Onomichi, Hiroshima
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Hiroshima Prefecture
, Japan
, facing the Inland Sea.
As of January 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population
of 148,085 and a population density
of 520 persons per km². The total area is 284.85 km². The city was founded on April 1, 1898.
Senkō-ji Temple
(founded in the 9th century), has a shipbuilding yard and a motor factory. It offers a steamship service to ports of northern Shikoku
and islands in the Inland Sea.
yakuza
syndicate is based in Onomichi. The Kyodo-kai is the second largest yakuza group in the Chugoku region after the Hiroshima-based Kyosei-kai
.
series Kamichu!
which faithfully depicts many of the city's features and landmarks. It is also the setting of the romantic manga
Pastel
by Toshihiko Kobayashi.
, Japan Higashiizumo, Shimane
, Japan Chongqing
, China Honfleur
, France
Cities of Japan
||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...
located in Hiroshima Prefecture
Hiroshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, facing the Inland Sea.
As of January 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 148,085 and a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 520 persons per km². The total area is 284.85 km². The city was founded on April 1, 1898.
History
- 1168: The city's port is opened and for the next 500 years will serve as a rice shipment center and port for all trades with foreign countries. Its commercial significance somewhat wavered during the Tokugawa era.
- 1898: Onomichi Town in Mitsugi DistrictMitsugi District, HiroshimaMitsugi was a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 29,682 and a density of 181.49 persons per km²...
becomes the second city in Hiroshima PrefectureHiroshima Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...
. - 1937: The townTowns of JapanA town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
of Kurihara and the villageVillages of JapanA is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....
of Yoshiwa, both in Mitsugi District incorporated. - 1939: The village of Sanba from Numakuma DistrictNumakuma District, HiroshimaNumakuma was a former district located in Hiroshima Prefecture.The original district areas contained some parts of the present city of Fukuyama...
incorporated. - 1951: The village of Fukada from Mitsugi DistrictMitsugi District, HiroshimaMitsugi was a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 29,682 and a density of 181.49 persons per km²...
incorporated. - 1954: Three villages from Mitsugi DistrictMitsugi District, HiroshimaMitsugi was a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 29,682 and a density of 181.49 persons per km²...
incorporated. - 1955: Three villages from Numakuma DistrictNumakuma District, HiroshimaNumakuma was a former district located in Hiroshima Prefecture.The original district areas contained some parts of the present city of Fukuyama...
incorporated. - 1957: The village of Urasaki from Numakuma DistrictNumakuma District, HiroshimaNumakuma was a former district located in Hiroshima Prefecture.The original district areas contained some parts of the present city of Fukuyama...
incorporated. - 1970: The town of Mukaihigashi from Mitsugi DistrictMitsugi District, HiroshimaMitsugi was a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 29,682 and a density of 181.49 persons per km²...
incorporated. - March 28, 2005: The towns of MitsugiMitsugi, Hiroshimawas a town located in Mitsugi District, Hiroshima, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Mitsugi, along with the town of Mukaishima, also from Mitsugi District, was merged into the city of Onomichi....
and MukaishimaMukaishima, Hiroshimawas a town located in Mitsugi District, Hiroshima, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Mukaishima, along with the town of Mitsugi, also from Mitsugi District, was merged into the city of Onomichi....
from Mitsugi DistrictMitsugi District, HiroshimaMitsugi was a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 29,682 and a density of 181.49 persons per km²...
merged into Onomichi. - January 10, 2006: InnoshimaInnoshima, Hiroshimawas a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.On January 10, 2006 Innoshima, along with the town of Setoda, from Toyota District, was merged into the expanded city of Onomichi....
and SetodaSetoda, Hiroshimawas a town located in Toyota District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.On January 10, 2006 Setoda, along with the city of Innoshima, was merged into the expanded city of Onomichi....
from Toyota District merged into Onomichi.
Tourism
The city is known for its many temples such as the BuddhistBuddhism in Japan
The history of Buddhism in Japan can be roughly divided into three periods, namely the Nara period , the Heian period and the post-Heian period . Each period saw the introduction of new doctrines and upheavals in existing schools...
Senkō-ji Temple
Senko-ji (Onomichi)
is a historic Japanese temple in Senko-ji Park in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan.-Overview:Senko-ji was founded in the year 806, the 1st year of the Daidō era.Senko-ji is the 10th site of the Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage....
(founded in the 9th century), has a shipbuilding yard and a motor factory. It offers a steamship service to ports of northern Shikoku
Shikoku
is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshū and east of the island of Kyūshū. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima , Iyo-shima , and Futana-shima...
and islands in the Inland Sea.
Temples
- Senkō-jiSenko-ji (Onomichi)is a historic Japanese temple in Senko-ji Park in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan.-Overview:Senko-ji was founded in the year 806, the 1st year of the Daidō era.Senko-ji is the 10th site of the Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage....
- Chūgoku 33 Kannon PilgrimageChugoku 33 Kannon PilgrimageThe is one of a number of traditional Buddhist pilgrimage routes in Japan. The route includes 33 sites sacred to the boddhisattva Kannon, across the Chūgoku region...
No. 10 - Kōmyō-ji
- Tennen-ji
- Jōdo-ji - Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage No. 9
- Saigō-ji
- Saigoku-ji - Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage
- Kongō-ji
- Kōsan-jiKōsan-jiis a Hongan-ji school Jōdo Shinshū temple on the island of Ikuchijima in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Founded by the industrialist Koso Kōsanji in 1936 in honour of his deceased mother, and with an area of approximately fifty thousand square metres, many of its structures are modelled...
in Setoda, HiroshimaSetoda, Hiroshimawas a town located in Toyota District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.On January 10, 2006 Setoda, along with the city of Innoshima, was merged into the expanded city of Onomichi.... - Kōjō-ji in Setoda - Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage No.11
- Jikō-ji
- Kaifuku-ji
- Jōsen-ji
- Seijyu-in
- Jikan-ji
- Myōsen-ji
- Taisan-ji
Shrines
- Misode-tenman-gū
- Ushitora Shrine - the oldest shrineShrineA shrine is a holy or sacred place, which is dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, daemon or similar figure of awe and respect, at which they are venerated or worshipped. Shrines often contain idols, relics, or other such objects associated with the figure being venerated....
in Onomichi - Kubohachiman Shrine
Parks and gardens
- Senkoji Park on Mt. Senkoji - connected by Senkōji RopewaySenkoji RopewayThe 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...
from Onomichi StationOnomichi Stationis a train station in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:... - Senkoji Park Green Land (1965–2007)
- Bingo Regional Sports Park
- Onomichi Shimanami Baseball Stadium - NPB game held twice a year as Hiroshima Carp home game.
- Mukaishima Orchid Center
- Innoshima Flower Center
- Citrus Park Setoda
- Innoshima Ohashi Memorial Park
- Mt. Takami National Park
- Tachibana Nature Village
- The Island's Blooms - The Pyrethrum
- Hyakka Park
- Souraiken Garden
- Mitsugi Greenland
- Marine Youth Center
- Mitsugi Softball Ballpark
- Chojabara Sports Center
- Mukaishima Sports Park
- Innoshima Sports Park
- Innoshima Amenity Pool
- Kaibutsu-en Ato - The garden of the House of Tomishima (Tenmaya)
Museums
- Onomichi City Museum of Art
- Ikuo Hirayama Museum of Art - by named after Ikuo HirayamaIkuo Hirayama-Life and Work:Ikuo Hirayama , was a Japanese Nihonga painter. Born in Setoda-chō, Hiroshima Prefecture, he was famous in Japan for Silk Road paintings of dreamy desert landscapes in Iran, Iraq, and China.In 1952, he graduated from the Tokyo School of Art, or what is today's Tokyo National...
- Musee Nakata
- Onomichi Literature Museum
- Entsuba Memorial Museum (sculpture)
- Honinbo Shusaku Igo Memorial Museum - by named after Honinbo ShusakuHoninbo ShusakuHoninbo Shusaku was a professional Go player and is considered by many to be the greatest player of the golden age of Go in the mid-19th century.- Biography :He was nicknamed "Invincible" after he earned a perfect score for 19 straight wins in the annual castle...
- Museum of Setoda History and Folklore
- Onomichi Historical Museum
- Innoshima History Museum
- Island-Wide Art Museum
- Onomichi Motion Picture Museum
Beaches
- Shimanami Beach
- Ohamasaki Camp Site
- Setoda Sunset Beach
- Setoda B & G Marine Center
- Tachibana Beach
- Iwashijima Beach on Iwashijima Island
Hot springs
- Natural Spa Onomichi Fureai no Sato
- Mitsugi Yu Yu-Kan
- Harada-cho Yujin Hot spring
- Yoro onsen
Others
- Literature Path
- Nishiseto ExpresswayNishiseto ExpresswayThe , often called the is an expressway in Japan that connects Onomichi, Hiroshima and Imabari, Ehime, going through nine of the Geiyo Islands together, including Ōshima, Umashima, and Innoshima...
- "Shimanami Expressway" connects Onomichi and Imabari, EhimeImabari, Ehimeis a city located in Ehime, Japan. It is the second largest city in Ehime prefecture.Following a recent merger, the city has an estimated population of 172,384 and density of 410.87 persons per km². The total area is .-Transportation:... - Innoshima Suigon Skyline
- Kaneyoshi Bus Stop
- Statue of Fumiko HayashiFumiko Hayashi (author)was a Japanese novelist and poet.When Hayashi was seven, her mother ran away with a manager of her common-law husband's store, and afterwards the three worked in Kyūshū as itinerant merchants...
- Onomichi City Library
- Tsureshio Stone Monuments
- Shimanami Koryu-kan - "Teatro Shell-rune"
- Bel Canto Hall
- Crossroad Mitsugi
Festivals
- Onomichi Minato Matsuri - the PortPortA port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
Festival - April - Onomichi Sumiyoshi HanabiFireworksFireworks are a class of explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. The most common use of a firework is as part of a fireworks display. A fireworks event is a display of the effects produced by firework devices...
Matsuri - FireworksFireworksFireworks are a class of explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. The most common use of a firework is as part of a fireworks display. A fireworks event is a display of the effects produced by firework devices...
- the last Sunday of July - Innoshima Suigun Matsuri - at Suigun Castle - August
- Onomichi Betcha Matsuri - November 1–3
Shipbuilding
- Utsumi Zosen
- Mukaishima Dock
- Onomichi Dockyard
- Universal Shipbuilding Onomichi dock
- Hitachi Zosen Corporation Onomichi dock
- JFE Shoji Trade Shipbuilding
Crime and safety
The Kyodo-kaiKyodo-kai
The is a yakuza group based in Hiroshima, Japan. The Kyodo-kai is a designated yakuza group with an estimated 180 active members and 300 semi-active members, and is the second largest yakuza group in the Chugoku region after the Kyosei-kai.-History:...
yakuza
Yakuza
, also known as , are members of traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan. The Japanese police, and media by request of the police, call them bōryokudan , literally "violence group", while the yakuza call themselves "ninkyō dantai" , "chivalrous organizations". The yakuza are notoriously...
syndicate is based in Onomichi. The Kyodo-kai is the second largest yakuza group in the Chugoku region after the Hiroshima-based Kyosei-kai
Kyosei-kai
The is a yakuza group based in Hiroshima, Japan, with an estimated 280 active members and 470 semi-active members. The Kyosei-kai is the largest yakuza organization in the Chugoku region.-History:...
.
Onomichi in media
The city is featured in the classic Japanese film Tokyo Story. It is the setting for the fantasy 2005 animeAnime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series Kamichu!
Kamichu
is a Japanese anime television series, strongly influenced by the Shinto religion, that follows the adventures of teenage goddess Yurie Hitotsubashi and her friends. The title is short for . The series was created by , which is the joint pen name of Tomonori Ochikoshi, Koji Masunari, and Hideyuki...
which faithfully depicts many of the city's features and landmarks. It is also the setting of the romantic manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
Pastel
Pastel (manga)
is a shōnen manga by Toshihiko Kobayashi and published in the U.S. by Del Rey Manga. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine, then moved to Magazine Special in 2003. From chapter 50 and onwards, it is in monthly magazine format...
by Toshihiko Kobayashi.
Books
- A Dark Night's PassingA Dark Night's PassingA Dark Night's Passing is the only full-length novel by Japanese writer Shiga Naoya. It was written in serialized form and published in Kaizo in between 1921 and 1937...
(1921) by Naoya Shiga - Horoki (1930) by Fumiko HayashiFumiko Hayashi (author)was a Japanese novelist and poet.When Hayashi was seven, her mother ran away with a manager of her common-law husband's store, and afterwards the three worked in Kyūshū as itinerant merchants...
- Akumyo (1961) by Toko Kon
Films
- Tokyo StoryTokyo Storyis a 1953 Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. It tells the story of an aging couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their grown children. The film contrasts the behavior of their biological children, who are too busy to pay them much attention, and their daughter-in-law, who treats them with...
by Yasujirō OzuYasujiro Ozuwas a prominent Japanese film director and script writer. He is known for his distinctive technical style, developed during the silent era. Marriage and family, especially the relationships between the generations, are among the most persistent themes in his body of work...
(1953) - Films by Kaneto ShindōKaneto Shindo, Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His best known films include Children of Hiroshima, The Naked Island, Onibaba, Kuroneko and A Last Note.Shindō has often made films dealing with Hiroshima or the atomic bomb...
- Kanashimi wa onna dakeni (1958)
- The Naked IslandThe Naked IslandThe Naked Island is a 1960 art film directed by Kaneto Shindō. The film was made in black and white, and is notable for having no spoken dialogue.-Plot synopsis:...
(1960)
- Akumyo series by Tokuzo Tanaka, Kazuo MoriKazuo Moriwas a Japanese film director. He directed films from 1930s to 1970s.- Filmography :Kazuo Mori directed 131 films:* * Fighting Fire Fighter...
, Kimiyoshi YasudaKimiyoshi Yasuda, was a Japanese film director. He directed films from 1950s to 1970s. He directed few films sbout Zatoichi.- Filmography :* The Young Swordsman...
, Masahiro MakinoMasahiro Makinowas a Japanese film director of more than 260 films, primarily in the chanbara and yakuza genres. His real name was Masatada , but he took the stage name Masahiro, the kanji for which he changed multiple times .-Career:...
, Yasuzo MasumuraYasuzo Masumurawas a Japanese film director.Masumura was born in Kōfu on Honshū. After dropping out of a law course at the University of Tokyo he worked as an assistant director at the Daiei studio, later returning to university to study philosophy; he graduated in 1949...
, Seiji Izumi (1961–2001) - Nikui an-chikushô by Koreyoshi KuraharaKoreyoshi Kuraharawas a Japanese screenwriter and director. He is perhaps best known for directing Antarctica , which won several awards and was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival...
(1962) - Three Onomichi stories by Nobuhiko ObayashiNobuhiko Obayashiis a Japanese director, screenwriter and editor of films and television advertisements who is well known for his surreal visual style. He began his career as a pioneering figure in Japanese experimental film during the 1960s before transitioning to directing more mainstream works such as television...
- Exchange StudentsTenkōseiis a 1982 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi. It is also known by the alternate English titles Exchange Students and I Are You, You Am Me.-Awards:4th Yokohama Film Festival*Won: Best Film...
(1982) - The Little Girl Who Conquered TimeToki o Kakeru Shojo (1983 film)is a 1983 Japanese science fiction film directed and edited by Nobuhiko Obayashi, written by Wataru Kenmotsu, and starring idol Tomoyo Harada in her first film...
(1983) - Lonely HeartLonely Heartis a 1985 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi.-External links:* at the Japanese Movie Database...
(1985)
- Exchange Students
- New three Onomichi stories by Nobuhiko
- Chizuko's Younger SisterChizuko's Younger Sisteria a 1991 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi....
(1991) - Goodbye for Tomorrow (1995)
- One Summer's Day (1999)
- Chizuko's Younger Sister
- Other films by Nobuhiko
- His Motorbike, Her IslandHis Motorbike, Her Islandis a 1986 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi.-Awards:8th Yokohama Film Festival*Won: Best Supporting Actress - Noriko Watanabe*Won: Best Newcomer - Kiwako Harada*3rd Best Film...
(1986) - Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986)
- The Stupid Teacher (1998)
- His Motorbike, Her Island
- Yamato by Junya SatoJunya Satois a Japanese film director.-Career:Born in Tokyo, Sato graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1956 with a degree in French literature. He joined the Toei studio and worked as an assistant to such directors as Tadashi Imai and Miyoji Ieki. He debuted as a director in 1963 with Rikugun zangyaku...
(2005)
Manga
- Hikaru no GoHikaru no Gois a manga series, a coming of age story based on the board game Go written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata with an anime adaptation. The production of the series' Go games was supervised by Go professional Yukari Umezawa...
(1998–2003) - ParallelParallel (manga)is a Japanese shōnen manga by Toshihiko Kobayashi. It tells the story of two high school students, Shinnosuke Nekota and Sakura Hoshino, who are forced to live together in the same house when their parents become unofficially engaged and leave the country for their work...
(2000–2002) - PastelPastel (manga)is a shōnen manga by Toshihiko Kobayashi and published in the U.S. by Del Rey Manga. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine, then moved to Magazine Special in 2003. From chapter 50 and onwards, it is in monthly magazine format...
(2002-)
Authors/artists
- Kiyotaka HaimuraKiyotaka Haimurais a Japanese game character designer and manga style artist best known for his work on the Toaru Majutsu no Index.- Character design :*Hotel ergriffen *Kokyu Shohu *Minato Genso...
- Ikuo HirayamaIkuo Hirayama-Life and Work:Ikuo Hirayama , was a Japanese Nihonga painter. Born in Setoda-chō, Hiroshima Prefecture, he was famous in Japan for Silk Road paintings of dreamy desert landscapes in Iran, Iraq, and China.In 1952, he graduated from the Tokyo School of Art, or what is today's Tokyo National...
- Kaiji KawaguchiKaiji Kawaguchiis a Japanese manga author whose works include Eagle and Zipang. Generally, his stories involve Japan and examine the moral choices that people make in extreme situations. He received the Kodansha Manga Award three times, for Actor in 1987, for The Silent Service in 1990, and for Zipang in 2002...
- Nobuhiko ObayashiNobuhiko Obayashiis a Japanese director, screenwriter and editor of films and television advertisements who is well known for his surreal visual style. He began his career as a pioneering figure in Japanese experimental film during the 1960s before transitioning to directing more mainstream works such as television...
- Genichiro Takahashi
Sister cities
Onomichi has Sister City relationships with: Imabari, EhimeImabari, Ehime
is a city located in Ehime, Japan. It is the second largest city in Ehime prefecture.Following a recent merger, the city has an estimated population of 172,384 and density of 410.87 persons per km². The total area is .-Transportation:...
, Japan Higashiizumo, Shimane
Higashiizumo, Shimane
was a town located in Yatsuka District, Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 13,817 and a density of 324.04 persons per km². The total area was 42.64 km²....
, Japan Chongqing
Chongqing
Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...
, China Honfleur
Honfleur
Honfleur is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine across from le Havre and very close to the exit of the Pont de Normandie...
, France