Fukuyama Castle

Fukuyama (福山) is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture.

Understand

Tourist information sites

The local tourist association has a multilingual guide site.

The city government's site has a Japanese-only tourism section with integrated machine translation.

Get in

By train

Fukuyama, an intermediate stop on the San'yo Shinkansen, is approximately 25 minutes from Hiroshima via the Hikari (¥4800), one hour from Osaka (¥7850) and 90 minutes from Fukuoka (¥11000). One-seat rides on the Nozomi depart once per hour from Kyoto (80 minutes, ¥8700), Nagoya (2 hours, ¥12200) and Tokyo (3 3/4 hours, ¥17200). Fukuyama is much closer to Okayama City or Kurashiki than it is from Hiroshima City. From Okayama, 50 minutes on the Sunliner train, (¥970), covered with your JR pass.

You cannot use the Nozomi with the Japan Rail Pass; if coming from Tokyo, Nagoya or Kyoto you will have to change trains en-route. However, there are two early-morning Hikari trains from Nagoya and Kyoto that offer a one-seat ride to Fukuyama.

By bus

From Tokyo, Odakyu Bus and Chugoku Bus operate the nightly Etoile Seto to Fukuyama from Shinjuku Station (9 1/4 hours, ¥10500 each way).

Keihan Kyoto Kotsu runs three round-trips from Kyoto station (4 hours, ¥4100), and Kintetsu Bus runs seven round-trips from Osaka's Umeda and Namba stations (3 1/2 hours from Umeda, ¥3770).

From Hiroshima, Rose Liner buses operated by Ikasa Tetsudo and Tomo Tetsudo operate 2-3 times per hour out of the Hiroshima Bus Center (1 hour 40 minutes, ¥2300).

See

Myōōin Temple

lighthouse of Tomonoura

Sensui Jima

• 1 Fukuyama Castle (updated Apr 2017)
• 2 Tomonoura  
• 3 Sensui Jima (仙酔島) (Take a five minute ferry ride (¥240 return) to the island from the ferry port at Tomonoura.). This small island features two Japanese style hotels with onsens and a campground for the more adventurous. A newly refurbished stone walkway along the sea is great for a leisurely 20 to 30 minute stroll. At the end you'll find a beach and for a few hundred yen you can take a soothing foot bath. The island also offers light to moderate hiking that can be completed in an afternoon. If you're not staying at one of the hotels there is not much to eat here so bring a snack. 
• 4 Myōō-in Temple (updated May 2017)
• 5 Bingo Kokubunji Temple (備後国分寺). (updated May 2017)
• 6 Human Rights and Peace Museum (updated May 2017)
• 7 Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History (updated May 2017)
• 8 Fukuyama Municipal Zoo (updated May 2017)

Buy

• Geta from Matsunaga GETAKOBO, 〒729-0104 広島県福山市松永町4-26-33 (Less than 10 minutes walk south east of JR Matsunaga station.), ☏ +81 84-930-0102. Wooden soled traditional Japanese footwear that are handmade in the Matsunaga area of Fukuyama. Around 60% of all geta sold in Japan are made in Matsunaga. At GETAKOBO, you can choose your own size, shape, and color of wooden sole as well as pick from hundreds of different styles of straps. Both men's and women's are available. Very friendly and helpful staff will assemble your shoes as you watch in just a few minutes. Many styles are available for around ¥3000 per pair. 

Drink

• Homeishu (保命酒). Literally "Keep Life Liquor". A sweet liqueur made in the Tomo area for over a thousand years. Four distilleries offer free tastes. 

Sleep

• 1 Oriental Hotel (福山オリエンタルホテル), ☏ +81 84-927-0888. Rooms from ¥5500. (updated Oct 2016)

Go next

• Onomichi
• Kasaoka
• Mihara
• Takehara
• Fuchu
• Ibara
• Kurashiki
• Okayama
• Jinsekikogen

Routes through Fukuyama

Hiroshima ← Shin-Onomichi ←	W  E	→ Shin-Kurashiki → Shin-Osaka
Hiroshima ← Onomichi ←	W  E	→ Kasaoka → Okayama
Hiroshima ← Onomichi ←	W  E	→ Kasaoka → Okayama