A Kid-Centered Takehara Fun Plan

A must for rabbit lovers: the island known as “Rabbit Island.”
First, let’s go get some bunny therapy!
About 15 minutes by boat from Tadanoumi Port in Takehara City. This small island, about 4 km around, was once home to a poison gas factory and was called “the island erased from maps.” Now designated as a national park, it’s known for being home to around 500–600 rabbits, and visitors from Japan and abroad come to relax and unwind.
On the island you’ll find facilities such as Kyukamura Okunoshima, where you can enjoy stays, hot springs, and local food, as well as the Poison Gas Museum and the Okunoshima Visitor Center. At Kyukamura Okunoshima, you can also enjoy camping, cycling, tennis, fishing, and more, and in summer the swimming beach and outdoor pool open too.
It’s an island where you can spend a laid-back time, soothed by rabbits amid the beautiful nature of the Seto Inland Sea.
For details, see Okunoshima (Rabbit Island).

~ A Request ~
Vegetable leftovers and a lot of trash are being left on the island. To protect the environment and the rabbits, please take your waste home with you. Thank you for your cooperation.

How about picking up a souvenir to remember Rabbit Island?
The gateway to Rabbit Island. With a stylish black-themed exterior, the shop sells rabbit goods such as original mugs. The additive-free soft-serve ice cream you can enjoy here is outstanding.

Grab some tasty bread and head to the park!
(No parking)
Opened in 2016! The white-themed interior is full of the female owner’s attention to detail. They offer bread made with additive-free dough, using Japanese wheat along with natural yeast and fresh yeast. Gentle on the body and fluffy-soft, it’s a big hit—safe and enjoyable for everyone from kids to seniors! Their homemade custard cream bread, with its moist texture, is especially popular.

Known for its fluffy, soft dough. It’s near Tadanoumi Port, so it’s perfect while you wait for the boat.

Wide lawns and fun playground equipment!
A park that both adults and kids can enjoy!
At the Bamboo House and the gym reception, you can
buy nostalgic bamboo toys.
This is Takehara City’s general sports park, themed around “bamboo,” the city tree of Takehara.
The Bamboo House consists of an exhibition room, craft workshop, and Japanese-style room (tea room). In addition to hands-on learning about bamboo ecology, it also features a bamboo-based sound instrument resembling a pipe organ.
Along the ridge in the wooded area, there are walking paths connecting the facilities, where you can take a leisurely stroll and enjoy forest bathing.
Stop by the sea-view and mountain-view observation decks set at scenic points, take a break, and you’ll feel refreshed.
The park has about 20 varieties and around 1,300 cherry trees, and you can enjoy cherry blossoms from mid-March to late April.
With sports facilities such as a multipurpose ground and gym, a lawn plaza, and large play equipment for children, it’s used by a wide range of people from kids to seniors.

《Request》
*Please refrain from walking pets anywhere in the park, including the parking areas.
Thank you for your cooperation. For dog walking, please use the park’s “dog run.”
*The “dog run” can be used after registering at the gym office.

This is the place to buy Takehara souvenirs!
You can also eat here!
Takehara City is a nature-rich town facing the Seto Inland Sea in the south-central part of Hiroshima Prefecture.
“Michi-no-Eki Takehara” is located at the gateway to the “Historic Preservation District,” which retains a historic townscape, and in the center of the city. It sells Takehara specialties, local sake, bamboo crafts, and more.
It also has road and tourist information corners, plus a community exchange space♪

When visiting the Historic Preservation District, please use the free parking at “Michi-no-Eki Takehara.”