I had 9:10 AM early return flight from Hiroshima to Taiwan, so I chose this nearby seaside town to stay. Their loan bicycle was very convenient to tour around. Too bad the oyster season starts in December.
The staff are excellent and very helpful. It was rather complicated to take local train to Miyauchi, walked a few minutes to transfer on JR rail at Miyauchi-Kushido to Hiroshima, then catch the limousine bus to Hiroshima airport. Notwithstanding heavy rain two days ago, I made it in plenty time to fly home after finishing riding bicycles from Ikuchijima to Imabari on 6/18 and from Mukaishima to Ikuchijima bridge, turning back to return the nice and light belt driven bicycle at Mukaishima City Hall to get my deposit back by 7 PM. I am 75 years old, my wife thinks I am crazy to take on such an ordeal. But I have a lot of people to thank for, first of all my Mom gave me a healthy body and mind, besides other helping hands.