Kumano
Worth seeing in and around Kumano
One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Kureji-ohike Dam
Kureji-ohike Dam is a gravity dam located in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation.
3.5 km · dam in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Kumano
- Airports
- Hiroshima (HIJ), 34 km · Matsuyama (MYJ), 58 km · Okayama Momotaro (OKJ), 127 km
- Matsuyama → Kumano58 km · quickest by ferry, 3h 47m · ¥8,020–13,800
- Okayama → Kumano130 km · quickest by road, 2h 55m · ¥1,710–2,330
- Takamatsu → Kumano136 km · quickest by road, 3h 42m · ¥2,180–2,970
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Kumano
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kumano. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIt can also be used for the non-reserved seats of all San'yō Shinkansen trains (including Nozomi and Mizuho trains) between Mihara and Hakata, the JR Miyajima Ferry, and some local services run by Chūgoku JR Bus (including services from Kure and Hiro stations to Saijō).
- Get inThe ferry service run by Seto Naikai Kisen and Ishizaki Kisen is the best way to reach Kure from Matsuyama (and by extension much of Western Shikoku).
- Get inYou can choose between the Superjet (6 services a day, taking just under an hour and costing ¥5550) and the Cruise Ferry (9 services a day, taking just under two hours and costing ¥2670).
- Get inIn Matsuyama, you will have to take a bus or walk 10 minutes from Takahama station on the Iyotetsu Takahama Line to reach the ferry terminal.
- Get inIt is also possible to take these ferries to Hiroshima Port; the Superjet takes 25 minutes and costs ¥2100, while the Cruise Ferry takes 45 minutes and costs ¥930.
From Wikivoyage: Kure, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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If you know how people move in Kumano – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Kumano
Kumano is 13 km from Hiroshima, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Aki districtdistrict in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan2.5 km