Hiroshima Outing Spots Where You Can Stay Active With Your Family
Here are some carefully selected spots in Hiroshima prefecture where you want to go out with your family. Both can be enjoyed by three generations, from children to the elderly. Have an active day and have a wonderful and memorable time.
1. Hirata Kanko Noen
Let's enjoy the whole farm
Approximately 150 varieties of fruit are cultivated on the large grounds, and you can enjoy picking fruit every season. Enjoy the fresh taste of freshly picked fruit to your heart's content. That's not the only way to enjoy the farm. There are also plenty of facilities where you can eat, such as a barbecue space in the woods and an old folk house cafe. There are also photo spots scattered around. At the kiosk inside the farm, you can buy items sold only here and famous products from Miyoshi as souvenirs. There are endless ways to enjoy it, and enjoy the whole tourist farm, which is full of nature and full of charm.
Sweet and cute strawberry “berry berry just picking”
At Hirata Kanko Noen, you can enjoy a variety of fruits, such as strawberries in May, cherries in June, and plums, prunes, and blueberries from July. Until the end of May, a complete reservation is required, and “berry berry picking” is being carried out. Other than that, you can also enjoy a variety of “strawberries,” such as picking strawberries for souvenirs, and experiencing making strawberry candy and strawberry cake bottles.
Even empty-handed is OK! Barbecue in an open space!
How about a fun barbecue for everyone in nature? “BBQ 120” is fully equipped with a barbecue site, table, and chairs. Even if you come empty-handed, there is a menu that includes meat and vegetables, so it's easy. You can also bring in ingredients, so you can enjoy the original barbecue. Also, since it has a roof, you can enjoy barbecues without worrying about the weather. The food you enjoy in an open space will surely satisfy your stomach and heart.
Curry and sweets at a 120-year-old folk house cafe
The 120-year-old building, which used to be a shoya mansion, has become a somewhat nostalgic and relaxing Japanese cafe. The seasonal parfaits, waffles, and fruit sandwiches made by the pastry chef are exquisite! Also, be sure to try the “Strawberry Spice Keema Curry,” which has an eye-catching pink cheese sauce!
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2. Miroku no Sato
A theme park featuring new attractions and specialty foods
“Miroku no Sato” is a fun-filled theme park with amusement parks, pools, and an area reminiscent of the late 1950s to early 1960s in the spacious grounds boasting the highest in the prefecture. The amusement park has over 20 attractions, and various sweets and food are scattered throughout the park. You can also enjoy shopping at shops that sell sweets, miscellaneous goods, and dinosaur goods.
People who used to be children are now parents, and those who were fathers and mothers are bringing grandchildren... It's a place where there are changes and excitement no matter when you visit, such as feeling nostalgic and enjoying the attractions.
An adventure attraction where you ride a buggy through a forest inhabited by dinosaurs
“DINOSAUR PARK BREAKOUT (Dinosaur Park Breakout)” was born on March 2024 and is attracting attention! On the course, which makes use of the natural forest landscape and terrain, there are also 42 life-size dinosaurs of 18 types! I'm surprised how realistic the dinosaurs are. Let's challenge ourselves at an exhilarating new attraction that runs on bumpy roads with ups and downs!
It is popular mainly among the younger generation!
It is accepted as “nostalgic” by the elderly and “retro” and “fresh” by the younger generation, making it a very popular spot! “The Road I Came Sometime,” which recreates the townscape of the late 1950s to early 1960s, has classrooms, post offices, folk crafts, snacks, etc., and it's as if you have traveled back in time just by looking at it. Even telephone pole posters and handwritten job leaflets have been reproduced in detail, and you can remember a long time ago.
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3. Bihoku Hillside Park
A national park full of nature that can be enjoyed by three generations!
Bihoku Hillside Park is the only national park in the Chugoku region where three generations can enjoy the theme of “hometown” and “play.” The large site of about 340 hectares is full of facilities where children can play to their heart's content, such as large complex playground equipment, athletic courses, and lawn slides. Other than that, there are plenty of other places to see, such as the spectacular “Flower Plaza” where seasonal flowers bloom, and “Hiba no Sato,” where you can experience a nostalgic hometown lifestyle. Let's spend an active day feeling the pleasant breeze and sunshine!
A perfect photo spot to be enchanted by a field of flowers
It is known for being able to see a variety of flowers throughout the four seasons, such as its proud flower fields, wild flowers, and precious flowers. Above all, the huge 1.5 hectare flower field “Flower Square” is a must-see! You can walk leisurely while admiring the flowers, enjoy the view from the observatory, or try taking pictures. How about being healed by beautiful flowers under the blue sky?
Both adults and children are hooked! Let's enjoy activities at the large lawn square!
There are a number of activities scattered across a large site of about 8 hectares. First, go to the “Large Multipurpose Playground Equipment Kyu no Oka.” Various playground equipment are intricately intertwined, and you can enjoy it anywhere you like. There is no doubt that not only small children, but also adults will fall in love with it before they know it!
Let's experience life in a satoyama
A stream flows along the side of the road, a water mill rotates, and a field planted with vegetables spreads out on the other side. The “Hiba no Sato” zone, which has a rural atmosphere, has “Satoyama mansion,” “lower farmhouse,” “upper farmhouse,” and “Satoyama exhibition hall,” where you can enjoy an old-fashioned experience. While remembering the hardships and ingenuity of people in the olden days, why don't you complete the work with the guidance of the staff?
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4. EDION PEACE WING HIROSHIMA
A stadium that creates 365 days of bustle
“EDION PEACE WING HIROSHIMA” is Sanfrecce Hiroshima's new home stadium. The name includes a wish for “permanent peace and flap your wings into a bright future with dreams and hopes,” and it also comes from the roof of a stadium designed in the image of a wing (wing).
The power of sport and a message of world peace
The giant mural “Peace Wall” is installed on the 2nd floor concourse on the east side of the stadium. It was created by Takahashi Yoichi, the author of the popular soccer comic “Captain Tsubasa.” It is 2 meters long and 8.6 meters wide, and “why do people start wars because they know they shouldn't do it?” “I want to rid this world of wars!” The line comes close to my heart. The giant mural conveys the power of sports and the feeling of wishing for world peace.
Let's go to the HIROSHIMA SOCCER MUSEUM!
The “HIROSHIMA SOCCER MUSEUM” was born as a place that everyone can enjoy, not just soccer fans, throughout the year. When linking up the history of Hiroshima soccer, you can learn about recovery from the atomic bombing and the relationship between soccer, and human resource development leading to the future of Sanfrecce Hiroshima. It's also a fascinating museum with a corner where you can learn about Hiroshima soccer, and experiential content that you can enjoy while moving your body.
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5. Wood Egg Okonomiyaki Hall
Experience that will make you love okonomiyaki even more
When talking about Hiroshima cuisine, you can't miss okonomiyaki, which can be called soul food. At the “Wood Egg Okonomiyaki Museum,” you can learn not only how to make okonomiyaki, but also the history of okonomiyaki from the birth of okonomiyaki in Hiroshima after the war until today. Okonomiyaki is delicious even when eaten normally, but there is no doubt that by combining learning and experience, you will feel even more delicious!
Otafuku Sauce Co., Ltd., known for “okonomiyaki sauce,” operates this facility, which is known as an okonomiyaki theme park. Let's enjoy the experience unique to the company that has built history along with the spread of okonomiyaki.
See and feel the history and culture of okonomiyaki
At the “Okono Museum,” where you can learn about the history and culture of okonomiyaki, the space recreating an okonomiyaki restaurant from the Showa 30s is popular! An introduction to the raw materials for the sauce and a collection of “otafuku” dolls and accessories, the origin of the company name, are also on display. Photo spots are also available, so let's take a picture that can only be taken here to commemorate!
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