Hiroshima
A city rebuilt around one morning, and it asks you to look at that properly before anything else. Then the ferry to Miyajima, which is the other reason to come.
Hiroshima in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Hiroshima
Where to stay in Hiroshima
Hiroshima in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Hiroshima
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial , originally the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, and now commonly called the Genbaku Dome, Atomic Bomb Dome or A-Bomb Dome , is part of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13 Aug 2026
Oilstreet · CC BY 2.5
On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively, during the final days of World War II. The aerial bombings killed 150,000 to 246,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the first and only uses of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 Aug 2026
George R. Caron / Charles Levy · Public domain
Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima, best known for its "floating" torii. It is in the city of Hatsukaichi, in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan, accessible from the mainland by ferry at Miyajimaguchi Station. The shrine complex is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Japanese government has designated several buildings and possessions as National Treasures.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Jul 2026
redlegsfan21 · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial , originally the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, and now commonly called the Genbaku Dome, Atomic Bomb Dome or A-Bomb Dome , is part of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13 Aug 2026
Oilstreet · CC BY 2.5
Shukkei-en (縮景園) is a historic Japanese garden in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum is located adjacent to the garden.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 5 Jul 2026
No machine-readable author provided. Fg2 assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domain
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial , originally the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, and now commonly called the Genbaku Dome, Atomic Bomb Dome or A-Bomb Dome , is part of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13 Aug 2026
Oilstreet · CC BY 2.5
On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively, during the final days of World War II. The aerial bombings killed 150,000 to 246,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the first and only uses of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 Aug 2026
George R. Caron / Charles Levy · Public domain
Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima, best known for its "floating" torii. It is in the city of Hatsukaichi, in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan, accessible from the mainland by ferry at Miyajimaguchi Station. The shrine complex is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Japanese government has designated several buildings and possessions as National Treasures.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Jul 2026
redlegsfan21 · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial , originally the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, and now commonly called the Genbaku Dome, Atomic Bomb Dome or A-Bomb Dome , is part of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13 Aug 2026
Oilstreet · CC BY 2.5
Shukkei-en (縮景園) is a historic Japanese garden in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum is located adjacent to the garden.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 5 Jul 2026
No machine-readable author provided. Fg2 assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domain
From the airport
When to go to Hiroshima: Mar or Apr or Oct or Nov
The heat breaks and the gardens turn — the best light of the year.
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