nakamura is a singer born in Hiroshima Prefecture.

Ikuchi Bridge is a road bridge in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. It is part of the Nishi-Seto Expressway "Shimanami Kaido" that connects Ikuchi Island and Innoshima Island in the Seto Inland Sea, and was awarded the Tanaka Award in the works category by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers in 1991.

Museum, Art museum

University in Onomichi, Japan. Onomichi City University is a municipal university in Japan. It is located in Hisayamada-cho, Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture.^[8]