Ikuchijima Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island in Onomichi, Hiroshima
About Ikuchijima
Ikuchijima is known as "Lemon Island" due to its flourishing citrus industry. Like many of the islands here, it has a Mediterranean feel, and inThe Inland Sea(1971), Donald Richie described Ikuchijima as "a smallerSardinia, a greenerCorsica". During the Edo era, the island and its main town of🌍Setoda(瀬戸田) prospered as a trade hub both for the islands and traffic up and down the Japanese coast. The island has a darker past though: the characters 生口 mean "living mouth", an old Japanese word for "slave", and there is some historical evidence that the island's salt pans were once worked by slaves.
Where to Eat in Ikuchijima
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Minatoya
Where to Stay in Ikuchijima
- 🏨Azumi Setoda
Ikuchijima Travel Guide Sections
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