Kure Line. Sister cities Takehara has a sister city relationship with Damyang in South Korea. Notable people Shōgo Hamada, singer-songwriter Hayato Ikeda, Prime Minister from 1960 - 1964 Naganori Ito, Chief development engineer of Nissan Skyline Masataka Taketsuru, founder of Japan's whisky industry In popular culture Takehara is the setting for the slice-of-life anime series Tamayura. Massan - NHK Asadora (morning drama) television series inspired by the life of Taketsuru and his wife Rita References External links Takehara City official website Cities in Hiroshima Prefecture Port settlements in Japan Populated coastal places in Japan