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Hiroshima Hidden Gems

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Itsukushima Shrine — Floating Torii Gate on Sacred Island
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Hiroshima· Miyajima

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…

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Updated Jun 2026
Miyajima Island — Sacred Island of Deer & Shrines
Hiroshima· Miyajima

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…

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Updated Jun 2026
Shimanami Kaido — Island-Hopping Cycling Route Paradise
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Hiroshima· Onomichi

Shimanami Kaido — Island-Hopping Cycling Route Paradise

The Shimanami Kaido (しまなみ海道) is a 70-kilometer expressway and cycling route connecting Hiroshima's Onomichi to Ehime Pre…

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Updated Jun 2026
Shukkei-en Garden — Miniature Landscape Stroll Garden
Hiroshima· Hiroshima City

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…

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Updated Jun 2026
Sandankyo Gorge — Emerald Waters & Dramatic Canyon
Hiroshima· Hatsukaichi

Sandankyo Gorge — Emerald Waters & Dramatic Canyon

Sandankyo Gorge (三段峡) is a 16-kilometer river gorge carved through the Chugoku Mountains in northwestern Hiroshima, reno…

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Updated Jun 2026
Mt. Misen — Sacred Mountain Hiking & Ropeway Views
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Hiroshima· Miyajima

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…

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Updated Jun 2026