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 for a day trip to Hiroshima that does not fail, by using the Hiroshima Sightseeing Loop bus Meipuru-Pu : “Tour Hiroshima on Meipuru-Pu”.
“Tour Hiroshima on a standard day-trip course, let's ride Meipuru-pu !”
Shukkeien
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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.
Moving on foot
Hiroshima Castle
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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
Moving on foot
Hiroshima Museum of Art
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Under the theme of “For Love and Peace,” about 90 works by European masters of modern art such as Millet, Monet, Van Gogh, and Picasso are on permanent display. You can also find Japanese modern Western-style paintings such as Kuroda Seiki, Asai Tadashi, Fujishima Takeji, and Japanese paintings such as works of Takeuchi Seiho and Yokoyama Taikan. Also, there are special exhibitions held several times a year.
Have lunch in the Kamiya-cho area and walk to the Atomic Bomb Dome
Atomic Bomb Dome
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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.
Moving on foot
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
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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.
Go to Hatcho-bori on foot and get on Shimeipuru-pu
Get off at Hiroshima Station and move on foot
MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima area
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2-3-1 Minamikaniya, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 732-0803
Needless to say, Hiroshima is the home field of the “Hiroshima Toyo Carp”. In addition to the stadium tour (reservation required and guided) where you can see the back of the stadium, which you can not usually enter on days other than the day when the game is held, you can see the ground from the concourse passage in the hall.
2-3-1 Minamikaniya, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 732-0803
“Tour Hiroshima on a standard day-trip course, let's ride Meipuru-pu !”
Shukkeien
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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.
Moving on foot
Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum
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This museum is located in the center of Hiroshima, adjacent to Shukkeien, a place of scenic beauty in a country full of greenery. From the lobby and the rest room, you can enjoy the seasonal scenery of Shukkeien, which was built as a garden of the Asano family, the lord of Hiroshima.
Moving on foot
Hiroshima Castle
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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 to the Kamiya-cho area on foot and have lunch
Moving on foot
Orizuru Tower
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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.
Moving on foot
Atomic Bomb Dome
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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.
Walking around the Peace Memorial Park
Moving on foot
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
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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.
Moving on foot
MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima area
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2-3-1 Minamikaniya, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 732-0803
Needless to say, Hiroshima is the home field of the “Hiroshima Toyo Carp”. In addition to the stadium tour (reservation required and guided) where you can see the back of the stadium, which you can not usually enter on days other than the day when the game is held, you can see the ground from the concourse passage in the hall.
2-3-1 Minamikaniya, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 732-0803
