Onomichi [city] - Onomichi

Japanese: 尾道[市] - おのみち

A city in the southeastern part of Hiroshima Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1898. The three mountains of Ruri, Mani, and Taiho are close to the coast, and the city stretches along the coast in a long, narrow strip. During the Edo period, it prospered through westward shipping, and foreign trade was also active. Traditionally, it has been a distribution city. With the completion of the Onomichi Industrial Park and the advancement of companies, the city is moving away from its traditional focus on shipbuilding. It is a key transportation hub in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions, with the Sanyo Main Line, Shinkansen, and Sanyo Expressway passing through the city, and the Nishi-Seto Expressway and Chugoku Odan Expressway under construction. It is connected to Mukaishima, separated by the Onomichi Strait, by the Onomichi Ohashi Bridge (total length 386.45m). The Onomichi-Imabari route of the Honshu-Shikoku Bridge (nicknamed the Shimanami Kaido) opened in May 1999. There are many old temples, such as Senkoji, Jodo-ji, and Saigoku-ji, and Senkoji Park, which is connected by a ropeway, has a beautiful view of the Seto Inland Sea. Ikuchijima is home to Kosan-ji Temple, and it and part of Innoshima belong to the Setonaikai National Park. In March 2005, Mitsugi-cho and Mukojima-cho of Mitsugi-gun were incorporated, and in January 2006, Innoshima City and Setoda-cho of Toyota-gun were incorporated. 285.09 ^km2 . Population: 145,202 (2010).
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Japanese:

広島県南東部の市。1898年市制。瑠璃(るり)，摩尼(まに)，大宝の３山が海岸に迫り，市街は海岸沿いに細長くのびる。江戸時代西回り海運で栄え，対外貿易も活発であった。伝統的に流通都市的性格が強い。工業は尾道工業団地が完成し企業進出が進むなど，これまで中心であった造船業からの脱皮が図られている。山陽本線，新幹線，山陽自動車道が通じ，西瀬戸自動車道，中国横断自動車道の建設が進む中国・四国地方の交通要地。尾道水道で隔てられた向島とは尾道大橋（全長386.45m）で連絡。本州四国連絡橋の尾道〜今治ルート（愛称しまなみ海道）が1999年５月に開通した。千光寺，浄土寺，西国寺など古寺が多く，ロープウェーが通じる千光寺公園は瀬戸内海の展望が美しい。生口島には耕三(こうさん)寺があり，因島の一部とともに瀬戸内海国立公園に属する。2005年３月御調郡御調町，向島町を，2006年１月因島市，豊田郡瀬戸田町を編入。285.09km²。14万5202人（2010）。
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