Shimotsui Old Port Town

A port town that thrived in the Edo period as a stop for Kitamaebune trading ships and a crossing point for pilgrims to Konpira. Old merchant houses and herring storehouses remain.

Nearby

• Mt. Washuzan ≈ 15 min by car
• Kojima Jeans Street ≈ 15 min by car
• Kasashima District, Honjima Island ≈ 20 min by car
• Seto Ohashi Memorial Park & Tower ≈ 30 min by car
• Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art (MIMOCA) ≈ 40 min by car

Travel times are rough estimates by car.

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Getting there

Shimoden loop bus (Tokohai) from JR Kojima Station to Mukashi Shimotsui Kaisen Doiya-mae, about 18 min

Fee

Mukashi Shimotsui Kaisen Doiya museum: free

Good to know

Kaisen Doiya museum 9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30); closed Tuesdays (next day if a holiday), the day after holidays and Dec 29–Jan 3

Time needed

1 h

Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-15. Report outdated info