Dive! Hiroshima Official Guide
You decided to travel to Hiroshima, but your time is limited, and you don't know how much you can go around in a day ?
You have an indecisive personality, and you always have too much time you do not know what to do on your travel ?
We have a good news for you.
There are still a lot of places we want you to see and experience, but first at you can fully enjoy Hiroshima even in a limited time.
For this, we would like to introduce a model course “Hiroshima City Edition” that does not fail for a day trip in Hiroshima.
“Day-trip classic course/Hiroshima city edition”
Shukkeien
Travel time : About 60 minutes
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It was built as a garden for the feudal lord's villa in 1620, and is a stroll style garden. Ten large and small islands float in the center of the garden, and you can walk around the mountains, bridges, and tea houses arranged around them. In addition, seasonal flowers are planted in the park and can be enjoyed throughout the year.
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Hiroshima Castle
Travel time : About 60 minutes
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〒730-0011 21-1 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
082-221-7512
082-227-7875
It is a five-story castle built in 1599 by Mori Motonari's grandson “Mori Terumoto”. It was destroyed by the atomic bomb dropped on August 6, 1945, but in 1958, the reinforced concrete castle tower was restored.
〒730-0011 21-1 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
082-221-7512
082-227-7875
Go on foot and have lunch in Kamiya-cho
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Orizuru Tower
Travel time : About 70 minutes
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It is a new complex that opened in September 2016.
There is a Souvenir shop and cafe on the first floor. From the observatory, you can see the World Heritage Site “Atomic Bomb Dome”, the peaceful and revived cityscape that spreads throughout the Peace Memorial Park.
Also, on a clear day, you can see Mt. Misen in Miyajima.
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Atomic Bomb Dome
Travel time : Approx. 25 minutes
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It was built in 1915 by Czech architect Jan Letzl. On August 6, 1945, it was wrecked and burned down by the first atomic bomb in human history. It was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1996 as a symbol of a pledge to convey the devastation of the atomic bombing to the present day and call for the abolition of nuclear weapons and permanent peace.
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Travel time : About 60 minutes
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In this museum is exhibited the actual situation right after the atomic bomb, its damage and the history of Hiroshima before and after the atomic bombing, and appeal for the abolition of nuclear weapons and the realization of world peace.
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Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims
Travel time : Approx. 35 minutes
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In order to pass on the experience of the atomic bomb to later generations, the names and remains of the atomic bomb victims, and A-bomb experiences are collected, which can be viewed freely.
Special exhibitions and readings are also held to introduce the experiences.
