尾道市の歴史 - The History of Onomichi City
- 尾道は１８９８年に町として誕生しました。一番最初は１１６８年の港でした。以前の人口に御調町、向島、因島、生口島の人口が加わって今日の人口がおよそ１５万人になりました。
- 江戸時代に貿易の港として栄え、絵画などの目的で多くの人々が訪れるようになりました。そして日本らしい芸術的な”尾道”という地名がつけられました。港が栄えた為、次々とお寺が建てられ今では”お寺の町尾道”と言われるほどになりました。
- Onomichi was founded in 1898 but its first port opened in 1168 and today its population stands at about 150,000 people as a result of rezoning, in which the area of Mitsugi and the nearby islands of Mukaishima, Innoshima and Ikuchijima were incorporated into it.
- During the Edo Period (1603-1868), the city flourished as a trading port and many merchants became very wealthy. Many poets, writers, artists and other craftsmen were drawn to the city during this time creating an artistc name for the city which endures to this day. Many temples and shrines were also built with this wealth, and today it is well known in Japan as a "city of temples".