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Hiroshima has declared itself an international city of peace, and Peace Memorial Park symbolizes its commitment to a nuclear weapons-free world, as well as commemorating the victims of a brutal fact of history. Despite the seri... more
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Travelbibi said
… luggage in lockers at train stations for the day. I visited the castle, the peace memorial park with its… continue reading »
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Much of Hiroshima has been reconstructed since the 1945 atomic bombing; few buildings of historical and/or cultural interest remain intact. An exception, along with Mitaki and Fudoin Temples, is Itsukushima Shrine on nearby Miy... more
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Broadview Travellers said
…Miyajima is famous for the Itsukushima Shrine, or more particularly the Torii gate for the shrine… continue reading »
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Ten minutes by ferry from Miyajima-guchi tram stop and JR station, Miyajima is rated one of three most scenic places in Japan, along with Amanohashidate (north of Kyoto) and Matsushima (near Sendai). Highlights include Itsukush... more
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Broadview Travellers said
…Miyajima is famous for the Itsukushima Shrine, or more particularly the Torii gate for the shrine… continue reading »
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This museum is, from a moral and historical standpoint, one that perhaps all visitors to Hiroshima should visit. It contains heartbreaking and informative exhibitions and items connected with that fateful August 6th day in 1945... more
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SEV said
… to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. Obviously it was quite sad. After the museum we walked through Peace Park… continue reading »
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More than just a guesthouse, the World Friendship Center was originally founded by Quaker peace activists in 1965. Besides having single and double rooms that are furnished like someone's home, the WFC can arrange volunteer gui... more
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Shukkeien Garden is in a league of its own in this green city. Sculpted gardens, paths, ponds, bridges, islands, waterfalls, bamboo groves, rice fields, and cherry and plum blossom viewing in season, make for an extremely pleas... more
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Broadview Travellers said
… walking through to the Shukkeien Garden. The garden was originally established some time around 1620 as a… continue reading »
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This basement-located club is packed to the hilt on weekends with a mixture of hip young Japanese and an assortment of foreigners looking for a place to boogie-and someone to boogie with. It is typically a loud, hot and bothere... more
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Hiroshimans love their gardens, as evidenced by the number of gardens and flowers that decorate the city streets, sidewalks and parks. Oleander is the city's official flower, as it was the first to bloom after the atomic blast,... more
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If the deer and "wild" monkeys of Miyajima have whetted your appetite for wildlife, perhaps the Asa Zoological Park, north of the city center, is worth a visit. The grounds cover 23 hectares, making this a good place to go for... more
Hiroshima Travel Experiences
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Hiroshima
By the time we actually departed on the Shinkansen from Kyoto to Hiroshima, I (Brock) had been thinking about the scheduled trip for quit... Continue reading »
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Atomic Bombs and Floating Toriis
My parents and I left my house at 5:30 am Saturday morning loaded with our backpacks and bound for the train station. Halfway to th... Continue reading »
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Hiroshima and Miyajima
After the festivities of the Xmas party I managed to make my 6am shinkansen for the 4 hour trip down to Hiroshima. Having set my alarm to... Continue reading »
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A-bomb Sites
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the first and last cities destroyed by nuclear bombs. We visited the atomic bomb sites and peace museums at b... Continue reading »
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A Moving Day
We arrived in Hiroshima from Kobe having taking a 1hr 20min ride on the Shinkansen. The first thing on our agenda was to visit th... Continue reading »
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Popular Hiroshima Hotels
- Flex Hotel
- Hotel Nikko Toyohashi
- Comfort Hotel Hiroshima
- Associa Toyohashi Hotel
- Hiroshima Intelligent Hotel Annex
- Ark Hotel Hiroshima
Popular Hiroshima Things to Do
- Peace Memorial Park
- Itsukushima Shrine
- Miyajima
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
- World Friendship Center
- Shukkeien Garden
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
- Jamaica
- Hiroshima Flower Festival
- Asa Zoological Park
Popular Hiroshima Restaurants
- Okonomi-mura
- Sawadee
- Tandoor
- China-ya
- Tamariba
- Andersen
- Restaurant Ogawa
- Rei-chan
- Bokuden
- Bistro de Eventos
