Senkou Temple — Attraction in Onomichi

Mountainside temple overlooking Onomichi and the heavily-trafficked Onomichi sea channel. It’s a bit hard to work out what’s what without a good grasp of Japanese and Japanese Buddhism but the views alive make it worth stopping at on an exploration of Onomichi’s winding backstreets.

The adventurous should seek out the rocks where you can test your faith (including on the chains you use to pull yourself up and over) on a climb over some of the huge boulders scattered around the top of the mountain. If you don’t mind heights, the views are awesome but it certainly gets the...

On the way from Setoda to Hiroshima, we stopped by here. If we had more time, I would have liked to visit the shopping street and the hot springs in the evening, but this time I focused on Senkoji, the place I most wanted to see. The area around the temple has a lovely atmosphere and offers the kind of scenery that’s typical of Onomichi. The view from the temple grounds was absolutely stunning. The descent from the three-story pagoda was shorter...

The best view in a lovely place. One of the highlight of Onomichi (with the bike ride toward shikoku and the food 😁) Great view for everyone (i walked up the stairs but there is a cable car). The gardens (in small terraces) along the way are very relaxing and romantic. The temple is nice too but the view is everything. I went there during hanami, it’s even better but even outside outside of hanami i...