20140831-20140907 Japan : Hiroshima-ken Onomichi-shi 広島県尾道市 - Onomichi City 尾道市


All the digital photos were taken with Canon EOS 5D Mk.II with EF 24-105 F4 L IS USM lens,
5616 x 3744 Fine Mode, scaled down to 786 x 524 for internet access, and 282 x 188 for thumbnails.
Please click on the thumbnail images to see the larger version.
 
Onomichi City 尾道市
Onomichi-shi 尾道市 is a city in Hiroshima-ken 広島県, and is famous for its hill side scenery and locations for several famous movies.

The nearest train station is Onomichi station 尾道駅 of JR Sanyou Honsen 山陽本線.
JR Onomichi Station 尾道駅. The castle in the background was built in 1964 Kurihara Onsen 栗原温泉, located near the train station Railroad crossing near the station
Buildings near the railroad crossing Statue of Hayashi Fumiko 林芙美子, a famous novelist who died in 1951 The shopping street near the station
Onomichi Enomachidoori 尾道絵のまち通り, a shopping street in town Signboard introducing Tsukihime Inari 築姫稲荷 Tsukihime Inari 築姫稲荷
Tsukihime Inari 築姫稲荷 and Tsukihime Shouji 築姫小路 Tsukihime Shouji 築姫小路 Onomichi Eiga Shiryoukan 尾道映画資料館
Onomichi Eiga Shiryoukan 尾道映画資料館 Monument in front of Onomichi Eiga Shiryoukan 尾道映画資料館 Posters at Onomichi Eiga Shiryoukan 尾道映画資料館
Signboard at Onomichi Eiga Shiryoukan 尾道映画資料館 Signboard at Onomichi Eiga Shiryoukan 尾道映画資料館 Footprint objet of some famous people
Footprint objet of some famous people A side street Ferry service to the nearby island
Ropeway car at the bottom of the Senkouji 千光寺 hill Ropeway car at the top of the hill Stone statues at the top of the hill
View from the top of the hill View from the top of the hill Senkouji 千光寺 at the top of the hill
Senkouji 千光寺 Senkouji 千光寺 A challenge near Senkouji 千光寺 to climb up the rocks using the metal chains
The starting point The metal chains The completion of the first stage
Looking down the starting point from the completion of the first stage Looking up from the first stage to the second stage Looking at the challenge from the stairs near the exit
   
Looking at the challenge from the bottom of the hill