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Our guide
Tomonoura, once called Tomonotsu, is a port town at the southern tip of the Numakuma Peninsula in Fukuyama, about 14 km south of Fukuyama Station, with some 3,500 people. It has been a prosperous port since ancient times, and its distinctive round harbour survived even when modern port facilities arrived. It lies within Tomo Park, part of the Setonaikai National Park, and in 2007 it was named one of Japan's top 100 scenic towns, its harbour one of the top 100 historic natural features. Around it are many old temples and shrines, and it is known for fishing for red sea bream.
We have not checked a public-transport route from Fukuyama, so plan the journey on the map.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
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- Tomonoura viewed from Taishiden — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Tsugarushima — ブルーノ・プラス · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Tomonoura12bt3200 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Tomonoura08bs3200 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Tomonoura07s1800 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Tamatsushima — ブルーノ・プラス · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Tamatsu island — ブルーノ・プラス · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Fukuzenji Sensuijima&Bentenjima — moderate8080 · Public domain · source · resized
- Fukuzenji Fukuyama07nt3200 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Fukuyama municipal ferry station — ブルーノ・プラス · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Tomonoura (鞆の浦), formerly known as Tomonotsu (鞆の津), is a port in the Tomo ward of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It stands on the southern point of the Numakuma Peninsula, 14 kilometers south of Fukuyama Station, with a population of about 3,500 people as of 2017. Tomonoura has been a prosperous port since ancient times. Its unique circular harbor was preserved even after modern port facilities were introduced. Tomonoura lies within Tomokōen (鞆公園), which forms part of the Setonaikai National Park. In 2007, the port was listed as one of the top 100 scenic municipalities in Japan and its harbor was listed as one of the top 100 historical natural features in Japan. There are many historical temples and shrines around Tomonoura, and the area is famous for red sea bream (真鯛, Madai) fishing.
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