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Takehara Townscape Tour Guide

Category：
Famous Sites & Scenery
  • History & Culture
  • Tourist Information Centers
Activities
  • Craft & Cultural Activities
Area：
Central Area (Historic Townscape District & More)
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Highlights & What to Do

On this roughly 2-hour walk, a local sightseeing guide will show you around the beautiful streets in detail.
You can learn about the history and more that you wouldn’t discover by simply walking through the Preservation District, and it’s used by over 2,500 people every year.
Please book at least 3 days in advance.
One guide can accommodate up to about 20 people.

Access

Address

〒725-0022 Hiroshima prefecture (Chuugoku area)Takehara City1-1-1 Honmachi 1-chome

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Access from Major Stations & Airports

See on Google Maps via the links below.

From Takehara Station From Hiroshima Airport

car

2-minute drive from JR Takehara Station
18-minute drive from Kochi IC on the Sanyo Expressway
23 minutes by car from Hiroshima Airport

walking

A 9-minute walk from Takehara Station on the JR Kure Line

Train

130 minutes by train from JR Hiroshima Station to JR Takehara Station
50 minutes by train from JR Mihara Station to JR Takehara Station

bus

80 minutes from JR Hiroshima Station on the express bus “Kaguyahime-go”; get off at the “Michi-no-Eki Takehara” bus stop

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DISCOVER WEST Hiking “Walking Tour with Local Guides”

Michi-no-Eki Takehara (Roadside Station)

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Michi-no-Eki Takehara (Roadside Station)

Local Okonomiyaki Manhole Cover “Takehara-yaki”

8m

Local Okonomiyaki Manhole Cover “Takehara-yaki”

Roadside Station Takehara Restaurant

8m

Roadside Station Takehara Restaurant

Le*Lapin (Michi-no-Eki Takehara Restaurant)

9m

Le*Lapin (Michi-no-Eki Takehara Restaurant)

Matsuya Nijuyaki Honpo

68m

Matsuya Nijuyaki Honpo

Kanda Mochi Shop

90m

Kanda Mochi Shop

Murakami Bakery

109m

Murakami Bakery

Okashi no Sono Hakoniwa Honpo Ichikawa Kakemachi Branch

139m

Okashi no Sono Hakoniwa Honpo Ichikawa Kakemachi Branch

Kirakuken

151m

Kirakuken

Details

Business Hours
9:00–17:00
Closed
Closed: 3rd Wednesday; mornings on the 3rd of each month; August; the day of the “Shokei no Michi” event (last Sat & Sun of October); the day of the “Takehara Bamboo Festival”; year-end and New Year holidays (Dec 25–Jan 3)
*Due to extreme heat, we are closed throughout August.
Price
¥2,000 (tax included) per guide
Parking
Michi-no-Eki Takehara (Free: 48 cars, 4 buses)
Shinmachi Municipal Parking Lot (Paid: 47 cars)
Website/Socials
Reservation Tour Guide Application Form (external site) ／ Michi-no-Eki Takehara (Roadside Station)
Contact

Takehara Tourism Guide Association (inside Michi-no-Eki Takehara)

Phone Number：0846-22-7730

Fax Number：0846-22-1201

Email Address：info@michinoekitakehara.com

Notes

Tours depart from “Michi-no-Eki Takehara.”
Up to 20 people: 1 guide. For larger groups, 1 additional guide is assigned for every 20 people. The fee is ¥2,000 (tax included) per guide.
Reservations are accepted from up to 2 months before your preferred date until 2 days prior.
*If you apply for a date more than 2 months in advance, we will temporarily hold your request form and contact you once the reservation is confirmed.

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