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Takehara

City in Chūgoku, Japan

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Overview

Takehara (竹原) is a city of 26,000 people (2016) in Hiroshima Prefecture.

Getting there and around

Getting there

There is a bus from the Hiroshima airport. By train, Takehara is accessible via the Kure line.

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Getting around

You can get around the main town by walking. The adjacents towns are deserved by the Kure train (about every 1½ hr) and local buses.

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UnderstandTakehara City (竹原市) includes the main town of Takehara, a couple towns along the coast and the island of Okunoshima (大久野島), which has a separate article.

Get inThere is a bus from the Hiroshima airport. By train, Takehara is accessible via the Kure line.

Get aroundYou can get around the main town by walking. The adjacents towns are deserved by the Kure train (about every 1½ hr) and local buses.

SeeThe Takehara Townscape Conservation Area is the remnant of the city's more prosperous days. Traditional houses of the former salt and sake merchants line up along the main street (hondori).

DoOkunoshima, also known as "Rabbit island", famous for its numerous rabbits roaming the island.

BuyThere are several shops along the main street with souvenirs, local specialities, sake and so on. As of July 2022, many are closed during the week due to the lack of tourists.

EatMost activity is concentrated around the main street, with a couple more places around the Takehara station.

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Sources and licences

Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Takehara" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Summary from the Wikipedia article "Takehara, Hiroshima", available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia
Photo: Shiro2808, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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