🐦 Through Historic Sake Breweries and Ancient Tumuli: An 11km Ptarmigan Trail 🐦
Higashihiroshima City in Hiroshima Prefecture, nestled within the cool Saijo Basin, is famous nationwide as one of Japan’s top three sake-brewing regions alongside Nada and Fushimi. Blessed with pure underground spring water, the district flourished during the Edo period as a key post town on the Saigoku Kaido highway. Today, Saijo’s skyline is characterized by iconic red-brick brewery chimneys, white lattice walls, and distinctive red-tiled roofs. This 11km GPS art course invites you to experience a storied landscape, weaving through historic brewery alleys and ancient heritage sites to sketch a Ptarmigan on your digital map.
The journey immerses you in rich cultural aromas along the famous Saijo Sake Brewery Street, passing revered traditional breweries like Kamosen and Manekiya. Exploring the historic center, you will encounter the Ochaya Honjin Remains—a former shogun lodging site—alongside the bustling area near Saijo Station. Moving through the modern arts district anchored by Higashihiroshima City Arts and Culture Hall Kurara and the Higashi-hiroshima City Museum of Art, the route extends south toward the imposing Mitsujo Tumulus, one of the largest keyhole-shaped burial mounds in Hiroshima.
Featuring accessible, flat terrain across historic avenues, this 11km route seamlessly connects ancient heritage with sake tradition. As the digital silhouette completes on your map, you are left with a memorable impression of Saijo’s timeless charm.
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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.
