- Type: National Park
- Area: 627.81 sq. M. km.
- Date of creation: 16.03.1934.
Seto-Naykai - Inner Japanese Sea, located between the islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. The status of the national park was received in March 1934.
Description of the park
The Seto-Naikai National Park includes many islands, the most famous of which are:
- Itukushima (Miyajima) is a mountainous island, the area of which hardly exceeds 30 square meters. km. The island is considered sacred, therefore it is forbidden to cut down trees and other aggressive actions with nature. Initsukushima inhabits about 2 thousand people. There are shops, schools, and the main attractions are the temple, the Ritual Gate, Misen Mountain and the Miyajima Botanical Garden;
- Omisima - tourists on this island are attracted by magnificent landscapes, the Oyamasumi Samurai Sanctuary, the ruins of pirate bases, the port of Tomo and the town of Takehar.
Cities that are part of Seto-Naykai:
- Kure is the main base of the Japanese Navy, the city is famous for its shipbuilding industry. "Yamato" - the largest battleship of the country - was created here, and even here there is a museum dedicated entirely to this ship;
- Hiroshima is a city known for its sad history. In 1945 he was subjected to a nuclear attack. Now it is completely restored, and in memory of this tragedy in the center the Memorial Park of the World was divided.
Not only cities and islands are of interest in this national park: in the Inner Sea of Seto Natkai there is often observed an interesting phenomenon, which was called the Naruto whirlpool. They are formed because of different water levels in the Inland Sea and the Pacific, and are most often observed in spring during high water. The diameter of the whirlpool reaches 20 m.
The internal sea creates special climatic conditions, thanks to which the coast has a rich vegetation and a diverse fauna.
How to get there?
To get from the city of Hiroshima to the pearl of Seto-Naikai - the island of Itukushima (Miyajima) - there are several ways:
- ferry: near the station Miyazimaguti there is a pier, from which ferries depart every day. The fare to one side is about $ 2, the journey time is 10 minutes;
- By train: the price of the ticket is approximately $ 3-4, the journey will take 25 minutes;
- tram: from the center of Hiroshima to the station Miyajimaguchi tram number 2 follows. This option is considered the most budgetary of terrestrial ways - for travel you have to pay about $ 2.5;
- boat: from the Peace Park or from the port of Hiroshima.