Our final stop on the Seto Inland Sea journey brought us to Onomichi City, nestled between mountains and sea. Here we savored delicious ramen, set off fireworks by the shore, met a local tea maker by chance, and visited a regional designer. The entire trip proved deeply inspiring, reigniting our imagination for life.
This Issue's Swing Pilot
You'll hear
Part 1: Introduction
- 00:55 Introduction to Onomichi City
- 03:21 Onomichi is known as the "City of Literature"
- 04:25 Also known as the "City of Film"
Part 2 Fun Things to Do
- 08:14 Senkoji Temple
- 13:13 The Rise and Fall of "Cat Alley"
- 16:36 Onomichi: Where Humans and Cats Coexist in Harmony at the "Cat Festival"
Part 3 Delicious
- 21:27 Chinese Elements in Onomichi Ramen
- 24:11 The Yakitori Shop Girl Who Looks Just Like Yoon Eun-hye
- 26:14 Hibi Coffee
Part 5 Those Strangers
- 28:47 Genki Takahashi and His Tea-Making Venture
- 34:47 Designer Takeda Jun'yu
Part 6 Some Inspiration
- 42:47 Onomichi's "Vacant House Renovation Project"
- 45:45 Is Onomichi Declining?
Part 7 Swing
- 51:14 Swing Time
- 53:04 Swing Encore｜toe - Sunny Boy Rhapsody
Other Content
Onomichi
The shipyard featured in Tokyo Story, but access is restricted
Photographed by Gen-san, the tea master
Gen-san's Tea House: Chari Gen, Yamate
Gen is in the middle
Photographed by designer Jun
Second from the right is Jun
Hibi Coffee
Onomichi Ramen
Ueda Toy Store
The adorable student who helped us find fireworks
Beach fireworks
Too many great photos to fit here, haha. If you're interested, check out my Xiaohongshu account.
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