🐦 Through Historic Hillside Slopes and Island Waterways: A 13km Ptarmigan Trail 🐦
Onomichi City in Hiroshima Prefecture, squeezed dramatically between steep green hills and the shimmering Inland Sea, is famed for the narrow Onomichi Waterway running between the mainland and Mukaishima Island. Long thriving as a vital trading port for Northbound Ships (Kitamaebune), this Japan Heritage town is celebrated for its maze-like stone alleyways, ancient temples, and timeless cinematic vistas. This 13km GPS art course invites you to experience a storied landscape, crossing the waterway between the mainland and Mukaishima Island—adjusting for the discontinued Fukumoto Ferry route—to sketch a Ptarmigan on your digital map.
The journey immerses you in rich historic charm, passing serene ancient temples such as Jiko-ji Temple, Tennei Temple, and Jyodo-ji Temple. Climbing the picturesque hillside beneath the Senkoji Temple Mountain Ropeway, you will discover the whimsical Cat Alley (Neko no Hosomichi), the modern Onomichi City Museum of Art, and sweeping coastal panoramas from Senkoji Peak Observatory PEAK and the Onomichi City Hall Rooftop Deck. Crossing the water via local ferries or the towering Onomichi Bridge to Mukaishima Island, the atmosphere softens around island sanctuaries like Onomichi Mukaishima Itsukushima Shrine and Mukaishima Kamemori Hachiman Shrine.
Featuring an engaging blend of hillside steps, sea breezes, and island passages, this 13km route captures Onomichi’s poetic spirit. As the digital silhouette completes on your map, you are left with an unforgettable memory of this historic Inland Sea haven.
TOURISTS SPOT
- Onomichi Waterway
- Onomichi City Museum of Art
- Senkoji Peak Observatory
- Senkoji Temple Mountain Ropeway
- Cat Alley (Neko no Hosomichi)
- Onomichi City Hall Rooftop Deck
- Onomichi Bridge
- Onomichi Mukaishima Itsukushima Shrine
- Mukaishima Kamemori Hachiman Shrine
- Jiko-ji Temple
- Tennei Temple
- Jyodo-ji Temple
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A PIONEER IN GPS ART.
1st work was authorized by Guinness World Records as “the Largest GPS Drawing”.
He is the only Japanese person to be featured in a Google documentary as an innovator. He is fascinated by the idea of drawing with GPS and has published more than 2,500 works.
