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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

4.5

7030 Reviews

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Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashinakaku Nakajimachou 1-2

This museum is located in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, in Naka District, of Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture. It was founded with the objective of imparting the reality of the harm from the atomic bomb dropped on August 6, 1945, and the abolition of nuclear weapons, and the attainment of world peace. The museum is divided between the main building and the east building. Along with items that reveal the horrible spectacle and mementos of the bomb victims, the conditions of pre and post-bomb Hiroshima and an introduction to the nuclear era are introduced. The museum is remembered also by the 2016 visit of President Barak Obama, the first ever incumbent head of state of a nuclear power to visit the museum.

Thi is a beautiful park constructed adjacent to the Atomic Dome and is dedicated to the victims of the Atomic Bomb. The park has a beautiful landscape with a Cenotaph, children monument and a museum...
Hiroshima Castle

4.0

2003 Reviews

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Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashinakaku Motomachi 21-1

Hiroshima Castle, which was built by Mori Terumoto, one member of Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s Council of Five Elders, is also known by another name, Carp Castle, and is counted as one of Japan’s three greatest flatland castles. The main keep which was constructed in 1598 was designated a National Treasure in 1931, but was destroyed by the atomic bombing. The exterior was restored in 1958 with a ferro-concrete structure. In 1989, as the castle welcomed 400 years of history, the ni-no-maru was restored, the moat was cleaned, and the interior was remodeled, and now it is used as a history museum with the theme of samurai culture.

This is an old castle with a typical Japanese architecture. There is a water body with fishes all around it. It has an entrance fees and is reverred by local people. THere is a beautiful garden...
Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims

4.5

965 Reviews

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Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashinakaku Nakajimachou 1-6

This is a facility located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The memorial was constructed in an effort to remember and mourn the atomic bomb victims at the time of the dropping of the bomb on August 6, 1945, as well as those who died afterwards, and to pray for eternal peace. The Hall of Remembrance presents a panoramic view of the A-bombed city, a place to quietly mourn A-bomb victims and reflect on peace, an information exhibition section for planned exhibitions, and a hands-on reading room. The nearest stops on the Hiroshima Electric Railway tram are “Genbaku Dome Mae” (Atomic Bomb Dome) stop and “Hondori” stop.

We visited this memorial after going through the Peace Museum, and it further reinforced our resolve to support the end of nuclear weapons worldwide. The memorials huge, circular Hall of Remembrance...
Hiroshima Museum of Art

4.5

297 Reviews

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Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashinakaku Motomachi 3-2 In the central park

An art museum focusing on modern art located in Naka Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture which was opened in 1978 in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Hiroshima Bank. The museum has a large collection of modern art with a focus on Vincent van Gogh, Édouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cezanne and other Impressionist artists. Including its modern Japanese art, the museum’s collection consists of some 300 works. In addition to a standing exhibition of some 90 modern French artworks, the museum also holds special exhibitions several times a year. There’s also a museum shop and fashionable café with a view of the museum’s inner garden.

At 600 yen ($4.50) it maybe worth the experience but 1/2 the collection was closed and 1/2 the art shown on the flyer was out on loan. The grounds and the rodin sculptures are very nice...
Hiroshima Gokoku-jinja Shrine

4.0

238 Reviews

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Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashinakaku Motomachi 21-2

A Shinto shrine honoring those who have died in while fighting wars located inside Hiroshima Castle Park in Naka Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture. The shrine was built in 1868 as Suisho Reisha Shrine to enshrine the souls of the samurai of Hiroshima Domain who died in the Boshin War. Today, the shrine enshrines the spirits of 92 thousand who fell in battle thereafter. The main shrine building was lost during the atomic bombing of 1945 and was rebuilt in 1956. In addition to being one of the most prominent shrines in the prefecture, it is also a popular destination for local citizens to visit and pray for the victory of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp professional baseball team. A “Naki-zumo” event is held here each year on May 5 in which sumo wrestlers battle each other by holding babies and attempting to see who can get theirs to cry the loudest, a traditional ritual which seeks to ensure the healthy growth of the children involved.

If you walk to the back of the Castle you will be treated to a small shrine. You can buy a fortune or a blessed item. Not as ornate as some of the other shrines, but very peaceful. Worth the visit...
A-Bomb Dome

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Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashinakaku Otemachi 1-10

An atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Just about 160 meters northwest of the bomb’s hypocenter was the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, which was built in 1915. The building was destroyed by the explosion’s blast and heat rays, and while the ceiling was burned, miraculously the center portion of the main building escaped destruction, and the round steel frame of the dome on the top that remained came to be called the “A-Bomb Dome.” It is a building to tell future generations about the tragedy of war and destruction, and is registered as a world heritage site as a symbol to appeal to the world for the abolition of nuclear weapons and the importance of enduring peace.
Mitaki Temple

4.5

142 Reviews

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Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashinishiku Mitakiyama 411

A Buddhist temple in Nishi Ward, Hiroshima City located halfway up Mt. Mitaki is part of the Koyasan Shingon-shu grouping of temples. Said to have been founded in 809 by Kukai, there are three waterfalls with different streams located on the grounds. The two-story pagoda erected as a memorial to victims of the atomic bombs was transferred from Wakayama’s Hirohachiman-Jinja shrine and has been designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan. Inside the pagoda is another Important Cultural Property of Japan, a wooden statue depicted the seated form of the Amitabha (Amidanyorai) Buddha. The temple is well known as a place to see cherry blossoms in the spring and autumn colors in the fall, and there is always a great turn out of visitors.

A friend of mine mentioned the Mitaki Temple near Hiroshima. I decided to walk here from downtown, only about 4 km or 2 miles. The temple area is pretty easy to find, there is a parking area here as...
Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum

4.0

134 Reviews

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Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashinakaku Kaminoborichou 2-22

Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum is a museum in Hiroshima City, Naka Ward, Hiroshima Prefecture. Boasting a collection of more than 4,800 pieces including Important Cultural Properties, focusing on modern Western paintings and Japanese paintings, as well as “Craft Art of Japan and Asia”. The collection includes many artworks of artists from the Hiroshima region, such as Katsuzo Entsuba and Ikuo Hirayama. The museum holds special exhibitions and themed lecture events to compliment them as well as changing the exhibition about four times a year. From the museum lobby and the resting lounge, you can enjoy the scenery of a Place of Scenic Beauty, the Shukkeien garden next to the museum.

The previous year when we visited Shukkeien garden we didn’t allow time for the museum and that was a mistake. The entrance ticket to the garden also includes entrance to the general exhibits at the...
Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

4.0

86 Reviews

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Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashiminamiku Hijiyamakouen 1-1

This museum is located in Minami Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture. It is inside Hijiyama Park, which is a well-known cherry blossom spot. It opened in 1989 as Japan’s first public modern art museum. Its collection focuses on postwar modern art and features over 1,600 works, including Henry Moore’s “The Arch” and Andy Warhol’s “Marilyn.” In addition to collection exhibits and planned exhibits, the museum also hosts workshops and other events. The building design by architect Kisho Kurokawa is also not to be missed.

I started walking down river and bumped it a sign and followed it, this is what I found. I was lucky to find a very interesting exhibit on between the wars architecture.
Former Bank of Japan Hiroshima Branch

4.0

129 Reviews

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Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashinakaku Fukuromachi 5-21

"Even though a mere 380 meters from the blast center, this was a robust building, so it did not receive structural damage. It resumed business operations two days after the blast and was used until 1992. It's one of the buildings in the blast that remains today. Designated as an Important Cultural Property by Hiroshima City, it is open to the public. In May of 2019, a permanent display of Hiroshima City materials, the ""Modern Hiroshima History and Migration to foreign countries,"" opened in first floor basement."

Bumped into this walking through the city streets, dont know if it had access, I didnt see any. it looks old enough to have been one of the surviving buildings, but dont think so.
Rest House

4.0

94 Reviews

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Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashinakaku Nakajimachou 1-1

This building was constructed in 1929 by Osaka’s Taishoya Gofukuten (a kimono shop), and features a ferro-concrete construction, which was unusual at that time. Sales areas with show windows occupied the space from the first floor up to the third floor, customers were allowed to enter with their shoes on, and the rooftop offered a view of the city. The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August of 1945, and as this building was only 170 meters from the bomb’s hypocenter, the roof was flattened, the interior was also destroyed and the entire structured burned down except for the basement. Somehow a prototype of the building was restored after the war and from 1982 it has been used as a rest house for the Peace Memorial Park.

Located right in the Peace Park there are washrooms as well as a tourist Info site. Upstairs there are also a couple of displays upstairs that was worthwhile visiting for free.
5-Days Children’s Museum

4.5

68 Reviews

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Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashinakaku Motomachi 5-83

This children’s science museum houses a planetarium, where shows are held four times a day on weekdays, and six times a day on weekends and holidays. They also have permanent displays and events designed to let guests familiarize themselves with science including science shows and science classes. They operate gatherings such as amateur radio and planetarium clubs to help bring people together.

Entrance fee was completely free, but not that much inside to entertain younger kids. Science exhibits which are hands-on but probably for upper primary and beyond. Small crawling play area infused...
Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum

4.5

55 Reviews

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Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashinakaku Fukuromachi 6-36

An elementary school (the former Fukuromachi Senior Elementary School) in Naka Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, situated just 460 meters from the atomic bomb blast center. All of the wooden school buildings were destroyed by the blast from the atomic bomb and a large number of children and teachers who failed to evacuate were killed. The outer shell of the west wing of the school building with its reinforced concrete was all that remained. It was used as a relief center for victims of the blast and as a place to search for lost relatives and students. Even today you can still see the messages that people wrote with chalk remaining on the walls. Part of the west wing is now open to the public as a museum where visitors can see the message walls and other things from that devastating day.

This was on my shortlist of must see places in Hiroshima and I visited it before the former Bank of Tokyo and the Peace Memorial Museum. The individual accounts of pupils, staff and residents are...
Numaji Transportation Museum

3.5

35 Reviews

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Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashi Asaminami-ku Chourakuji 2-12-2

This vehicle and transportation-themed science museum is located in Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima City. Its exhibits include more than 2,000 model vehicles, informational displays, and more. The museum is divided into a free area and premium area. The museum’s first floor is free of admission and includes a library, a museum shop, and more. The premium area located in the second floor and above features hands-on exhibits, model exhibits, and other attractions. Since 2006, the museum has preserved and displayed a streetcar affected by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in its outdoor plaza.

Visited the Museum with my fiancé on a Saturday morning. Was originally expecting something similar to Kyotos Railway Museum and buffered for hours to go through the museum, however this museum can...
Hiroshima City Ebayama Museum of Meteorology

4.5

34 Reviews

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Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashinakaku Ebaminami 1-40-1

This museum dedicated to the subject of meteorology, one of only a few in Japan, is located inside the former head office of the Hiroshima Local Meteorological Office. Its permanent exhibits include independent weather forecasts for the Hiroshima City area, the Meteorological observatory equipment installed at Hiroshima’s former meteorological observatory, materials related to the atomic bombing, and more. In its hands-on exhibit area, visitors can experience strong winds in the museum’s Wind Blast Capsule or feel what it’s like to be inside a typhoon’s clouds in their Typhoon Box.

久しぶりに気象館を訪ねてきました。旧気象台を利用した施設なので、元の気象予報室が、お天気情報コーナー・図書館となり、気象をテーマにした夏休みの宿題に必要な情報収集の場として活用できそうです。２階にはタイフーンボックスなどの体験コーナーもあり、丁度、夏休み期間だったので、夏の企画展「お天気のキモン大解決!-めざせ!お天気マスター!」やサイエンスショーが開催されており、子供たちを対象にした気象科学館...
Fudenosato Kobo

4.0

21 Reviews

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Hiroshima Pref. Akigunkumanochou Nakamizo 5-17-1

A museum in Kumano Town, Aki County, Hiroshima Prefecture, where the traditional Kumano Brush is produced. Their permanent exhibit includes the Four Treasures of the Study, the ink, inkstone, paper, and brush, and they have demonstrations by practitioners of the craft showing how the brushes are made. Attached to the Museum Shop is the Kumano Brush Select Shop where they offer a variety of brushes including paint brushes, calligraphy brushes, and makeup brushes.

筆の歴史や筆の作り方、筆に使われる動物の毛の違いなど筆に関する様々な情報を得ることができますし、筆で書かれた、または描かれた書や絵画を鑑賞することができます。もちろん色々な熊野筆を購入することもできます。筆マニアには必見の場所です。
Hiroshima City Museum of History and Traditional Crafts

4.0

17 Reviews

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Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashiminamiku Ujinamiyuki 2-6-20

This museum is located in Minami Ward, Hiroshima City. It is notable for its building made of red bricks, a former Japanese army built in the Meiji period, which survived the atomic bombing. The museum’s permanent exhibits introduce the history of the regional industries that developed in the Hiroshima City region starting in the Edo period. It also has a hands-on exhibit room where visitors can touch items such as a stone mortar and pestle, a loom, and more. The museum also holds special exhibits, classes, and other events.

被爆建物はいくつもありますが、広島市の中心部からここは3km程度でしょうか。「ひろでんの路面電車」で宇品港方面に乗れば楽に行けると思います。河川敷の窪地のような場所にちょこんとあります。赤レンガの可愛いい感じの建物です。歴史的にも意義は大きいと思いますので、時間があればぜひ訪ねてみてください。
MAZDA Museum

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Hiroshima Pref. Akigunfuchuchou Shinchi 3-1

A museum in Fuchu City, Aki County, Hiroshima Prefecture. Come explore the history of automobile manufacturer MAZDA and enjoy some of the famous vehicles they created. Exhibits include history of the 1920s as well as engines and manufacturing technology. Reservations are required, so please contact in advance to make reservations before visiting.
Schmoe House (Associated Exhibition Facility of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum)

4.5

6 Reviews

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Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashinakaku Ebanihonmatsu 1-2-43

This history museum in Naka Ward, Hiroshima City was opened in 2012. It is located inside one of the homes built by Floyd Schmoe for the citizens of Hiroshima after the atomic bombing. The building was restored and relocated to its current location. There, visitors can learn about the support that Hiroshima received from people around the world after the atomic bombing. Visitors at the museum, which is visited by many tourists, can receive a guided tour by the museum’s staff (reservation required).

終戦後、フロイド・シュモー氏の呼びかけに応じた国内外のボランティアが原爆で家を失った広島に建設した住宅や集会場の内、現存する最後の１棟。現在は本来の役割を終え、広島平和記念資料館の付属施設として、被爆後の広島に寄せられた海外支援を今に伝える役割を担っています。が、シュモーハウスとして、彼らの活動を今に伝えています。展示された１枚の建設現場写真に写っている以下のスローガン（英語）が、とても印象に残...
Asahiyama Shrine

4.5

6 Reviews

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Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashinishiku Koinishimachi 12-10

"A Shinto shrine located in Nishi Ward, Hiroshima City which is dedicated to Empress Jingu among others. After the daimyo lord Mori Motonari visited the shrine prior to the Battle of Miyajima to pray for victory, the shrine came to be known for granting victory and success to worshippers. The shrine is also affectionately known as the ""carp shrine,"" a play on a name for the area, ""Koi,"" which can also mean ""carp."" In addition, the shrine is famously known as the source of the Hiroshima Carp baseball team's name and is visited by many worshippers."

西広島駅北口から徒歩5分ほど。創建年不明。神功皇后がこの地で休憩した際、献上した大きな鯉を見て喜んだことから「己斐」という地名が付けられたと伝わる。祭神は神功皇后、応神天皇、市杵島姫神、湍津姫神、田心姫神。鳥居は1907年建立。拝殿前まで約200段の石段が続いているが、それを上らず参拝できるように石段下に遥拝所が設けられている。拝殿・本殿は木造銅板葺き。絵馬堂は元拝殿で1843年築。己斐は児童文...

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Hiroshima Areas

There is more than meets the eye awaiting any Hiroshima-bound traveler. Kicking off in Hiroshima city, the Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima Castle, and Shukkeien Garden offer a couple of days of exploring; however, the real beauty lies along the southern coast of the prefecture. There, a series of islands spreads across the Seto Inland Sea: from the mysterious sea-submerged Great Torii Gate at Miyajima Island to the first half of the islands that connect Honshu to Shikoku via six spectacular suspension bridges.