Nationally designated important cultural property A Christian church built to commemorate the victims of the atomic bomb and war and pray for world peace.

This is a Christian church (Catholic Noborimachi Church) built to commemorate the victims of the atomic bomb and war, and to pray for world peace. Father Hugo Lassalle, who was a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, began construction on August 6, 1950, with the cooperation of the Pope and people from around the world. After four years of construction, it was completed on August 6, 1954, and named the World Peace Memorial Cathedral. It was designed by Murano Togo, who also designed the Hitachinomiya Residence and Takarazuka City Hall in Hyogo Prefecture, and was the first postwar building to be designated an Important Cultural Property, along with the Peace Memorial Museum. Date of designation: July 5, 2006

INFORMATION

business hours
Tour 9:00-17:00
Holidays
none
price
none
address
730-00164-42 Nobori-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Phone Number
082-221-0621
Website
Parking notes
No parking lot

ACCESS

730-0016 
4-42 Nobori-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture

Public JR Hiroshima Station bound for Enami or Miyajimaguchi via Kamiyacho Hiroshima Port (Ujina) bound for Hiroshima Port (Ujina) Approximately 10 minutes Get off at "Kanayamacho" and walk 5 minutes north

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