Nature at Omijima and Shopping at Senzakitchen

Explore Omijima brimming with nature and exciting spots

Omijima Island is part of the Kita-Nagato Kaigan Quasi-National Park, an area protected for its scenic natural beauty. With approximately 40 kilometers of breathtaking coastline, including sheer cliffs and ocean-carved monolithic rocks, it has earned the nickname the "Alps of the Sea". Omijima Island is a grand display of nature's art.

In the summertime, the sun aligns between two rock pillars that rise from the bay, making for an exotically beautiful sight when it sets between them.

Picturesque sight of Omijima island
Picturesque sight of Omijima island

Omijima Island is renowned for its all-season scuba diving. News of the diving spots available here have spread to make Omijima extremely popular with divers across Yamaguchi Prefecture. As above the surface, the rock features underwater are unusual in shape and populated by a myriad of peculiar invertebrates and other sea life.

Diving into the beautiful ocean of Omijima
Diving into the beautiful ocean of Omijima
Wonder of nature under the sea of Omijima
Wonder of nature under the sea of Omijima

The famous Japanese painter Kaii Higashiyama used the wild waters of Omijima as a motif for an enormous wall painting in the Tokyo Imperial Palace, completed in 1968. The finished piece, titled “Tide at Daybreak,” measures 3.8 meters tall and 14.3 meters in length. To Higashiyama, the waters of Omijima Island proved to be the perfect representation of coastal Japan.

Take a pleasure cruise around Omijima Island to see the tunnels and stone pillars of this island up close and personal. Sail through tunnels in the cliffs and explore magical hidden grottos.

Discovering the natural art by cruising
Discovering the natural art by cruising

Shopping at Senzakitchen

Senzakitchen opened in autumn 2017 as the only rest stop in Nagato. This spot has attracted many people since then. It allows you to enjoy local products and meals. There were more than one billion visitors in 2018.

On either side of the shopping mall, there are food courts, spaces where you can enjoy a nice view of Senzaki Harbor, and places where you can barbeque fish that you have just bought. Stop by to buy affordable, freshly caught fish from Nagato Senzaki Harbor!

Exciting local products at Senzakitchen
Exciting local products at Senzakitchen
Berbecue fish from Nagato Senzaki harbor!
Berbecue fish from Nagato Senzaki harbor!

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