My hometown is Onomichi in Hirosima prefecture, where is south west of Japan. The town faces sea in the south and is surrounded by mountains in the rest of direction.
Onomichi used to be the main port town around there and so flourished. Valuable things were gathered there, but it went out of use now.
The attractive thing in Onomichi is many temples and shrines, about 60. The most famous temple of them is 'Senkoji' that means one thousand of light. The temple is located at the top of Senkoji mountain,so you can see the whole town from the temple, it'Ss very beautiful. Senkoji has large park around it; museum, pool, observatory, and shops. It's the most popular tourist attraction in Onomichi and many people visit there.
However, there are many other spots you should visit. If you travel in Onomichi, I recommend you to go sightseeing by walking. The streets of Onomichi is very narrow and winding , so you'll overlook a lot of wouderful things if you are in the taxi or bus, for example cat ornament hinding at the side of road and tiny shop that is at the end of alley. When you go around the town by your own feet, you surely discover good treasures everywhere. I hope you'll visit my town someday.
written by Minori
No comments:
Post a Comment