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Kure City / CC BY 4.0
Mitarai Historic Port Town
御手洗Hiroshima · Chugoku
A former Edo-period port on Osaki-Shimojima Island (Kure city) that thrived as a wind/tide-waiting harbor on the western shipping route. Designated a nationally Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in 1994, it retains merchant houses, a Taisho-era public bathhouse, and narrow lanes largely unchanged since reclamation-era construction.
- Best season
- Spring · Autumn
- Crowd level
- Moderate
- Rating
- 4.3· 917 reviews
- Opening hours
- Daily Open 24 hours
- Admission
- The preservation district is free to walk. The Otomeza (乙女座) former cinema charges ¥200 for adults, ¥120 high-school, ¥80 elementary/middle school.
- Nearest station
- No train; nearest hub is JR Kure Station (bus onward)
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
Open 24 hoursAdmission
- The preservation district is free to walk. The Otomeza (乙女座) former cinema charges ¥200 for adults, ¥120 high-school, ¥80 elementary/middle school.
Stored weekly hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Tags
historyislandquietphotographyoff-the-beaten-path
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