Hiroshima Hidden Gems
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum — Chronicles of Atomic Devastation
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (広島平和記念資料館) presents the most comprehensive and emotionally devastating documentatio…
Itsukushima Shrine — Floating Torii Gate on Sacred Island
Itsukushima Shrine (厳島神社) on Miyajima Island is one of Japan's most iconic images — a vermillion torii gate appearing to…
Miyajima Island — Sacred Island of Deer & Shrines
Miyajima (宮島), formally Itsukushima Island, is a sacred island in Hiroshima Bay revered since ancient times as a dwellin…
Onomichi Temple Walk — 25 Temples Across Hillside City
Onomichi (尾道) is a hillside port city where 25 historic Buddhist temples cascade down the slopes overlooking the Seto In…
Tomonoura Port — Ponyo's Scenic Fishing Village Setting
Tomonoura (鞆の浦) is a historic fishing port on Hiroshima's southeastern coast, renowned as the inspiration for Hayao Miya…
Fukuyama Castle — Rose City's Historic Fortress
Fukuyama Castle (福山城) is a reconstructed feudal castle in central Fukuyama City, originally built in 1622 by Mizuno Kats…
Yamato Museum — Battleship Yamato's Naval Legacy
The Yamato Museum (大和ミュージアム), officially the Kure Maritime Museum, commemorates the city of Kure's history as Japan's pr…
JMSDF Kure Museum — Walk Inside a Real Submarine
The JMSDF Kure Museum (海上自衛隊呉史料館), also known as the 'てつのくじら館' (Iron Whale Museum), offers the rare opportunity to board…
Shukkei-en Garden — Miniature Landscape Stroll Garden
Shukkei-en Garden (縮景園, 'shrunken-scenery garden') is a traditional Japanese stroll garden in central Hiroshima, designe…
Mazda Museum — Automotive Innovation & Factory Tour
The Mazda Museum (マツダミュージアム) in Hiroshima's Fuchu district offers an in-depth look at Mazda Motor Corporation's history,…
Hiroshima Castle — Reconstructed Fortress & Samurai Museum
Hiroshima Castle (広島城), nicknamed 'Carp Castle' (鯉城, Rijō) for the carp that once swam in its moats, is a reconstructed…
Mt. Misen — Sacred Mountain Hiking & Ropeway Views
Mt. Misen (弥山, 535 meters) is Miyajima Island's sacred mountain, revered in Shingon Buddhism since 806 when monk Kobo Da…
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park — Testimonial to Nuclear Tragedy
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park (広島平和記念公園) stands at the epicenter of the world's first atomic bombing on August 6, 1945,…
Atomic Bomb Dome — UNESCO World Heritage of Nuclear Destruction
The Atomic Bomb Dome (原爆ドーム, Genbaku Dome), officially the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, is the skeletal remnant of the Hiro…