Cable Car Ropeway and Lookout!

One of Onomichi's major draw cards for local (and some international) tourism is the cable car that runs up to the top of Senkoji Park, which is up in the mountainside. This whole town is designed along the mountain, with it's houses, cafes, temples and cemeteries all built into the mountainside.

We took the cable car up one way, with the intention of walking down the mountain to the temple and cat street before settling into our apartment for the afternoon once we are allowed to check in. It really is a gorgeous view at the top, and watching the old school cable cars come up and down the ropeway is just 👩‍🍳💋.

Onomichi is also a very citrus heavy region, so the cafe at the top of the lookout area was selling a wide range of citrus goods and ice creams, so we nabbed a few things. My pomelo ice cream was delish, as was Michaels mandarin ice cream float. And the puddings... Oh the puddings were so good!

On a different note, Cycling is extremely popular here (which I find quite funny given how many steps there are because everything is on a gradient), and we've also noticed a lot of desolated and abandoned traditional houses here.Read more