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Hiroshima Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama ...
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, facing the
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. The city was founded on April 1, 1898. As of April 30, 2016, the city has an estimated
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of 141,811 and a
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of 497.8 persons per km2. The total area is 284.85 km2. It is well known for being featured in the 1953 film ''
Tokyo Story is a 1953 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu and starring Chishū Ryū and Chieko Higashiyama about an aging couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their grown children. Upon release, it did not immediately gain international recogniti ...
'', the 1960 film '' The Naked Island'', and the 2016 video game '' Yakuza 6: The Song of Life''.


History

* 1168: The city's port opened and for the next 500 years served as a rice shipment center and port for all trades with foreign countries. Its commercial significance somewhat wavered during the Tokugawa period. * 1898: Onomichi Town in Mitsugi District becomes the second city in
Hiroshima Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama ...
. * 1935: The RMS ''Adriatic'' was scrapped in Onomichi. * 1937: The
town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...
of Kurihara and the
village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
of Yoshiwa, both in Mitsugi District incorporated. * 1939: The village of Sanba from Numakuma District incorporated. * 1951: The village of Fukada from Mitsugi District incorporated. * 1954: Three villages from Mitsugi District incorporated. * 1955: Three villages from Numakuma District incorporated. * 1957: The village of Urasaki from Numakuma District incorporated. * 1970: The town of Mukaihigashi from Mitsugi District incorporated. * March 28, 2005: The towns of Mitsugi and Mukaishima (both from Mitsugi District) were merged into Onomichi. * January 10, 2006: The towns of
Innoshima is an island and former city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The island is located within the Geiyo Islands of the Seto Inland Sea. The city was founded on May 1, 1953. , the city had an estimated population of 27,465 and a population density ...
and Setoda (both from Toyota District) were merged into Onomichi.


Geography


Climate

Onomichi has a
humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...
(
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''Cfa'') characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Onomichi is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Onomichi was on 5 August 2021; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 26 February 1981.


Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Onomichi in 2020 is 131,170 people. Onomichi has been conducting censuses since 1960.


Tourism

The city is known for its many temples such as the
Buddhist Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...
Senkō-ji Temple (founded in the 9th century), has a shipbuilding yard and a motor factory. It offers a
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service to ports of northern Shikoku and islands in the Inland Sea.


Temples

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Senkō-ji Senkō-ji (全興寺) is a Buddhist temple in Hirano-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. See also *Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Osaka Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Osaka(おおさか十三仏霊場, ''Osaka jūsan butsu reijō'')are a group of 13 Bu ...
Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage The is one of a number of traditional Buddhist pilgrimage routes in Japan. The route includes 33 sites sacred to the boddhisattva Kannon, across the Chūgoku region ( Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Shimane and Tottori prefectures). The 33 Kanno ...
No. 10 * Kōmyō-ji * Tennei-ji * Jōdo-ji – Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage No. 9 * Saigō-ji * Saikoku-ji – Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage *
Kongō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan. It is the head temple of the Shingon Omuro sect. and also known under its mountain-name as . It is the 7th temple on the and is notable for the large number of designated cultural propert ...
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Kōsan-ji is a Hongan-ji school Jōdo Shinshū temple on the island of Ikuchijima in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Founded by the industrialist Koso Kōsanji in 1936 in honour of his deceased mother, and with an area of approximately fifty t ...
in
Setoda, Hiroshima was a town located in Toyota District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 9,310 and a density of 284.19 persons per km². The total area was 32.76 km². On January 10, 2006, Setoda, along w ...
* Kōjō-ji in Setoda – Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage No.11 *
Jikō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture belonging to the Seizan Zenrin-ji of Jōdo-shū Buddhism. Its principal image is a seated image of Amida Nyōrai. The temple houses a National Treasure, an 1153 Heian Period hanging scroll ...
* Kaifuku-ji * Jōsen-ji * Syōjyu-in * Jikan-ji * Myōsen-ji * Taisan-ji


Shrines

* Misode-tenman-gū * Ushitora Shrine – the oldest
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in Onomichi * Kubohachiman Shrine


Castles

* Innoshima Suigun Castle * Onomichi Castle *
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Bansho Ato


Parks and gardens

* Senkoji Park
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Bansho Ato


Parks and gardens

* Senkoji Park on Mt. Senkoji – connected by Senkōji Ropeway from Onomichi Station * Senkoji Park Green Land (1965–2007) * Bingo Regional Sports Park ** Onomichi Shimanami Baseball Stadium – Nippon Professional Baseball, NPB game held twice a year as Hiroshima Carp home game. * Mukaishima Orchid Center *
Innoshima Flower Center is an island and former city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The island is located within the Geiyo Islands of the Seto Inland Sea. The city was founded on May 1, 1953. , the city had an estimated population of 27,465 and a population densit ...
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Citrus Park Setoda ''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering plant, flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as Orange (fruit), oranges, Lemon, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and lim ...
* Innoshima Ohashi Memorial Park * Mt. Takami National Park *
Tachibana Nature Village The term has at least two different meanings, and has been used in several contexts. People * – a clan of ''kuge'' (court nobles) prominent in the Nara and Heian periods (710–1185) * – a clan of ''daimyō'' (feudal lords) prominent in the Mu ...
* The Island's Blooms – The Pyrethrum * Hyakka Park * Souraiken Garden *
Mitsugi Greenland Mitsugi (written: 貢, 女貢, 貢宜) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * (1916–1988), Japanese photographer * (1926–1999), Japanese glassblower * (born 1937), Japanese aikidoka Mitsugi (written: 三 ...
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Marine Youth Center Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean. Marine or marines may refer to: Ocean * Maritime (disambiguation) * Marine art * Marine biology * Marine debris * Marine habitats * Marine life * Marine pollution Military * ...
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Mitsugi Softball Ballpark Mitsugi (written: 貢, 女貢, 貢宜) is a masculine Japanese given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and d ...
* Chojabara Sports Center * Mukaishima Sports Park *
Innoshima Sports Park is an island and former city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The island is located within the Geiyo Islands of the Seto Inland Sea. The city was founded on May 1, 1953. , the city had an estimated population of 27,465 and a population density o ...
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Innoshima Amenity Pool is an island and former city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The island is located within the Geiyo Islands of the Seto Inland Sea. The city was founded on May 1, 1953. , the city had an estimated population of 27,465 and a population density o ...
* Kaibutsu-en Ato (The remains of Kaibutsu-en) – The garden of the
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( Tenmaya)


Museums

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Onomichi City Museum of Art opened in Senkō-ji Park in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1980. The Museum reopened to a design by Tadao Ando in 2003. The collection includes works by and . The museum has become notable on the Internet for being visited on a re ...
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Ikuo Hirayama Museum of Art Ikuo (written: 郁夫, 育夫, 征夫 or 幾雄) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, member of Aum Shinrikyo *, Japanese painter *, Japanese politician *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer and mana ...
– by named after
Ikuo Hirayama Ikuo Hirayama (''Hirayama Ikuo'' 平山 郁夫; 15 June 1930 – 2 December 2009), was a Japanese Nihonga painter and educator. Born in Setoda-chō, Hiroshima Prefecture, he was famous in Japan for Silk Road paintings of dreamy desert landscap ...
* Musee Nakata *
Onomichi Literature Museum is a Cities of Japan, city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, facing the Seto Inland Sea, Inland Sea. The city was founded on April 1, 1898. As of April 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 141,811 and a population density of 49 ...
* Entsuba Katsuzo Sculpture Museum *
Honinbo Shusaku Igo Memorial Museum In the history of Go in Japan, the four Go houses were four major schools of Go instituted, supported, and controlled by the state, at the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate. (There were also many minor houses.) At roughly the same time shogi w ...
– by named after Honinbo Shusaku *
Museum of Setoda History and Folklore A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make thes ...
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Onomichi Historical Museum is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, facing the Inland Sea. The city was founded on April 1, 1898. As of April 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 141,811 and a population density of 497.8 persons per km2. The total are ...
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Innoshima History Museum is an island and former city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The island is located within the Geiyo Islands of the Seto Inland Sea. The city was founded on May 1, 1953. , the city had an estimated population of 27,465 and a population density o ...
* Island-Wide Art Museum *
Onomichi Motion Picture Museum is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, facing the Inland Sea. The city was founded on April 1, 1898. As of April 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 141,811 and a population density of 497.8 persons per km2. The total are ...


Beaches

* Shimanami Beach * Ohamasaki Camp Site * Setoda Sunset Beach * Setoda B & G Marine Center * Tachibana Beach * Iwashijima Beach on Iwashijima Island


Hot springs

* Natural Spa Onomichi Fureai no Sato * Mitsugi Yu Yu-Kan * Harada-cho Yujin Hot spring * Yoro onsen


Others

* Literature Path *
Nishiseto Expressway The , often called the is an expressway in Japan that connects Onomichi, Hiroshima and Imabari, Ehime, going through nine of the Geiyo Islands, including Ōshima, Ōmishima, and Innoshima. The road and multiple bridges crossing across the Set ...
– "Shimanami Expressway" connects Onomichi and Imabari, Ehime * Innoshima Suigun Skyline *
Kaneyoshi Bus Stop Kaneyoshi (written: 兼良, 兼吉, 銀芳, 金義 or かねよし in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * (1402–1481), Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese manga artist * (1939–2007), Japanese yakuz ...
* Statue of Fumiko Hayashi * Onomichi City Library * Tsureshio Stone Monuments * Shimanami Koryu-kan – "Teatro Shell-rune" *
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Crossroad Mitsugi Crossroads, crossroad, cross road or similar may refer to: * Crossroads (junction), where four roads meet Film and television Films * ''Crossroads'' (1928 film), a 1928 Japanese film by Teinosuke Kinugasa * ''Cross Roads'' (film), a 1930 Brit ...


Festivals

* Onomichi Minato
Matsuri Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan. Many festivals have their roots in Traditional Chinese holidays, traditional Chinese festivals, but have undergone extensive changes over time ...
– the
Port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...
Festival – April * Onomichi Sumiyoshi Hanabi Matsuri –
Fireworks Fireworks are a class of Explosive, low explosive Pyrotechnics, pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. They are most commonly used in fireworks displays (also called a fireworks show or pyrotechnics), combining a l ...
– the last Sunday of July * Innoshima Suigun Matsuri – at Suigun Castle – August *
Onomichi Betcha Matsuri is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, facing the Inland Sea. The city was founded on April 1, 1898. As of April 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 141,811 and a population density of 497.8 persons per km2. The total are ...
– November 1–3


Economy


Manufacturing


Shipbuildinghttps://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/kaijitoshi/pdf_e/e9.pdf

* Naikai Shipbuilding * Mukaishima Dock *
Onomichi Dockyard is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, facing the Inland Sea. The city was founded on April 1, 1898. As of April 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 141,811 and a population density of 497.8 persons per km2. The total ...
*
Universal Shipbuilding (informally JMU) is a Japanese ship building marine engineering and service company headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. It's Japan’s second largest shipbuilder after Imabari Shipbuilding, with shipyard facilities in Kure, Hiroshima, Yokohama, ...
Onomichi dock * Hitachi Zosen Corporation Onomichi dock *
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Shipbuilding * Tsuneishi Shipbuilding


Metalworking

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Onomichi plant


Chemistry

*
Nitto Denko is a Japanese company that produces tapes, vinyl, LCDs, insulation, and several other products. It was founded in Osaki, Tokyo in 1918 to produce electrical insulation and it survived World War II, despite the destruction of its central offices ...
Onomichi plant *
Yokohama Rubber Company is a tire company based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded and began on October 13, 1917, in a joint venture between Yokohama Cable Manufacturing and B.F. Goodrich. In 1969, the company expanded to the United States as Yokohama Tire C ...
Onomichi plant


Agriculture

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Mikan ''Citrus unshiu'' is a semi-seedless and easy-peeling citrus species, also known as miyagawa mandarin, unshu mikan, cold hardy mandarin, satsuma mandarin, satsuma orange, naartjie, and tangerine. ''Citrus unshiu'' was named after Unshu (Wenzho ...
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Grape A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus ''Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters. The cultivation of grapes began perhaps 8,000 years ago, ...
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Juncus effusus ''Juncus effusus'', with the common names common rush or soft rush, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant species in the rush family Juncaceae. In North America, the common name soft rush also refers to '' Juncus interior''. Distribution ' ...
, Scallion


Fishery

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Kamaboko is a type of cured , a processed seafood product common in Japanese cuisine. is made by forming various pureed deboned white fish with either natural or man-made additives and flavorings into distinctive loaves, which are then steamed u ...
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Stockfish Stockfish is unsalted fish, especially cod, dried by cold air and wind on wooden racks (which are called "hjell" in Norway) on the foreshore. The drying of food is the world's oldest known preservation method, and dried fish has a storage lif ...
,
Tsukudani is small seafood, meat or seaweed that has been simmered in soy sauce and mirin. As a flavorful accompaniment to plain rice, tsukudani is made salty enough to not go bad, allowing high osmotic pressure to preserve the ingredients from microbial ...


Media

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Onomichi FM Onomichi FM (JOZZ8AF-FM 79.4 MHz) is a Japanese community FM radio station in Onomichi is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, facing the Inland Sea. The city was founded on April 1, 1898. As of April 30, 2016, the city has an ...
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Onomichi Cable Television is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, facing the Inland Sea. The city was founded on April 1, 1898. As of April 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 141,811 and a population density of 497.8 persons per km2. The total are ...


Bookselling

* Keibunsha


Crime and safety

The
Kyodo-kai The is a yakuza group based in Hiroshima, Japan. The Kyodo-kai is a designated yakuza group with an estimated 80 active members.
yakuza syndicate is based in Onomichi."2010 Police White Paper Chapter 2 : Furtherance of Organized Crime Countermeasures"
2010, '' National Police Agency''
The Kyodo-kai is the second largest yakuza group in the Chugoku region after the
Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui h ...
-based
Kyosei-kai The is a yakuza group based in Hiroshima, Japan. History The Kyosei-kai was formed in May 1964 from seven yakuza clans united by bakuto Tatsuo Yamamura."The Second Kyodo-kai"
20 February 2008, ''Matsue Joho Center''


In popular culture

The city is featured in the Japanese film ''
Tokyo Story is a 1953 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu and starring Chishū Ryū and Chieko Higashiyama about an aging couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their grown children. Upon release, it did not immediately gain international recogniti ...
'' (1953) directed by Yasujirō Ozu. It is the setting for the fantasy 2005
anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
series ''
Kamichu! is a Japanese anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. How ...
'' which faithfully depicts many of the city's features and landmarks. Events of the '' Blue Drop'' series also happen in this city. It is also the setting of the romantic
manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
''
Pastel A pastel () is an art medium in a variety of forms including a stick, a square a pebble or a pan of color; though other forms are possible; they consist of powdered pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are similar to those use ...
'' by Toshihiko Kobayashi. The video game '' Yakuza 6: The Song of Life'' heavily features Onomichi as an in-game location, and its fictional mascot, Ono Michio.


Books

* ''
A Dark Night's Passing is the only full-length novel by Japanese writer Naoya Shiga. It was published in serialised form in the magazine ''Kaizō'' between 1921 and 1937. The story follows the life of a wealthy, young Japanese writer in the early 1900s, who seeks to ...
'' (1921) by
Naoya Shiga was a Japanese writer active during the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan, whose work was distinguished by its lucid, straightforward style and strong autobiographical overtones. Early life Shiga was born in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, ...
* ''Diary of a Vagabond'' (1930) by Fumiko Hayashi * ''
The Accordion and the Fish Town is an autobiographical short story by Japanese writer Fumiko Hayashi first published in 1931. It follows a fourteen-year-old girl, Masako, the daughter of a poor itinerant merchant who settles with his family in the town of Onomichi, Hiroshima ...
'' (1931) by Fumiko Hayashi * ''
Akumyō The series consists of seventeen yakuza films based on the novel by Tōkō Kon. starring Shintaro Katsu and Jiro Tamiya, produced between 1960 and 1974. Films Shintaro Katsu series * (1961) directed by Tokuzō Tanaka  * (1961) directed by T ...
'' (1961) by Toko Kon


Films

*''
Tokyo Story is a 1953 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu and starring Chishū Ryū and Chieko Higashiyama about an aging couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their grown children. Upon release, it did not immediately gain international recogniti ...
'' by Yasujirō Ozu (1953) * Films by
Kaneto Shindō was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and writer, who directed 48 films and wrote scripts for 238. His best known films as a director include ''Children of Hiroshima'', ''The Naked Island'', '' Onibaba'', ''Kuroneko'' and ' ...
** ''
Kanashimi wa onna dakeni is a 1958 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindo. Cast * Kinuyo Tanaka as Hideyo * Machiko Kyō was a Japanese actress who was active primarily in the 1950s. Early life and education Kyō, an only child, was born in ...
'' (1958) ** '' The Naked Island ''(1960) * ''
Akumyō The series consists of seventeen yakuza films based on the novel by Tōkō Kon. starring Shintaro Katsu and Jiro Tamiya, produced between 1960 and 1974. Films Shintaro Katsu series * (1961) directed by Tokuzō Tanaka  * (1961) directed by T ...
'' series by Tokuzo Tanaka,
Kazuo Mori , also known by his street name , was a Japanese film director who primarily worked in popular genres like the jidaigeki. Mori directed over 100 films in his life. Career Born in Ehime Prefecture, Mori graduated from Kyoto University before jo ...
, Kimiyoshi Yasuda, Masahiro Makino,
Yasuzo Masumura was a Japanese film director. Biography Masumura was born in Kōfu, Yamanashi. After dropping out of a law course at the University of Tokyo he worked as an assistant director at the Daiei Film studio, later returning to university to study ph ...
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Seiji Izumi Seiji (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese politician *, Japanese film directo ...
(1961–2001) * '' Nikui an-chikushô'' by
Koreyoshi Kurahara (31 May 1927 – 28 December 2002) was a Japanese screenwriter and director. He is perhaps best known for directing ''Antarctica'' (1983), which won several awards and was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival. He also co- ...
(1962) * '' Boy'' by Nagisa Oshima (1969) * Films by Nobuhiko Obayashi ** '' Exchange Students'' (1982) ** '' The Little Girl Who Conquered Time'' (1983) ** '' Lonely Heart'' (1985) ** ''
Chizuko's Younger Sister is a 1991 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi. It was filmed in Mukaishima Island, Hiroshima. Synopsis The film centers on Mika Kitao (北尾 実加 ''Kitao Mika''; Hikari Ishida), the clumsy and slow younger sister of Chizuko Kitao (北 ...
'' (1991) ** ''
Goodbye for Tomorrow Goodbye, Good bye, or Good-bye is a parting phrase and may refer to: Film * ''Goodbye'' (1918 film), a British drama directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Goodbye'' (1995 film) (''Tot Ziens!''), a Dutch film directed by Heddy Honigmann * ''Goodbye'' ...
'' (1995) ** ''
One Summer's Day ''One Summer's Day'' is a 1917 British silent drama film directed by Frank Goodenough Bayly and starring Fay Compton, Owen Nares and Sam Livesey.Goble p.895 Cast * Fay Compton as Maisie * Owen Nares as Captain Dick Rudyard * Sam Livesey as ...
'' (1999) ** '' His Motorbike, Her Island'' (1986) ** ''
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'' (1986) ** '' The Stupid Teacher'' (1998) * ''
Yamato was originally the area around today's Sakurai City in Nara Prefecture of Japan, which became Yamato Province and by extension a name for the whole of Japan. Yamato is also the dynastic name of the ruling Imperial House of Japan. Japanese his ...
'' by
Junya Sato was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His son is a fellow film director . Career Born in Tokyo, Satō graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1956 with a degree in French literature. He joined the Toei studio and worked as an assist ...
(2005)


Drama

* '' Teppan'' (2010)


Manga

* ''
Hikaru no Go is a Japanese manga series based on the board game Go, written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The production of the series' Go games was supervised by Go professional Yukari Umezawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekl ...
'' (1998–2003) * ''
Parallel Parallel is a geometric term of location which may refer to: Computing * Parallel algorithm * Parallel computing * Parallel metaheuristic * Parallel (software), a UNIX utility for running programs in parallel * Parallel Sysplex, a cluster of IBM ...
'' (2000–2002) * ''
Pastel A pastel () is an art medium in a variety of forms including a stick, a square a pebble or a pan of color; though other forms are possible; they consist of powdered pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are similar to those use ...
'' (2002–2017) * '' Shimanami Tasogare'' by Yuhki Kamatani (2015–2018)


Anime

* ''
Kamichu! is a Japanese anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. How ...
'' (2005–2007) * '' Blue Drop'' (2007)


Video games

* '' Yakuza 6: The Song of Life'' (2016) *''
Between the Sky and Sea is a Japanese media franchise owned by ForwardWorks, with Oji Hiroi credited as the original creator. It primarily consists of a smartphone game, released for Android (operating system), Android and iOS on September 28, 2017. A Microsoft Win ...
'' (2017–2019)


Notable people


Musicians

* Masami Shiratama * Porno Graffitti


Go players

* Dogen Handa


TV

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Mona Yamamoto is a Japanese TV announcer and presenter. Her father is Norwegian and she became a naturalized Japanese citizen at the age of 6. After graduating from Gakushuin University, Mona joined the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation as an announcer. She p ...


Sports

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Hideto Tanihara is a Japanese professional golfer. He has won 17 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour. Professional career Tanihara has won 14 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. His highest ranking ...
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Mariko Yoshida is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by the ring name . She is best known for her work with the ARSION professional wrestling promotion, where she was also head trainer. Professional wrestling career Yoshida debuted for All Japan W ...


Authors/artists

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Masami Teraoka Masami Teraoka (born 1936) is an American contemporary artist. His work includes ''Ukiyo-e''-influenced woodcut prints and paintings in watercolor and oil. He is known for work that merges traditional Edo-style aesthetics with icons of American cul ...
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Kiyotaka Haimura is a Japanese game character designer and manga style artist best known for his work on the ''A Certain Magical Index'' series. Works Illustration *''A Certain Magical Index'' *'' Sprite Spiegel'' *''Maid Deka'' *'' Is It Wrong to Try to Pic ...
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Ikuo Hirayama Ikuo Hirayama (''Hirayama Ikuo'' 平山 郁夫; 15 June 1930 – 2 December 2009), was a Japanese Nihonga painter and educator. Born in Setoda-chō, Hiroshima Prefecture, he was famous in Japan for Silk Road paintings of dreamy desert landscap ...
* Kaiji Kawaguchi * Nobuhiko Obayashi * Genichiro Takahashi *
Katayama Bokuyō is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Entertainers *, Japanese stage actress *, Japanese film actress *, Japanese film actress and singer, former AKB48 member Politicians *, Japanese-born member of the American Communi ...


Voice Actor

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Yoshimasa Hosoya is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. Biography After attending Tokyo Announce Gakuin Performing Arts College and Mausu Promotion Actor Training Center, he joined Mausu Promotion. He is currently a freelancer. Among his many roles, he voiced ...


Sister cities

Onomichi has Sister City relationships with: * Imabari, Ehime, Japan *
Higashiizumo, Shimane was a town located in Yatsuka District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 13,817 and a density of 324.04 per km². The total area was 42.64 km². On August 1, 2011, Higashiizumo was merged into the ...
, Japan *
Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwes ...
, China *
Honfleur Honfleur () is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine across from le Havre and very close to the exit of the Pont de Normandie. The people that inhabit Honf ...
, France *
Glen Rock, New Jersey Glen Rock is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 12,133, reflecting an increase of 532 (+4.6%) from the 11,601 counted in the 2010 census,Senkō-ji (Onomichi) is a historic Japanese temple in Senko-ji Park in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan. Overview Senkō-ji was founded in the year 806, the 1st year of the Daidō era. Senkō-ji is the 10th site of the Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage. From Senkō-ji, ...


References


External links


Onomichi City official website

Onomichi City official website


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