SETOUCHI and SHIKOKU ROUTE Model Course 9 SCHEDULE Transport / Accommodation： Shinkansen JR limited express Bus Sightseeing Boat/Ferry Walk Hotel Day Time T / A Details 9:00 Hiroshima area *Departs from Delhi Airport to Kansai Peace Memorial Park 5（ Atomic Bomb SETOUCHI ROUTE 1 Airport via Hong Kong Dome, Hiroshima Peace Memorial A seven-day tour to enjoy Setouchi and Shikoku's 13:30 Kansai Airport ⇒ About 2 .5 hrs ⇒ Naruto Museum） world renowned picturesque scenery and 12:20 Hiroshima World Heritage Sea Route Peace 16:00 View Naruto whirlpools 1 off-the-beaten-track spots as well as historic Memorial Park ⇒ About 45 min . ⇒ Miyajima （Whirlpool Sightseeing Cruise or and cultural treasures. 13:00 Miyajima area 2 Onaruto Bridge Uzu-no-michi, Walkway） Itsukushima-jinja Shrine 6 Stroll along 17:15 Naruto ⇒ About 1 hr/Approx . 75 km ⇒ the approach to the shrine Takamatsu 5 *Option: Miyajima Water Fireworks Festival 18:30 Accommodation in Takamatsu （usually held in mid-August）, Stroll around HIGHLIGHTS 8:00 Takamatsu ⇒ About 1 hr 50 min ./Approx . the Momijidani Park in autumn . 80 km ⇒ Iya 16:10 Miyajima Pier ⇒ About 10 min . ⇒ ● View the beautiful sights of one of the world's few calm inland seas, the Seto Inland Sea and Japan's unexplored“Iya”. 10:00 Oboke and Iya area 2 Miyajimaguchi Pier ● Visit historical heritage sites and buildings such as the Itsukushima-jinja shrine and the Dogo-onsen. Iya Kazura Bridge, Biwa Waterfall and 16:30 Miyajimaguchi ⇒ About 45 min ./Approx . 20 ● This tour includes the important highlights of Hiroshima such as the Atomic Bomb Dome and Peace Memorial Park. Manneken Pis km ⇒ Hiroshima city centre ● Explore the Himeji Castle, which is the first Japanese cultural artifact to become a World Heritage site and listed among Japan's 13:00 Sightseeing on an Oboke pleasure cruise 17:30 Accommodation in Hiroshima National Treasures. 14:00 Oboke ⇒ About 2 hrs/Approx . 135 km ⇒ 3 8:00 Hiroshima ⇒ About 2 hrs/Approx . 160 km Dogo-onsen ⇒ Okayama 16:00 Matsuyama and Dogo-onsen 3 ROUTE MAP 10:00 Okayama area Check in at Dogo-onsen ryokan and stroll Fruit picking 7（Peach: July – August, around Dogo-onsen town in a yukata Grape: late-August – mid-October . robe, experience a foot bath Strawberry snacks in Winter） * Option: Ride Botchan Train from Dogo- 6 12:00 Okayama ⇒ About 1 hr 30 min ./Approx . 95 onsen to Matsuyama city centre km ⇒ Himeji 9:00 Matsuyama ⇒ About 1 hrs/Approx . 50 km 13:30 Himeji area ⇒ Imabari Himeji Castle 8 , Stroll around Himeji Castle 10:30 Imabari / Setouchi area 17:00 Accommodation in Himeji Towel Museum ICHIHIRO 4 4 14:00 Enjoy the view of Kurushima-Kaikyo 9:30 Himeji ⇒ About 2 hrs 20 min ./Approx . 140 7 Bridges from Itoyama Park km ⇒ Kansai Airport Cross Shimanami Kaido ⇒ About 2 hrs/ Approx . 145 km ⇒ Hiroshima 17:00 Accommodation in Hiroshima 1 Naruto Whirlpools 2 Oboke and Iya area 5 Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park 6 Itsukushima-jinja Shrine Numbered among the three Iya valley is a V-shaped, deep- Located in the central part of This is a shrine consisting of a greatest tides in the world, these cut valley known as one of Japan's Hiroshima City, this beautiful park vermillion torii or front guard whirlpools appear in the Naruto untouched lands. Oboke is a surrounded by a river and green frame and a gorgeous shrine Strait, which runs between Awaji ravine formed by water erosion spaces is a place that passes on floating on the blue sea, which Island and Tokushima Prefecture through metamorphic rock and the tragedy of the Atomic Bomb is also known as a symbol of in Shikoku. It is also famous for you can enjoy a rafting experience and the importance of world peace Japanese tourism. Miyajima, built being the subject of a painting by full of thrills. Both are stained in for generations. There are many （c） Hiroshima Convention & Visitors Bureau by the shrine, is called one of the the renowned Japanese ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Hiroshige. beautiful red and gold in the autumn. spots that you cannot miss including the Atomic Bomb Dome “three most beautiful sceneries of Japan” and is registered as and the Peace Memorial Museum. a World Heritage Site. 3 Dogo-onsen 4 Towel Museum ICHIHIRO 7 Fruit Picking 8 Himeji Castle The oldest onsen in Japan with A museum with the theme of Okayama prefecture is so well The castle is a national treasure over 3000 years of history.“Dogo- “Imabari Towel” in Imabari City known for fruit production that it and was the first World Heritage onsen Honkan”, the landmark which is the biggest production is called the“Fruits Kingdom”. Site to be listed in Japan. With its of Dogo-onsen, is a three- site of towels in Japan. You can In particular the peaches and wide white walls, it rises tall, like storied wooden building which enjoy a tour to see the process of grapes are exceptionally delicious a white heron dancing in the sky, is designated as an important towel manufacturing and towel and you can enjoy fruit picking and its beautiful architecture best cultural asset of Japan. art. in many orchards throughout the displays the unique structure of prefecture. Japanese castles. 24 The Best of JAPAN 25 © 2017 March by Japan National Tourism Organization. All rights reserved. © 2017 March by Japan National Tourism Organization. All rights reserved..