Sightseeing & Activities
Various tourist attractions
and popular activities are introduced here.
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Recommended Spot
Personal experiences
While enjoying this extraordinary experience, beginners can also participate with peace of mind, as professional instructors will be on hand to provide support.
Personal experiences
The Seto Inland Sea was once traversed by Murakami pirates and their navy. Onomichi, with its diverse culture of shipbuilding, art, and town walking, is a place where you can experience the charm of the Seto Inland Sea from the sea. Enjoy the Seto Inland Sea with its beautiful islands to your heart's content.
Personal experiences
We have started accepting applications for a 1-day tour that allows you to more easily enjoy the BINGO CRAFT CAMP RIDE (BCCR), which connects Bingo's craftsmanship and camping by bicycle. Starting from Tomonoura, you can enjoy frying pan making and bonfire cooking at Tomo Iron and Steel Complex, and then enjoy cycling and sightseeing to Onomichi via the Shimanami Kaido. *This plan is available only for guests staying at the Hotel Ofutei, Hotel Ochikochi, the Keishokan Sazanamitei, or the Siomachi Hotel.
Personal experiences
The sound of boat engines echoes in the harbor, and mothers selling fish can be seen here and there on street corners. If you are fascinated by the unique scenery of such a fishing town, you should definitely try a fisherman's experience. Fishing is a word that can be used to describe a wide variety of fishing styles, depending on the individuality of the fisherman. Experience the work of the sea, which varies from season to season. Wakame (seaweed) harvesting (February to March). Wakame seaweed cultivation in Tomo started in 2017. By growing wakame, they are helping to preserve the ocean. Visitors can experience wakame harvesting from a boat at a farm near Senanoshima Island. You can take home the freshly harvested wakame.
Personal experiences
Homeishu, a mirin-based condiment liquor, has a history of more than 360 years since the Edo period. It is a Japanese liqueur made by soaking herbs such as cinnamon and licorice in mirin. We will visit the sake brewery of Okamoto Kametaro Honten, one of the four breweries currently operating in Tomonoura. With its meltingly sweet and gentle taste and the nourishing and refreshing aroma of medicinal herbs, Homeishu was valued as an important product of the Fukuyama clan and was served at the time of Perry's arrival in Japan. High quality mirin is indispensable for this historic condiment sake. Okamoto Kametaro Honten places the utmost importance on the brewing of the basic mirin, or original mirin, in making Homeishu, and has inherited the signboard and tools of the Nakamura family, the originators of Homeishu. During the “Homeishu Brewery Tour,” visitors will learn about the history of Homeishu, observe the brewing process, and compare the products that are available in various flavors. It can also be combined with the facility's popular “Tomo Sanpo” tour, which allows visitors to learn about the history and culture of the town while interacting with local people.
Personal experiences
Tomonoura, where active fishermen still sail their boats and fish. In this two-hour activity, you can enjoy the scenery of the port town from the sea and experience fishing while learning from the fishermen. You will board a wooden boat that has been used at Taira Fishing Port for 50 years. The wooden boat is one of the few boats of its kind in Japan, and you will enjoy a leisurely cruise to view Tomonoura, a Japanese Heritage Site. The boat has a sunshade and the sea breeze makes it comfortable even in summer. After the wooden boat cruise, you will visit a fishing spot well known by local fishermen. Mr. Okazaki, an active fisherman, will help you with everything from baiting to removing the fish you have caught, so even beginners can easily enjoy fishing. All fishing equipment and bait will be provided, so please come empty-handed.
Personal experiences
Sankyo Corporation, located in the ironworks complex at the entrance to Tomonoura, specializes in the manufacture of special metal fittings and other products using state-of-the-art equipment and precision processing technology. having been established in 1951 as a ship's tackle factory, the company is dedicated to carrying on the traditional casting technique known as “free forging”. Free forging, which is the basis of anchor making, is a technique in which heated metal is beaten with a hammer to apply pressure and shape while increasing strength; the room number plates and room keys of NIPPONIA Tomo Port Town are also made using this technique. In the forging experience, visitors can actually experience Tomo's traditional blacksmithing culture by observing the powerful scene of hammering molten red iron at more than 1,000 degrees Celsius up close, and with the assistance of craftsmen, they can create their own original iron trays, incense holders, and iron pans. Visitors can take their finished items home with them.
Please refer to the 
Tomonoura Map.
A wide variety of plans
and reservation benefits
Reservations via the Web*ROYA and Auberge Sakuraya are closed on Wednesdays.
(However, if the day falls on a national holiday, the office will be open on the following weekday, and may be closed during the peak season such as the year-end and New Year holidays.)
Reservations by phone