Setoda
瀬戸田34°18′ N 133°05′ ETownPop. 8,902Setouchi
Setoda suits riders and couples who want the best place to stay mid-route, with lemon groves, Kosan-ji and a lively Shiomachi street, and its few good rooms book out early.
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Who should base here
Stay in Setoda to break the route in the middle, eat along Shiomachi in the evening and soak at yubune.
The name
Setoda
瀬戸田Rice fields made on the strait
japanese
The Geihan Tsushi, the Hiroshima domain's gazetteer, says the town took its name when people filled in the seto, the narrow strait, to make ta, rice fields. We read this through the Japanese Wikipedia article on Setoda-cho, which cites the gazetteer, so treat it as the domain's own account.
Eat in Setoda
Setoda is the town on Ikuchijima, the citrus island halfway along the Shimanami Kaido. Lemons are the main crop and the island calls itself Japan's lemon island. Kosan-ji, the temple an industrialist built from 1936 in honour of his mother, copies famous temples from around the country, and its Hill of Hope is paved in Carrara marble.
The Shiomachi shopping street runs from the port to the temple, and the best rooms on the route sit along it: Azumi Setoda in a salt merchant's house, the bathhouse inn yubune across the street and SOIL Setoda on the waterfront. Ferries run from Mihara in about 30 minutes, so you can arrive without riding the first half.
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What does the name Setoda mean?
Setoda comes from the local name Setoda, meaning rice fields made on the strait. The Geihan Tsushi, the Hiroshima domain's gazetteer, says the town took its name when people filled in the seto, the narrow strait, to make ta, rice fields. We read this through the Japanese Wikipedia article on Setoda-cho, which cites the gazetteer, so treat it as the domain's own account.
Is Setoda a good place to stay?
Stay in Setoda to break the route in the middle, eat along Shiomachi in the evening and soak at yubune.
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