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Mazda Museum
Factory museum offering tours of Mazda's assembly line and showcasing the marque's rotary engine heritage.
7 km · about 15 min drive
Hiroshima, Japan · Asia
Kumano works well as a base: 10 minutes from Saka, 46km from Shimanami Kaido.
Kumano is a town located in Hiroshima, Japan. With a population of 22,834, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Kumano sits in Japan, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Tokyo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Kumano to your route.
Kumano (熊野町, Kumano-chō) is a town located in Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2023, the town had an estimated population of 23,479 in 10728 households and a population density of 700 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,800/sq mi). The total area of the town is 33.76 square kilometres (13.03 sqRead more
mi). Kumano-cho is famous for the manufacture of brushes called "Kumano-fude" (Kumano-brush).
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Kumano is located in Hiroshima, Japan, Asia. The coordinates are 34.3328 latitude, 132.5697 longitude.
Kumano has a population of approximately 22,834 people, making it a town in Japan.
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Japan Helpline (24h English assistance): 0570-000-911. An International Driving Permit (1949 convention) is required to drive.
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museum
Factory museum offering tours of Mazda's assembly line and showcasing the marque's rotary engine heritage.
7 km · about 15 min drive
museum
A profoundly moving museum documenting the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and advocating for the elimination of nuclear weapons.
13 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
The skeletal ruins of the former Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, preserved as a haunting symbol of nuclear devastation and a call for peace.
13 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A sacred island home to the floating Itsukushima Shrine and its iconic torii gate rising from the sea.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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A Shinto shrine on Miyajima Island famous for its iconic floating torii gate that appears to hover above the water at high tide.
23 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The highest peak on Miyajima Island with ancient forests, wild deer, and panoramic views of the Seto Inland Sea from its summit.
24 km · about 30 min drive
coastal drive
A 60 km island-hopping expressway across the Seto Inland Sea from Onomichi to Imabari, leaping between six islands on soaring suspension bridges including the world-class Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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One of Japan's oldest and most famous hot springs, housed in a striking Victorian-era bathhouse that inspired the bathhouse in Spirited Away.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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