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Hiroshima City Central Area
Mitchan Sohonten Hatchobori

Mitchan Sohonten Hatchobori is the oldest Okonomiyaki restaurant in Hiroshima. The restaurant owner and chef, Mitsuo Ise , has been working for more than 60 years, and he is known as the pioneer of the modern-day sauce for the Hiroshima-fu okonomiyaki and the dough that consists of yakisoba noodles, cabbage and bean sprouts. Of course, […]

Area
Hiroshima City Central Area and Hiroshima
Activities
グルメ and お好み焼き/たこ焼き
Onomichi
Senkō-ji (temple)

Senkoji Temple, founded in 806, is a Shingon sect of Buddhism and a symbol of Onomichi. The founder was the most famous monk in Japan, Kōbō Daishi (saint) or Kūkai (monk). Midway up the mountain on a cliff top, the vermilion-lacquered main hall constructed using the overhang method, or butaizukuri, and the same vermilion-lacquered dragon […]

Area
Onomichi and Hiroshima
Activities
観光 and 神社仏閣
Onomichi
Tenneiji (temple)

This is a temple of the Soto school of Zen Buddhism founded in 1367 by Ashikaga Yoshinori (1330-1367), the second shogun of the Muromachi shogunate. It is also popular for its weeping cherry blossoms and peonies. On the temple grounds is Kaiuntō, a famous 25-meter-high three-storied pagoda with a magnificent view of Onomichi, the Seto […]

Area
Onomichi and Hiroshima
Activities
観光, 景色, and 神社仏閣
Takehara
Saihoji Temple and Fumeikaku

Saihoji Temple is a temple constructed by imitating Kyoto’s Shimizu Temple, and because it is located on a hill, one can enjoy a full panoramic view of Takehara city.

Area
Takehara and Hiroshima
Activities
観光, 景色, and 神社仏閣
しまなみ海道
Hirakiyama park

Located on the peak of Hirakiyaka mountain, the park offers a full view of the Seto Sea islands. It is famous for having thousands of cherry blossoms.

Area
しまなみ海道 and Hiroshima
Activities
観光, 峠 / 展望台, 景色, and 公園
Miyajima
Miyajima

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
自然, 神社仏閣, 世界遺産, and 観光
Tomonoura
Fukuzenji Temple Taicho-Rou

Fukuzenji is a temple constructed in Edo Period. It has a sitting room, a zashiki, where one can enjoy the beautiful painting-like view of the Seto Inland sea of Japan.

Area
Tomonoura and Hiroshima
Activities
観光, 景色, and 神社仏閣
Miyajima
Momijidani Park

Located at the foot of Mt. Misen primeval forest, Momijidani Park is widely known for its autumn foliage. In November, about 700 maple trees turn bright red and yellow. Cherry blossoms in spring and early summer’s fresh green leaves are something to see as well. Take a moment to enjoy a cup of tea with […]

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
公園, 観光, and 自然
Okunoshima
Kyukamura Okunoshima

Rental bicycles, day-trip onsen, lunch and staying overnight are all options.   Day-trip onsen (hot spring without accommodation) Mon-Fri open 11:30~16:30  close at 17:00 Sat, Sun, Holiday open 11:30~14:30 close at 15:00 Fee:adult ¥550,  Child ¥500   Rental bicycles Normal city bikes, childrens’ bikes and electric bikes available Fee:¥600~/2 hours   Lunch 11:30~13:00

Area
Okunoshima and Hiroshima
Activities
観光, 観光施設, 宿泊施設, and ホテル
Miyajima
Wada

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
グルメ, 海鮮, and ミシュラン
Hiroshima City Central Area
Wood Egg Okonomiyaki-kan

Wood Egg Okonomiyaki-kan is a facility with okonomiyaki as a theme, run by Otafuku Sauce Company, the No.1 okonomiyaki sauce producer. You can enjoy viewing the sauce factory and exhibiting the museum, as well as cooking okonomiyaki yourself. Reservation required

Area
Hiroshima City Central Area and Hiroshima
Activities
観光施設, お好み焼き/たこ焼き, グルメ, 体験, and 観光
Miyajima
Kuguri Iwa

This tunnel is made of three large boulders and is quite impressive when viewed up close. The rocks are exquisitely balanced, and you may feel a little nervous when passing through, as if they are about to collapse.

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
観光, 自然, and 景色
Onomichi
Shu 朱

Shukaen, which was the most famous and popular ramen restaurant in Onomichi established in 1947, closed in 2019 after the founder passed away, and the wife of the founder opened Shu to carry on the flavor. The Chinese noodle dish, “chuka soba” at Shu is a wonderful combination of a light soy sauce soup with […]

Area
Onomichi and Hiroshima
Activities
グルメ and ラーメン
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Children’s Peace Monument

The monument was built through charity from all over Japan in 1958 as a cenotaph for Ms. Sadako Sasaki, a girl who passed away at a young age of 12 years old due to leukemia, the after effect of the atomic bomb, and for the children who became victims of the atomic bomb. In the […]

Area
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima City Central Area, and Hiroshima
Activities
観光 and 史跡
Miyajima
Ueno

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
グルメ, 海鮮, and ミシュラン
Hiroshima City Central Area
Okonomimura

Okonomimura is a lively restaurant facility on the 3rd floor of a building located in the central area of Hiroshima City, where 24 stall Okonomiyaki restaurants gather. It is known as an “okonomiyaki beginner” for tourists, but it actually has an honorable origin of a food stall village that spurred after World War Two in […]

Area
Hiroshima City Central Area and Hiroshima
Activities
お好み焼き/たこ焼き, グルメ, and フードコート
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

This museum was established in 1955 to pass on the horrors of the atomic bomb to the generations in the future, and the architecture was designed by the worldly famous architect, Kenzo Tange. In the museum are exhibits (videos・photos・models etc.) and belongings left behind by the victims presenting the effects of the atomic bomb visually. […]

Area
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima City Central Area, and Hiroshima
Activities
観光 and 博物館
Miyajima
弥山

宮島の中央部にある標高535 mの山で、厳島神社と一体で世界遺産に登録されている。 古来より宮島の御神体として崇められてきた霊峰で、神聖な場所として長い間立ち入る人もほとんどいなかったため、今も手付かずの原生林が豊かに広がっている。 広島県でNo.1のパワースポットでもある。 真言宗の開祖で、日本では非常に有名な僧侶の弘法大師(774〜835年)によって806年に開山されたと伝わる。   弥山の山頂から眺めることが出来る瀬戸内海の風景は非常に素晴らしく、ミシュラン・グリーンガイドでも最上級の3つ星評価を得ている。 山頂から見る絶景とご利益を求めて多くの人が訪れるが、特に毎年元旦には初日の出を拝もうとする人たちで非常に混み合う。 なお、山頂付近には寺院建築物や巨岩群などの見所も点在している。

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
観光, 自然, 神社仏閣, and 世界遺産
しまなみ海道
Takamiyama observation tower

Standing at approximately 300-meters high, the mountain peak offers a full view of the islands of the Seto Inland Sea. It is a popular place in spring for cherry blossom viewing and during autumn for its autumn colors.

Area
しまなみ海道 and Hiroshima
Activities
峠 / 展望台 and 観光
Hiroshima City Central Area
Shukkeien

Shukkeien is a Japanese garden featuring paths around the pond, which was constructed in 1620 in the villa of Nagaakira Asano, the feudal lord of Hiroshima at the time. It is said that it imitates the Xihu Lake in Hangzhou City from China. The atmosphere is splendid with various flowers blooming every season, such as […]

Area
Hiroshima City Central Area and Hiroshima
Activities
観光, 庭園, and 史跡
Miyajima
Fujita-ya

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
ミシュラン, グルメ, and 海鮮
Hiroshima City Central Area
Hiroshima Okonomi Monogatari Ekimae Hiroba

Hiroshima Okonomi Monogatari Ekimae Hiroba is a facility nearby Hiroshima Station  with a collection of okonomiyaki restaurants. On the floor are 16 okonomiyaki restaurants, and each restaurant is unique in terms of the visuals and toppings of their okonomiyaki dishes they serve.

Area
Hiroshima City Central Area and Hiroshima
Activities
グルメ, フードコート, and お好み焼き/たこ焼き
Miyajima
Itsukushima Shrine

It is the most famous sightseeing spot on Miyajima and a World Heritage Site (cultural). Based on its unique structure and the unbelievable idea of using the sea as its grounds, the shrine elegantly stands while the scenery changes dramatically with the rise and fall of the tide every six hours. Especially at high tide, […]

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
観光, 神社仏閣, and 世界遺産
Miyajima
Reikadō

Here, there is an “eternal flame” that has been burning for more than 1,200 years since it was lit by Kobo Daishi (saint) (774-835) in 806. This fire was also the original flame of the “Peace Light” in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. Water boiled in a big teakettle over the “eternal flame” is said to […]

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
観光 and 神社仏閣
Miyajima
Five-storied Pagoda

Built in 1407, this 28-meter-high tower has a cypress bark roof. It is located on a hill on the way to Itsukushima Shrine from the Miyajima Pier, adjacent to Hōkoku Shrine.

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
観光 and 神社仏閣
Hiroshima City Central Area
Hiroshima Castle

The castle was established in 1589 by Terumoto Mori, a powerful warlord, and consists of water drillings and greenery; it is quite a sight. Hiroshima Castle is also known as “The Castle of Carp,” and one of Japan’s most powerful baseball teams that has its home ground in Hiroshima, Toyo Carp, was named after this […]

Area
Hiroshima City Central Area and Hiroshima
Activities
観光 and 史跡
Miyajima
Yakigaki no Hayashi

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
日本料理, グルメ, and 海鮮
Miyajima
Miyajima Ropeway

Take in the virgin forest up close and the exciting view of the Seto Inland Sea from afar in the ropeway car. The ropeway between Momijidani Station and Kayatani Station is a small ropeway (8-seater cars) with a 1-minute interval, while the ropeway between Kayatani Station and Shishiiwa Station is a large ropeway (30-seater cars) […]

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
交通 and 鉄道
Miyajima
Omotesando Shopping Street

The main street of Miyajima. About 70 restaurants and souvenir stores line both sides of the 350-meter street, with many stores selling oyster dishes and momiji manju (steamed buns) in particular. Be warned: Most of the stores close around 17:00. Many old traditional houses called kominka remain on Machiya Street, a back street running parallel […]

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
ショッピング and お土産
Saijo
Kamoizumi Sake Brewery (Kamoizumi Shuzo)

Kamoizumi Sake Brewery is a long-established brewery, and it uses rice harvested in Hiroshima to produce its sake. One can taste the brewery’s recommended sake in the store.

Area
Saijo and Hiroshima
Activities
ショッピング and お土産
Senkō-ji (temple)

15-1 Higashitsuchidōchō, Onomichi, Hiroshima

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神社仏閣
Tenneiji (temple)

17-29 Higashitsuchidocho, Onomichi, Hiroshima

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景色神社仏閣
Saihoji Temple and Fumeikaku

3-10-44 Honmachi, Takeharashi Hiroshima

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景色神社仏閣
Hirakiyama park

Ikata, Hkata-cho, Imabari-shi, Ehime

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峠 / 展望台景色公園
Miyajima

Miyajimacho, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima

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自然神社仏閣世界遺産
Fukuzenji Temple Taicho-Rou

2 Tomo, Tomocho Fukuyamashi Hiroshima

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景色神社仏閣
Momijidani Park

Momijidani, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima

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公園自然
Kyukamura Okunoshima

Okunoshima, Tadanoumi-chou Takehara-shi Hiroshima-ken

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観光施設ホテル
Wada

424 Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima

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海鮮ミシュラン
Kuguri Iwa

Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima

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自然景色
Shu 朱

6-16 Toyohimotomachi, Onomichi, Hiroshima

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ラーメン
Children’s Peace Monument

1 Nakajimacho, Nakaku Hiroshiamshi, Hiroshima Prefecture

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史跡
Ueno

1-5-11, Miyajima-guchi, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima

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海鮮ミシュラン
弥山

広島県廿日市市宮島町

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自然神社仏閣世界遺産
Takamiyama observation tower

Tachibana, Mukaishima-cho, Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima

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峠 / 展望台
Shukkeien

2-11 Kaminoborimachi, Nakaku Hiroshimashi Hiroshima

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庭園史跡
Fujita-ya

125-2 Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima

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ミシュラン海鮮
Hiroshima Okonomi Monogatari Ekimae Hiroba

Full Focus Building 6th floor, 10-1 Matsubaracho, Minamiku Hiroshima-shi

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フードコートお好み焼き/たこ焼き
Itsukushima Shrine

1-1 Miyajimacho, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima

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神社仏閣世界遺産
Reikadō

Miyajima, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima

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神社仏閣
Five-storied Pagoda

1-1 Miyajimacho, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima

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神社仏閣
Hiroshima Castle

21-1 Motomachi, Nakaku Hiroshimashi Hiroshima

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史跡
Yakigaki no Hayashi

505-1, Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima

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日本料理海鮮
Miyajima Ropeway

Momijidani Park, Miyajimacho, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima

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鉄道
Omotesando Shopping Street

535 Miyajimacho Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima

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お土産
Kamoizumi Sake Brewery (Kamoizumi Shuzo)

2-4 Kamiichicho, Saijo Higashi-Hiroshimashi Hiroshima Prefecture

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お土産