Location: Hiroshima
Top Things to do in Hiroshima
Things to do in Hiroshima, Chugoku: The Best Museums
A trip to Hiroshima is best kicked off with a visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, which contains a museum, the remnants of buildings destroyed by the 1945 atomic bomb and monuments to the people killed by this nuclear attack. Understanding Hiroshima’s relatively recent devastation is key to fully appreciating its beauty and culture. Visit splendidly rebuilt historic sites like Hiroshima Castle and Shukkei-en Garden, and don’t miss the Itsukushima Shrine on the nearby island of Miyajima.
Restaurants in Hiroshima
1. Niho Island Village
2. Setouchi Information Center @ Hiroshima Bank
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
About Setouchi Information Center @HIROSHIMA BANK The Setouchi Information Center is located in downtown Hiroshima next to the Hiroshima Bank Currency Exchange. The Center provides tourist information about the Setouchi region for international visitors. Come visit the Center when you need information and/or advice about Hiroshima and/or your Setouchi trip. We also offer Umainjar tour-Guided local food tour in order for overseas visitours to further enjoy the cuisine of Hiroshima when they vidit the city, food tour tours will be conducted with English speaking staff of Setouchi Information Center. (French and Chinese speaking guide available upon your requests)
3. Hiroshima Museum of Art
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4.5 based on 290 reviews
Half of the paintings in this round museum in the center of Hiroshima are by the French masters, including Degas, Renoir and Monet, and the other half are by Japanese artists.
Reviewed By WarnerL_12 - Pasadena, United States
Last year I was so impressed by this museum without the time to really go through it, I had to return to see a very nice French impressionist collection containing famous artists including van Gogh & Picasso to name just two.
4. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
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4.5 based on 6,977 reviews
This park commemorates the explosion of the first atomic bomb, and houses the Peace Memorial Museum and monuments related to the horrific event.
Reviewed By Dan06101973 - Toowoomba, Australia
This is perhaps one of the most moving experiences we had during our Japanese holiday. The Atomic Dome, Peace Park and Museum are all captivating, with many deeply personal stories and reflections. There is an audiovisual display that gives a depiction of the bomb dropping which depicts Hiroshima both before and after the event which is extremely thought-provoking and intense. If you travel to Japan you must visit this site - you will not be disappointed.
5. Hiroshima City Water Museum
6. Hiroshima Children's Museum
7. Hiroshima City Ebiyama Museum Of Meteorology
8. Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 968 reviews
Reviewed By grwpl
This is not a tourist attraction but it is somewhere all visitors should visit. It serves at just how all of us should strive to avoid conflicts and wars. The bomb in August 1945 may have served to end WW2, the lives lost as a result are an almost impossible trade off for the end result gained. World leaders who continual sabre rattle and and boast like small children in a school playground should be forced to visit here an see the faces and photographs of the devastation caused by what in todays terms was a fairly small weapon. The hall is a good reminder of the impact of war and is delivered in a very tasteful way that allows you to think and reflect. Meeting Japanese schoolchildren in the immediate area who were learning English and keen to practice just served to demonstrate further what a peaceful, happy and optimistic country Japan is today, one that many other countries could learn from.
9. Honkawa Peace Museum
10. Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum
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