2026 Nora Community Pool: A Full Day Course

This one-day course centers on Nora Community Pool (能良区民プール) in Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, open from Tuesday, July 21 to Tuesday, August 25, 2026. It's a local pool with a four-lane 25-meter pool and a 2.25m x 5.0m toddler pool. On weekdays (excluding August 11-15), it's open from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. with no reservation needed, so you can drop by on the spur of the moment. In the morning, head to Michi-no-Eki Kohan no Sato Fukutomi (道の駅 湖畔の里福富), a roadside station on the shore of Fukutomi Dam's (福富ダム) reservoir, with large play equipment and a water plaza that has kids running the moment they arrive. Browse local vegetables at the farmers' market and have an early lunch at the food court, then check out Fukutomi Dam's dam wall. After taking in the broad expanse of Lake Shakunage-ko (しゃくなげ湖), head to Nora Community Pool in the afternoon. It's a quiet, fulfilling day spent amid the peaceful mountain scenery of northern Higashihiroshima City.