2019 Plan A

10:50～13:00
Cost
Depart 9:40 13:30
Hiroshima By Bus Takehara Preservation District of By Bus
3 Station Tadanoumi Port
/ Sanyo Historical Important Buildings R185
Shinkansen
1 guchi Expressway ・Visit houses of the Edo period.
3 ・Lunch (Gyohan)
.
14:20～15:45 16:20 Arrive 17:40
3
/ By Ferry Okunoshima By Ferry By Bus Hiroshima
Tadanoumi Port Station
2 (Depart 14:05) (Explore the island) (Depart 16:06) Sanyo Shinkansen
0 Expressway
・See the rabbits. guchi
・Visit former Japanese military facilities

be filled to capacity. Limit

2019 Plan B
Depart 9:40 10:30～12:30 13:30
Hiroshima By Bus By Bus
3 Station Saijo Sakagura dori Tadanoumi Port
/ Sanyo R185
Shinkansen
1 guchi Expressway ・Visit Sake Brewery
4 ・Lunch (Bishu Nabe)
.
14:20～15:45 16:20 Arrive 17:40
3
/ By Ferry Okunoshima By Ferry By Bus Hiroshima
Tadanoumi Port Station
1 (Depart 14:05) (Explore the island) (Depart 16:06) Sanyo Shinkansen
9 Expressway
・See the rabbits. guchi
・Visit former Japanese military facilities
 Main Attractions
・Takehara is often referred to as the 'Little Kyoto of Aki region'.Take a leisurely walk in
the 'preserved district' and take in it's tranquil atmosphere.
・Try the local dish 'Gyohan' "a rice and fish dish" at "Morikawa tei". The restaurant's building
is listed as an important cultural asset of Takehara. (Plan A)
・There are 7 sake breweries within one kilometer! Learn about Japanese sake while taking
in the atmosphere of these exquisite breweries.
・You will be served "Bishu Nabe", a one pot dish which is a speciality of Saijo. The
restaurant is a retro style traditional Japanese house. It is operated by a long established
sake brewery. (Plan B)
・Okunoshima, or 'Rabbit Island' as it is known, has became a popular spot worldwide as you
can see many rabbits there.

The purpose of this monitoring tour is to gather information, which will be used in
establishing a regular sightseeing bus route from Hiroshima station to the Takehara area.
For this reason, one of the conditions of participating in this tour is that you complete a
questionnaire at the end of the tour. Please be assured that any personal information
obtained through your application or the contents of the questionnaire will be handled in the
strictest confidence and will only be used for promotion of this project or as a guide in the
implementation of the tour . We will not use any personal information for other purposes or
provide or disclose personal information to third parties.

Tour Details
Length of tour: 1 Day Limit 20 People Cost Free
Transportation Bus Meal Lunch provided Guide 1
Conditions of
participation
Participants are to gather at Hiroshima Station, Shinkansen guchi, on the 2nd floor at
the Shinkansen entrance ticket gate by 9:40 on the day of the tour.Emergency contact
phone numbers must be registered at the time of reservation. Participants need to complete a
questionnaire prepared by our company (about one A4 size paper) after the tour, and acknowledge
that our company will use the results of the questionnaire as a guide in the implementation of the tour.
Application
procedure To apply to take part in the monitor tour or if you have any enquiries regarding
the tour, please contact us by email. The address is ohkunoshima@chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
When applying please supply;
① Name of participant. (for groups put one representative's name)
② Number of participants.
③ Participation date and which plan you would like to join.
④ Emergency contact phone number.
Applications will be accepted in the order mails arrive. Please understand that applications will close as
soon as capacity is reached.

Application
deadline 7 / 3 / 2019 (Thu) 18:00
Please note Depending on weather and road conditions, itinerary, tour site, visit order, meal
content, or return time may be changed. Also, please understand that we may cancel the tour
if the day of travel is expected to have inclement weather. (In that case, we will inform you
of the cancellation on the emergency contact number you registered)
Generally, there is a maximum of 20 people, but depending on the number of applicants, there
may be cases, such as group bookings, where we will conduct a tour with more than 20 people
. Please understand that you can not choose where you will be seated. You may be seated next
to someone you don't know or of the opposite sex.
For reservations and inquiries ohkunoshima@chugoku-jrbus.co.jp