Kasashima District, Honjima Island
Open by month
Partly closed in January: some days or parts are closed — see the official site. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): shorter hours or partly closed.
Partly closed in February: some days or parts are closed — see the official site.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): shorter hours or partly closed.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-15.
The old harbour town of the Shiwaku seafarers on Honjima. Bent lanes and T-junctions built against raiders are lined with white-walled, lattice-windowed houses from the late Edo to early Showa periods.
Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings
Nearby
- Shimotsui Old Port Town ≈ 20 min by car
- Mt. Washuzan ≈ 20 min by car
- Seto Ohashi Memorial Park & Tower ≈ 20 min by car
- Kojima Jeans Street ≈ 25 min by car
- Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art (MIMOCA) ≈ 30 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Getting there
- Honjima Kisen boat from Marugame Port, 20–35 min (7 a day); 25 min walk from Honjima Port
- Fee
- Streets free; Kasashima preservation centre adults 200 yen
- Good to know
- Preservation centre 9:00–16:00, closed Mondays (next day if holiday) and Dec 29–Jan 3; weekends and holidays only Jan 4–end of Feb
- Time needed
- 1 h 30 min
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-15. Report outdated info