Hiroshima

Sights

• Peace Memorial Park – A memorial to the atomic bombing of 1945 – a place for quiet reflection.
• Atomic Bomb Dome – The ruin was left standing as a memorial and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Peace Memorial Museum – A moving museum about the bomb's aftermath – allow plenty of time.
• Children's Peace Monument – Surrounded by thousands of colourful paper cranes from all over the world.
• Hiroshima Castle – A rebuilt castle with a museum and moat.
• Shukkeien Garden – An Edo-period landscape garden with a pond, bridges and a tea house.

Food & nightlife

• Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki – Cooked in layers with noodles – best at the Okonomimura building.
• Oysters – Hiroshima Bay is Japan's biggest oyster region – raw or grilled.
• Momiji Manju – Little maple-leaf cakes filled with sweet bean paste.
• Nagarekawa – The nightlife area with izakayas and small bars.

Day trips

• Miyajima – The red torii in the sea, deer and a ropeway up Mount Misen.
• Shimanami Kaido – A cycling route over bridges and islands from Onomichi to Shikoku.
• Iwakuni – The wooden Kintai arched bridge over the river.

Good to know

When to go

March–May, October–November

Getting around

By Shinkansen from Osaka or Kyoto; trams and buses in the city, and train plus ferry to Miyajima.

Tipping

Tipping is not customary.

Power

Plug type A/B, 100 V – pack an adapter for Swiss plugs.

Currency

Japanese Yen (JPY)

Plan your trip to Hiroshima together

Create a trip plan and the Travel Guide comes with it – with a map, ideas to suggest and saved for offline use.

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More in Japan

• Tokyo
• Kyoto
• Osaka
• Hokkaido