DISCOVER WEST Hiking “Walking Tour with Local Guides”

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Highlights & What to Do

The DISCOVER WEST Hiking “Walking Tour with Local Guides” is held every Saturday. No reservation or guide fee is required—local guides will be waiting for you at the meeting point.
On the Takehara Old Town Walking Course, you can enjoy the Takehara Townscape Preservation District, which features historic temples and grand residences that have even served as filming locations for TV dramas.

Access

Address

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

Access from Major Stations & Airports

See on Google Maps via the links below.

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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Pottery Studio Fudo

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Edo Soba Yusan

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Jizo-do Hall

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Details

Business Hours
Meeting time: 1:30 PM
Closed
Tours are generally held every Saturday, but any changes will be updated in the "News" section.
*Guided tours are not available during the last weekend of October due to the "Takehara Shokei-no-michi" (Path of Longing) festival.
*Guided tours are not available from December 27 to January 3 for the New Year holidays.
Price
Guide fee: Free
Parking
Michi-no-Eki Takehara (48 free spaces, 4 free large vehicle spaces)
Shinmachi Municipal Parking Lot (47 paid spaces)
Website/Socials
JR Odekake Net Website
Contact

Michi-no-Eki Takehara Tourist Information Corner

Phone Number:0846-23-5100

Notes

Dates: Saturdays from April 2025 to March 2026, departing at 1:30 PM (*Not held on October 25 due to Takehara Shokei-no-michi, or on December 27 and January 3 for the New Year holidays.)
Meeting/Dismissal Point: Michi-no-Eki Takehara
Meeting Time: 1:30 PM
Distance: Approx. 1.5 km
Duration: Approx. 2 hours

Michi-no-Eki Takehara → Taketsuru Sake Brewery (exterior) → Former Matsusaka Residence (exterior) → Saiho-ji Temple / Fumeikaku → Townscape Preservation Center → Takehara City Museum of History and Folklore → Former Residence of Rai Ichisei → Shoren-ji Temple → Sakagura Koryukan → Former Mitsumoto Residence (exterior) → Shumpukan / Fukkokan (exterior) → Michi-no-Eki Takehara
*Separate admission fees are required if you wish to enter the Former Matsusaka Residence, Takehara City Museum of History and Folklore, or Former Mitsumoto Residence (please pay on-site).

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