Onomichi
尾道English onlyHillside town on a narrow strait
- WhereHiroshima, Chugoku & Shikoku
- On the ground2 photos when you land
- Courses1 course passes here
- MapOpen in Google Maps ↗
From above
- Houses cover a steep hillside up to the edge of the woods.
- A narrow channel runs along the foot of the hill.
- A railway and a road follow the shoreline.
Your guide says
Houses crowd the hillside, and a narrow strait flows past at its foot.
The Onomichi Channel is only about 200 to 300 meters wide.
Fact source: Wikipedia (Japanese) · Last checked November 2026
On the ground
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