Saeki

Saeki stretches from the wooded hills of western Aki to the shores of the Inland Sea and the island of Itsukushima. Hatsukaichi, on the mainland opposite the island, takes its name from a market said to have been held on the twentieth day, at the close of the shrine festival. Timber and salt were among the goods gathered there. Across the water, Itsukushima grew as a place of worship and commerce under the Hiroshima domain.