Editing Onomichi

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<tr><td>[[Senkō-ji (Onomichi)|Senkō-ji]]<td>[[Jōdo-ji (Onomichi)|Jōdo-ji]]</tr>
<tr><td>Onomichi Movie Museum<td>Innoshima Castle</tr>
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Yuko Hiratani
| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
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| area_total_km2 = 285.11
| population_total = 129,314
| population_as_of = March 31, 2023
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{{nihongo|'''Onomichi'''|尾道市|Onomichi-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Hiroshima Prefecture]], Japan.

{{As of|2023|01|31}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 129,314 in 64055 households and a [[population density]] of 450 persons per km².<ref name="Onomichi-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/soshiki/14/59024.html|title= Onomichi city official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the city is {{convert|285.11|sqkm|sqmi}}.

==Geography==
Onomichi is located in southeastern Hiroshima Prefecture. It faces the [[Seto Inland Sea]] to the south, and the coastline is intricate and forms part of the [[Setonaikai National Park]]. The main urban concentration is in a narrow band on the coast, where there is very little flat land. Because of its unique scenery, it is often used as a filming location for movies.

===Adjoining municipalities===
[[Hiroshima Prefecture]]
* [[Fuchū, Hiroshima |Fuchū]]
*[[Fukuyama, Hiroshima |Fukuyama]]
*[[Mihara, Hiroshima |Mihara]]
*[[Sera, Hiroshima |Sera]]

===Climate===
Onomichi has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa'') characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Onomichi is {{convert|15.9|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1138.4|mm}} with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{convert|27.5|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{convert|5.7|C}}.<ref name=normals/> The highest temperature ever recorded in Onomichi was {{cvt|37.8|C}} on August 15, 2024; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-6.3|C}} on 26 February 1981.<ref name=extremes/>

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|metric first = Y
|location = [[Ikuchi-jima]], Onomichi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1979−present)
|Jan record high C = 16.4
|Feb record high C = 20.4
|Mar record high C = 23.4
|Apr record high C = 27.5
|May record high C = 32.0
|Jun record high C = 34.2
|Jul record high C = 36.0
|Aug record high C = 37.8
|Sep record high C = 36.0
|Oct record high C = 33.0
|Nov record high C = 25.1
|Dec record high C = 20.9
|Jan high C = 9.5
|Feb high C = 9.9
|Mar high C = 13.0
|Apr high C = 18.1
|May high C = 22.9
|Jun high C = 26.0
|Jul high C = 30.0
|Aug high C = 31.9
|Sep high C = 28.3
|Oct high C = 22.8
|Nov high C = 17.2
|Dec high C = 11.9
|Jan mean C = 5.7
|Feb mean C = 5.8
|Mar mean C = 8.6
|Apr mean C = 13.4
|May mean C = 18.1
|Jun mean C = 21.8
|Jul mean C = 25.9
|Aug mean C = 27.5
|Sep mean C = 24.1
|Oct mean C = 18.6
|Nov mean C = 12.9
|Dec mean C = 8.0
|Jan low C = 1.6
|Feb low C = 1.3
|Mar low C = 3.8
|Apr low C = 8.5
|May low C = 13.4
|Jun low C = 18.2
|Jul low C = 22.5
|Aug low C = 24.0
|Sep low C = 20.6
|Oct low C = 14.6
|Nov low C = 8.7
|Dec low C = 3.8
|Jan record low C = -4.7
|Feb record low C = -6.3
|Mar record low C = -4.0
|Apr record low C = -1.2
|May record low C = 3.4
|Jun record low C = 9.8
|Jul record low C = 15.6
|Aug record low C = 17.4
|Sep record low C = 11.4
|Oct record low C = 4.7
|Nov record low C = -0.6
|Dec record low C = -3.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 39.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 49.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 84.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 88.9
|May precipitation mm = 108.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 172.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 177.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 89.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 126.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 95.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 59.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 46.2
|year precipitation mm = 1138.4
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 5.3
|Feb precipitation days = 6.9
|Mar precipitation days = 9.2
|Apr precipitation days = 9.1
|May precipitation days = 8.5
|Jun precipitation days = 10.8
|Jul precipitation days = 9.1
|Aug precipitation days = 6.2
|Sep precipitation days = 8.5
|Oct precipitation days = 7.0
|Nov precipitation days = 6.2
|Dec precipitation days = 6.3
|Jan sun = 141.9
|Feb sun = 140.1
|Mar sun = 177.0
|Apr sun = 192.1
|May sun = 206.5
|Jun sun = 149.7
|Jul sun = 189.9
|Aug sun = 220.7
|Sep sun = 163.7
|Oct sun = 169.8
|Nov sun = 146.2
|Dec sun = 140.8
|year sun = 2047.1
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref name=extremes>{{cite web
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|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = March 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name=normals>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=67&block_no=0687&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値） 
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = March 2, 2022}}</ref>}}

===Demographics===
Per Japanese census data, the population of Onomichi in 2020 is 131,170 people.<ref name=zensus/> Onomichi has been conducting censuses since 1960.

{{Historical populations
| 1950 | 185084
| 1955 | 183338
| 1960 | 182497
| 1965 | 181038
| 1970 | 183325
| 1975 | 185503
| 1980 | 180901
| 1985 | 177532
| 1990 | 166930
| 1995 | 159890
| 2000 | 155200
| 2005 | 150225
| 2010 | 145217
| 2015 | 138626
| 2020 | 131170
|align       = none
| footnote = Onomichi population statistics<ref name=zensus>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/hiroshima/|title=Hiroshima (Japan): Cities, Towns and Villages in Prefecture - Population Statistics, Charts and Map|website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>
}}

==History==
[[File:Onomichi 1930.jpg|thumb|right|Onomichi in 1930]]
{{Unreferenced section|date=July 2013}}
{{prose|section|date=May 2015}}
* 1168: The city's port opened and for the next 500 years served as a rice shipment center and port for all trades with foreign countries. Its commercial significance somewhat wavered during the [[Edo period|Tokugawa period]].
* 1898: Onomichi Town in [[Mitsugi District, Hiroshima|Mitsugi District]] becomes the second city in [[Hiroshima Prefecture]] on April 1.
* 1935: The [[RMS Adriatic (1907)|RMS ''Adriatic'']] was scrapped in Onomichi.
* 1937: The [[Towns of Japan|town]] of Kurihara and the [[Villages of Japan|village]] of Yoshiwa, both in Mitsugi District incorporated.
* 1939: The village of Sanba from [[Numakuma District, Hiroshima|Numakuma District]] incorporated.
* 1951: The village of Fukada from [[Mitsugi District, Hiroshima|Mitsugi District]] incorporated.
* 1954: Three villages from [[Mitsugi District, Hiroshima|Mitsugi District]] incorporated.
* 1955: Three villages from [[Numakuma District, Hiroshima|Numakuma District]] incorporated.
* 1957: The village of Urasaki from [[Numakuma District, Hiroshima|Numakuma District]] incorporated.
* 1970: The town of Mukaihigashi from [[Mitsugi District, Hiroshima|Mitsugi District]] incorporated.
* March 28, 2005: The towns of [[Mitsugi, Hiroshima|Mitsugi]] and [[Mukaishima, Hiroshima|Mukaishima]] (both from [[Mitsugi District, Hiroshima|Mitsugi District]]) were merged into Onomichi.
* January 10, 2006: The towns of [[Innoshima, Hiroshima|Innoshima]] and [[Setoda, Hiroshima|Setoda]] (both from [[Toyota District, Hiroshima|Toyota District]]) were merged into Onomichi.

==Government==
[[File:Onomichi City Hall 2021-08 ac (1).jpg|thumb|right|270px|Onomichi City Hall]]
Onomichi has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city council of 26 members. Onomichi contributes three members to the Hiroshima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, Onomichi is part of the Hiroshima 5th district of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-28 |title=公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律 |url=https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_housei.nsf/html/housei/21020221128089.htm |access-date=2025-02-04 |publisher=[[House of Representatives (Japan)|Shugiin]]}}</ref> Prior to 2022, part of the city was in Hiroshima 6th district.

===Crime and safety===
The [[Kyodo-kai]] [[yakuza]] syndicate is based in Onomichi.<ref name="PWP2010">[http://www.npa.go.jp/hakusyo/h22/honbun/pdf/22p02000.pdf "2010 Police White Paper Chapter 2 : Furtherance of Organized Crime Countermeasures"], 2010, ''[[National Police Agency (Japan)|National Police Agency]]'' {{in lang|ja}}</ref> The Kyodo-kai is the second largest yakuza group in the [[Chugoku region]] after the [[Hiroshima, Hiroshima|Hiroshima]]-based [[Kyosei-kai]].<ref name="sanin">[http://www.web-sanin.jp/gov/boutsui/mini38.htm "The Second Kyodo-kai"], 20 February 2008, ''Matsue Joho Center'' {{in lang|ja}}</ref>

==Economy==
Onomichi has prospered as a port town and a commercial city. Before World War II, it had an economy comparable to that of Hiroshima City. Shipyards have existed in Onomichi, Mukaishima, and Innoshima for a long time due to their location, which is blessed with water transport. In recent years, the shipbuilding industry has been in decline.

===Manufacturing===

====Shipbuilding<ref>{{Cite web| title=Onomichi's maritime industries | url=https://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/kaijitoshi/pdf_e/e9.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020062104/http://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp:80/kaijitoshi/pdf_e/e9.pdf | archive-date=2016-10-20}}</ref>====
* [[Hitachi Zosen Corporation]] Onomichi dock
* [[JFE Shoji Trade]] Shipbuilding
* [[Mukaishima Dock]]
* [[Naikai Shipbuilding]]
* [[Onomichi Dockyard]]
* [[Tsuneishi Shipbuilding]]
* [[Universal Shipbuilding]] Onomichi dock

====Metalworking====
* [[Press Kogyo]]
* [[Union Plate]] Onomichi plant

====Chemistry====
* [[Nitto Denko]] Onomichi plant
* [[Yokohama Rubber Company]] Onomichi plant

===Agriculture===
* [[Mikan]], [[Grape]], [[Juncus effusus]], [[Scallion]]

===Fishery===
* [[Kamaboko]], [[Stockfish]], [[Tsukudani]]

===Media===
* [[Onomichi FM]]
* [[Onomichi Cable Television]]

===Bookselling===
* [[Keibunsha]]

==Education==

Onomichi features 24 public elementary schools, 16 public junior high schools, and one public high school operated by the City Government. Additionally, six public high schools fall under the administration of the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education. The city also hosts one private middle school and one private high school, contributing to a diverse educational landscape. Moreover, the prefecture operates two special education schools for individuals with disabilities. It is also the location of [[Onomichi City University]], a [[municipal university]].

== Transportation ==
=== Railway ===
{{ric|JR West|Sanyo Shinkansen|name=}} [[West Japan Railway Company|JR West]] – [[San'yō Shinkansen]]
* {{STN|Shin-Onomichi|x}}
[[File:JR logo (west).svg|frameless|20x20px]] [[West Japan Railway Company|JR West]] (JR West) - [[San'yō Main Line]]
* {{STN|Onomichi|x}} - {{STN|Higashi-Onomichi|x}}

=== Highways ===
* [[File:JP Expressway E2.svg|25px|link=|alt=]] [[San'yō Expressway]]
* [[File:JP Expressway E54.svg|25px|link=|alt=]] [[Onomichi Expressway]]
* [[File:JP Expressway E76.svg|25px|link=|alt=]] [[Nishiseto Expressway]] (also known as the "Shimanami Kaidō")
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|2}}
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|184}}
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|317}}
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|486}}

==Sister city relations==
* {{flagicon|ROC}} [[Chiayi]], Taiwan
* {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Imabari, Ehime]], Japan
* {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Higashiizumo, Shimane]], Japan
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Honfleur]], France
* {{flagicon|Korea}} [[Jung District, Busan]], Korea
* {{flagicon|ROC}} [[Taichung]], Taiwan

==Local attractions==
The city is known for its many temples such as the [[Buddhism in Japan|Buddhist]] [[Senkō-ji (Onomichi)|Senkō-ji Temple]] (founded in the 9th century), has a shipbuilding yard and a motor factory. It offers a steamship service to ports of northern [[Shikoku]] and islands in the Inland Sea.<ref>Hoffart, Jackie, "[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fv20081003a1.html Nice to nestle at Japan's hometown]", ''[[The Japan Times]]'', 3 October 2008, p. 24.</ref>

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===Temples===
* [[Senkō-ji (Onomichi)|Senkō-ji]] – [[Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage]] No. 10<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/english/kanko/data_ono/t_senkouji.html|title=Senkoji Temple (English)}}</ref>
* Kōmyō-ji<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/english/kanko/data_setoda/t_komyo.html|title=Komyobo Temple (English)}}</ref>
* Tennei-ji<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/english/kanko/data_ono/t_teinenji.html|title=Tenneiji Temple (English)}}</ref>
* [[Jōdo-ji (Onomichi)|Jōdo-ji]]  – Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage No. 9<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/english/kanko/data_ono/t_jodoji.html|title=Jodoji Temple (English)}}</ref>
* [[Saigō-ji]]
* Saikoku-ji – Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/english/kanko/data_ono/t_saikokuji.html|title=Saikokuji Temple (English)}}</ref>
* [[Kongō-ji (Onomichi)|Kongō-ji]]
* [[Kōsan-ji]] in [[Setoda, Hiroshima]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/english/kanko/data_setoda/t_kousan.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165032/http://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/english/kanko/data_setoda/t_kousan.html|title=Kosanji Temple (English)|archivedate=July 21, 2011}}</ref>
* Kōjō-ji in Setoda – Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage No.11<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/english/kanko/data_setoda/t_kojo.html|title=National Treasure Kojoji Temple (English)}}</ref>
* [[Jikō-ji]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/english/kanko/data_ono/t_jikouji.html|title=Jikoji Temple (English)}}</ref>
* [[Kaifuku-ji]]
* [[Jōsen-ji (Onomichi)|Jōsen-ji]]
* [[Syōjyu-in]]
* [[Jikan-ji (Onomichi)|Jikan-ji]]
* [[Myōsen-ji (Onomichi)|Myōsen-ji]]
* [[Taisan-ji (Onomichi)|Taisan-ji]]

===Shrines===
* Misode-tenman-gū<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/english/kanko/data_ono/t_misode.html|title=Misode Shrine in English}}</ref>
* Ushitora Shrine – the oldest shrine in Onomichi
* [[Kubohachiman Shrine (Onomichi)|Kubohachiman Shrine]]

===Castles===
* Innoshima Suigun Castle<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/english/kanko/data_inno/h_suigun.html|title=Onomichi City Tourist Spots (English)}}</ref>
* [[Onomichi Castle]]
* [[Fukuyama Domain]] Bansho site

===Parks and gardens===
* [[Senkoji Park]] on Mt. Senkoji – connected by [[Senkōji Ropeway]] from [[Onomichi Station]]
* [[Senkoji Park Green Land]] (1965–2007)
* [[Bingo Regional Sports Park]]
** [[Onomichi Shimanami Baseball Stadium]] – [[Nippon Professional Baseball|NPB]] game held twice a year as [[Hiroshima Carp]] home game.
* [[Mukaishima Orchid Center]]
* [[Innoshima Flower Center]]
* [[Citrus Park Setoda]]
* [[Innoshima Ohashi Memorial Park]]
* [[Mt. Takami National Park]]
* [[Tachibana Nature Village]]
* The Island's Blooms – The Pyrethrum<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/english/kanko/data_inno/f_jochu.html|title=Onomichi City Tourist Spots (English)}}</ref>
* [[Hyakka Park]]
* [[Souraiken Garden]]
* [[Mitsugi Greenland]]
* [[Marine Youth Center]]
* [[Mitsugi Softball Ballpark]]
* [[Chojabara Sports Center]]
* [[Mukaishima Sports Park]]
* [[Innoshima Sports Park]]
* [[Innoshima Amenity Pool]]
* [[Kaibutsu-en]] Ato (The remains of Kaibutsu-en) – The garden of the [[House of Tomishima]] ([[Tenmaya]])

===Museums===
* [[Onomichi City Museum of Art]]
* [[Ikuo Hirayama Museum of Art]] – by named after [[Ikuo Hirayama]]
* [[Musee Nakata]]
* [[Onomichi Literature Museum]]
* [[Entsuba Katsuzo Sculpture Museum]]
* [[Honinbo Shusaku Igo Memorial Museum]] – by named after [[Honinbo Shusaku]]
* [[Museum of Setoda History and Folklore]]
* [[Onomichi Historical Museum]]
* [[Innoshima History Museum]]
* [[Island-Wide Art Museum]]
* [[Onomichi Motion Picture Museum]]

===Beaches===
* Shimanami Beach
* Ohamasaki Camp Site
* Setoda Sunset Beach
* Setoda B & G Marine Center
* Tachibana Beach
* Iwashijima Beach on [[Iwashijima Island]]

===Hot springs===
* Harada-cho Yujin Hot spring
* Mitsugi Yu Yu-Kan
* Natural Spa Onomichi Fureai no Sato
* Yoro onsen

===Others===
* Literature Path
* [[Nishiseto Expressway]] – "Shimanami Expressway" connects Onomichi and [[Imabari, Ehime]] 
* [[Innoshima Suigun Skyline]]
* [[Kaneyoshi Bus Stop]]
* Statue of [[Fumiko Hayashi (author)|Fumiko Hayashi]]
* Onomichi City Library
* [[Tsureshio Stone Monuments]]
* [[Shimanami Koryu-kan]] – "Teatro Shell-rune"
* [[Bel Canto Hall]]
* [[Crossroad Mitsugi]]

===Festivals===
* Onomichi Minato [[Matsuri]] – the Port Festival – April
* Onomichi Sumiyoshi Hanabi Matsuri – Fireworks – the last Sunday of July
* Innoshima Suigun Matsuri – at Suigun Castle – August
* [[Onomichi Betcha Matsuri]] – November 1–3

==In popular culture==
The city is featured in the Japanese film ''[[Tokyo Story]]'' (1953) directed by [[Yasujirō Ozu]], and became more famous during [[80s]] and [[90s]] decade thanks to [[Nobuhiko Obayashi]] movies, such as [[I Are You, You Am Me|''Exchange Students'']] (1982), [[The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983 film)|''The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'']] (1983), [[Lonely Heart (1985 film)|''Lonely Heart'']] (1985) or {{ill|Goodbye for Tomorrow|lt=Goodbye for Tomorrow (also distributed under the titles Tomorrow or Ashita)|ja|あした (映画)|cy|Goodbye For Tomorrow}} (1995), that were very popular between 80s teen generation. It is the setting for the fantasy 2005 anime series ''[[Kamichu!]]'' which faithfully depicts many of the city's features and landmarks. Events of the Blue Drop series also happen in this city. It is also the setting of the romantic manga [[Pastel (manga)|Pastel]] by Toshihiko Kobayashi. The video game ''[[Yakuza 6: The Song of Life]]'' features a fictional district of Onomichi named Jingaicho based on the downtown area of the city as the main location in the story.

===Books===
* ''[[A Dark Night's Passing]]'' (1921) by [[Naoya Shiga]]
* ''Diary of a Vagabond'' (1930) by [[Fumiko Hayashi (author)|Fumiko Hayashi]]
* ''[[The Accordion and the Fish Town]](1931) by Fumiko Hayashi
* ''[[Akumyō]]'' (1961) by Tōkō Kon
* ''Four Seasons in Japan'' (2023) by Nick Bradley

===Films===
*'' [[Tokyo Story]]'' by [[Yasujirō Ozu]] (1953)
* Films by [[Kaneto Shindō]]
** ''[[Kanashimi wa onna dakeni]]'' (1958)
** ''[[The Naked Island]] ''(1960)
* ''[[Akumyō]]'' series by [[Tokuzo Tanaka]], [[Kazuo Mori]], [[Kimiyoshi Yasuda]], [[Masahiro Makino]], [[Yasuzo Masumura]], [[Seiji Izumi]] (1961–2001)
* ''[[Nikui an-chikushô]]'' by [[Koreyoshi Kurahara]] (1962)
* ''[[Boy (1969 film)|Boy]]'' by [[Nagisa Oshima]] (1969)
* Films by [[Nobuhiko Obayashi]]
** ''[[Tenkōsei|Exchange Students]]'' (1982)
** ''[[The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983 film)|''The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'']]'' (1983)
** ''[[Lonely Heart (1985 film)|Lonely Heart]]'' (1985)
** ''[[Chizuko's Younger Sister]]'' (1991)
** ''{{ill|Goodbye for Tomorrow|lt=Goodbye for Tomorrow (also distributed under the titles Tomorrow or Ashita)|ja|あした (映画)|cy|Goodbye For Tomorrow}}'' (1995)
** ''[[One Summer's Day]]'' (1999) 
** ''[[His Motorbike, Her Island]]'' (1986)
** ''[[Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast]]'' (1986)
** ''[[The Stupid Teacher]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Yamato (film)|Yamato]]'' by [[Junya Sato]] (2005)

===Drama===
* ''[[Teppan (TV series)|Teppan]]'' (2010)
* ''[[A Girl & Three Sweethearts]]'' (2016)

===Manga===
* ''[[Hikaru no Go]]'' (1998–2003)
* ''[[Parallel (manga)|Parallel]]'' (2000–2002)
* ''[[Pastel (manga)|Pastel]]'' (2002–2017)
* ''[[Shimanami Tasogare]]'' by [[Yuhki Kamatani]] (2015–2018)

===Anime===
* ''[[Kamichu!]]'' (2005–2007)
* ''[[Blue Drop]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Pon no Michi]]'' (2024)

===Video games===
* ''[[Yakuza 6: The Song of Life]]'' (2016)
*''[[Between the Sky and Sea]]'' (2017–2019)

==Notable people from Onomichi==

===Musicians===
* [[Porno Graffitti]]
* [[Masami Shiratama]]

===Go players===
* [[Dogen Handa]]

===TV===
* [[Mona Yamamoto]]

===Sports===
* [[Hideto Tanihara]]
* [[Mariko Yoshida]]

===Authors/artists===
* [[Katayama Bokuyō]]
* [[Kiyotaka Haimura]]
* [[Ikuo Hirayama]]
* [[Kaiji Kawaguchi]]
* [[Eiko Minami]]
* [[Nobuhiko Obayashi]]
* [[Genichiro Takahashi]]
* [[Masami Teraoka]]

===Voice Actor===
* [[Yoshimasa Hosoya]]

==References==
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==External links==
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{{wikivoyage|Onomichi}}
* [http://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/ Onomichi City official website] {{in lang|ja}}
* [https://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/site/onomichicity/ Onomichi City official website] {{in lang|en}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090930201132/http://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/cir/cirindex_en.html Onomichi's Coordinator for International Relations website] {{in lang|en}}
* {{cite web |url=https://en.japantravel.com/hiroshima/cat-alley-in-onomichi/33165 |title=Cat Alley In Onomichi |author=Jemma King |publisher=JapanTravel |date=2016-12-07}}

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