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Hiroshima aka: 広島

244 people want to go here. 270 people have been here.
98% of people who have been to Hiroshima think it's worth visiting. The most popular places in Hiroshima are Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Genbaku Dome, and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. Hiroshima is featured on the lists Old Cities and Interesting Architecture, Top 50 Asian Cities-Acc. to Me, and Lonely Planet's "The Cities Book". Places in Hiroshima have been tagged memorial, war, and okonomiyaki.

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Peace and Okonomiyaki by ames1968

Lived here for a year. Loved it. Good people, good times. Deeply painful and necessary things to consider and discuss. Hiroshima – I love you. DO NOTLEAVEWITHOUTEATINGOKONOMIYAKI – it is delicious and a fun experience. Go to Okonomiyaki-mura.

over 5 years ago

Untitled by joie de vivre

We visited the peace park and the museum. The museum is much better organized and thought-out than it was 23 years ago.

over 5 years ago

Untitled by moonfern

I hope that is the closest i ever come to experiencing war…what a horrible time…chilling and lifechanging experience…set aside the day and your time will be well spent.

over 5 years ago

Untitled by fintain

So far this is the best city I`ve been to in Japan not to big it also has the beautiful Peace Park it also has a sense of hope of growing out of the ashes.

over 6 years ago

Untitled by akash73

a good place to remember…..

over 6 years ago

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  • en.wikipedia.org Hiroshima gained municipality status on April 1, 1889 and was designated on April 1, 1980 by government ordinance. The city's current mayor is Tadatoshi Akiba who assumed the office on February 23, 1999. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima
  • travel.nytimes.com Introduction to Hiroshima by FROMMER'S November 20, 2006 With a population of more than one million, Hiroshima looks just like any other up-and-coming city in Japan. With modern buildings, industry, the manufacture of cars, and ships, it's a city full of vitality and purpose with a steady flow of both Japanese and foreign business executives in and out. But unlike other cities, Hiroshima's past is clouded: It has the unfortunate distinction of being the first city ever destroyed by an atomic bomb (the 2nd city -- and hopefully the last -- was Nagasaki, on Kyushu island). (read article)
  • travel.nytimes.com Introduction to Hiroshima by FROMMER'S November 20, 2006 With a population of more than one million, Hiroshima looks just like any other up-and-coming city in Japan. With modern buildings, industry, the manufacture of cars, and ships, it's a city full of vitality and purpose with a steady flow of both Japanese and foreign business executives in and out. But unlike other cities, Hiroshima's past is clouded: It has the unfortunate distinction of being the first city ever destroyed by an atomic bomb (the 2nd city -- and hopefully the last -- was Nagasaki, on Kyushu island). (read article)
  • query.nytimes.com A Ghost in the Jungle by STEPHEN WALKER August 08, 2004 (read article)
  • query.nytimes.com A Ghost in the Jungle by STEPHEN WALKER August 08, 2004 (read article)
  • query.nytimes.com Hiroshima: Peace Enshrined by MARY MORRIS; MARY MORRIS IS THE AUTHOR OF "WALL TO WALL: FROM BEIJING TO BERLIN BY RAIL," TO BE PUBLISHED DOUBLEDAY. March 03, 1991 (read article)
  • query.nytimes.com Hiroshima: Peace Enshrined by MARY MORRIS; MARY MORRIS IS THE AUTHOR OF "WALL TO WALL: FROM BEIJING TO BERLIN BY RAIL," TO BE PUBLISHED DOUBLEDAY. March 03, 1991 (read article)
  • www.nytimes.com Hiroshima: Peace Enshrined (read article)

Activities in Hiroshima

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and Miyajima Island Tour from Hiroshima

Explore World Heritage sites in Hiroshima and Miyajima in one day! Miyajima is famous for its Itsukushima Jinja Shrine. Its red torii gate appears to be standing in the sea during high tide. Walk through the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, dedicated to ... $174.28