Immersive Guide Experience

An immersive audio guide experience that lets you dive deep into the history and culture of Takehara.
Set in the Takehara Historic District, which flourished during the late Edo period through salt and sake production, the Immersive Guide® “Feel the History of Takehara Through Sound: A Tour of the Former Matsuzaka Residence and Sake Brewery Exchange Hall” is now available.
Using audio MR technology, this new type of walking tour brings the lives and atmosphere of the people of that era to life through sound as you stroll through the streets.
Equipped with a smartphone provided at the facility, you will follow the audio guidance to explore the Former Matsuzaka Residence and the Fujii Sake Brewery Exchange Hall.
The tour takes about 15 to 20 minutes per facility.
Guided by sound, step through time into the story of Takehara—
please enjoy this immersive historical experience that can only be found here.

car

3 minutes by car from JR Kure Line Takehara Station
16 minutes by car from the Sanyo Expressway Kochi IC
22 minutes drive from Hiroshima Airport

walking

14-minute walk from Takehara Station on the JR Kure Line
5-minute walk from Roadside Station Takehara

Train

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

bus

80 minutes from JR Hiroshima Station by “Kaguya-hime” highway bus, then a 7-minute walk from the “Shinkobashi” bus stop