HERBIE

The largest club in Hiroshima Prefecture that holds 1000 people. Its theme is “a club that adults can enjoy”, and its luxurious interior stands out. The LED visions that animat the DJ booth, the luxurious VIP seats and the pink-colored interior of the powder room are favored by its female customers. Genre : All Mix Crowd […]

Fujita-ya

Iouji Temple

Iouji is the second oldest temple in the Tomonoura area. As it is located on a hill, tourists can enjoy the panoramic city view of Tomonoura and the Seto Inland Sea.

Mt. Misen main hall

Mt. Misen main hall was built in 806 on the site where Kobo Daishi practiced asceticism, and is located across from Reikado. Akasagarbha bodhisattva is the principal object of worship. The big temple bell inside the hall was donated by Taira no Munemori (1147-1185), the third son of Taira no Kiyomori, a military commander.

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. […]

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.

TsutaFuji

TsutaFuji is a small and cozy restaurant with only 11 seats at the counter, but it is popular with a continuous line of customers on holidays. Their chuka-soba soup is made from pork bones and seafood, and is especially rich in flavor from small dried sardines. Toppings include plenty of pork back fat, chashu pork, […]

Hakubotan Sake Brewery (Hakubotan Shuzo)

Hakubotan Sake Brewery is a long-established brewery as well, where it is said as the birthplace of sake brewing in Saijo.

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 […]

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.

Miyajima

Onomichi Hon-dori Shopping Street

This arcade shopping street stretches about 1.5 km east of JR Onomichi Station and has a retro feel. Most of the approximately 300 stores are nothing special, but there are more than a few cool general stores, hip cafes, and stores where you can buy and eat Onomichi’s original souvenirs and food.

Memorial Cenotaph for the Atomic Bomb Victims

The monument was constructed by Kenzo Tange, a worldly famous architect, in hopes to reconstruct Hiroshima City, destroyed by the world’s first atomic bomb, into a City of Peace, Heiwa Toshi. The memorial cenotaph also reposes the souls of the dead from the atomic bomb, and in the stone chamber in the center is a […]

Setoda sunset beach

Selected as one of the most beautiful beaches in Japan, from the beach you can see the beautiful sunset over the Seto Inland Sea.

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 […]

Peace Flame

The fire stand was constructed in the year 1964 to console the spirits of the atomic bomb victims, and also with the aim to pray for the abolition of nuclear weapons. Later on, the fire stand was lit by kindling coals collected from all over Japan, still lit today, and the fire will not burn […]

Hanu-tei

Renovated from an old traditional building is this Japanese style café. Inside, a 150-year-old tea house still remains. Partake in delicious sweets, tea, or coffee in the elegant garden with beautiful seasonal flowers and plants such as cherry blossoms and autumn leaves, or enjoy them in the tatami room. From the window seats in the […]

Kanman-iwa

A huge rock on the mountain path connecting the summit of Mt. Misen and the main hall. There is a small hole in the rock where water collects, and it is said that the water is salty and changes its level according to the tide of the sea.

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 […]

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.

Onomichi Ekimae Tosen

Fukubijin Sake Brewery (Fukubijin Shuzo)

Fukubijin Sake Brewery has high technique in sake brewery, where it was once known as Saijo Sake brewing school (Saijo Shuzo gakko) for raising lots of distinguished chief sake brewers and sending them off to various breweries all over Japan.

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.

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 […]

Matsuzaka-tei

Matsuzaka House is a representative merchant house in the area. One can enjoy viewing traditional old Japanese houses and Japanese-style gardens.

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.

Sogo Hiroshima

The surface area of the department store is 57,839 sq. m., which is the largest in the Chugoku and Shikoku region;it has everything one needs. Conveniently, there is a bus center on the third floor that is also near the tram and monorails(Astram Line).

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.

Rokai-bune

During high tide at daytime, an old-fashioned boat using oars and paddles will take you through the Otorii. The boat departs from the boarding area at the entrance of Itsukushima Shrine, and the ride takes about 20 min.

Atomic Bomb Dome

The architecture was originally constructed in 1915 as a promotion hall, Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall Hiroshimaken Sangyo Suishokan, but it almost entirely destroyed due to the explosion of the atomic bomb that took place 600 meters above sea level on August 6th 1945. (※The 30 some employees who were working inside the building at […]