Tourist information

Shimotsui is a Minato machi Minato machi prosperous as a Minato machi Minato machi since ancient times, it takes a famous mountain / Mt Washu to the east, and the Setonaikai National Park is a very scenic land pattern spreading throughout sight.

Shimotsui is a Minato machi Minato machi prosperous as a Minato machi Minato machi since ancient times, it takes a famous mountain / Mt Washu to the east, and the Setonaikai National Park is a very scenic land pattern spreading throughout sight.

Blessed with a good natural port, it has long been described in the literature as "Kazemachi and Shiomachi Port (waiting for a favorable wind and rising tide)". Also, from the Edo (time period) period to the Meiji (time period) era, as a gateway to the south of Bizen Okayama, it flourished as a port of call for Kitamae-bune ship, and it crowded as a passing place for Kompira Mairi.

Currently the fishing industry is also prosperous, "Shimotsui Octopus" is very famous.In the vicinity of the harbor, scenery which dried octopus was fished from around November, and retail market by local fishermen is also hosted.Modernization advanced along with the bridge of the Seto Ohashi Bridge, but the buildings of Nightlight, Yanggi and Old are still preserved as Okayama prefecture preserved townscape preservation districts.

Besides sightseeing tourism, there are also many shopping and leisure facilities, so you can enjoy plenty of things from adults to children, that is Shimotsui.
We are looking forward to seeing you from the bottom of my heart!