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Fukuyama Castle (Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Fukuyama Castle (Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture) was built in the early Edo period, with construction beginning in 1619 (Genwa 5) by Mizuno Katsunari. Located in the heart of the castle town of Fukuyama, the castle has the dignified appearance of a typical flatland castle, complete with moat, stone walls, and a castle tower... -
Tomonoura (Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture).
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Tomonoura is an old port town in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture. It offers a calm view of the Seto Inland Sea and is a tourist destination that retains the townscape from the Edo to Meiji periods. Its prosperity stems from its history as a merchant shipping port, and stone streetlights, old merchant houses, and temples and shrines dot the bayside.
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