A small harbour on the Seto Inland Sea that kept its Edo-period layout — a stone lantern on the quay, stepped landing stones, and narrow lanes rising behind. Hayao Miyazaki stayed here for around three months while working on Ponyo, and the harbour, the hillside and the view out over the islands all inform the film.
值得去的理由
It is one of the best-preserved small ports in Japan, and it is an unusually well-documented Ghibli connection — the director actually lived here while making the film.
什麼時候去
Busy at weekends; quiet on weekdays.
先知道會比較好
It is a lived-in fishing town with very narrow lanes — walk, do not drive in, and do not photograph into houses. Fukuyama is on the Shinkansen between Osaka and Hiroshima, so this fits into a westbound journey as a half-day stop.
吉卜力工作室
Ponyo — the port town Miyazaki stayed in for around three months.