Hiroshima

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Takehara
Matsuzaka-tei

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

Area
Takehara and Hiroshima
Activities
観光 and 史跡
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
Onomichi
Kaigan Street

Kaigan-dori is a seaside street running parallel to the south side of Onomichi Hon-dori shopping street. Stylish restaurants, cafes, and stores line the street.

Area
Onomichi and Hiroshima
Activities
ショッピング and 商店街
Miyajima
Miyajima

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

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
観光船 and 観光
Takehara
Taketsuru Sake Brewery

Taketsuru Sake Brewing is a Japanese liquor and sake brewery. It is the house of the founder of the worldly famous whisky brand, Taketsuru, as well. Here, one can enjoy tasting several sakes.

Area
Takehara and Hiroshima
Activities
ショッピング and お土産
Hiroshima City Central Area
Nagaregawa and Yagenbori

This is the area to go to enjoy the nightlife in Hiroshima. It is the greatest nightlife entertainment district in the Chugoku and Shikoku Region, where more than 3,000 establishments including restaurants, izakayas, bars, dance clubs, and adult-entertainment stores such as cabaret, gay bars, and soap lands are crowded together. Reading the above you might […]

Area
Hiroshima City Central Area and Hiroshima
Activities
観光, クラブ・ダンスホール, and ナイトライフ
Miyajima
Misen Summit/Observation Deck

From the 3-story observatory at the summit (535 m above sea level), visitors can enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of the Seto Inland Sea, islands, and the Ōtorii Gate. The scenery is so spectacular that it has received the highest rating of 3 stars in the Michelin Green Guide. The summit of Mt. Misen is […]

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
景色, 世界遺産, 観光, and 自然
Onomichi
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.

Area
Onomichi and Hiroshima
Activities
ショッピング and 商店街
Miyajima
Hōkoku Shrine(Senjokaku)

A huge temple with a normal tile roofing and an East Asian hip-and-gable roof. The interior is as large as 1,000 tatami mats, hence its other name Senjo-kaku— 1,000 mats palace—but actually there are only 857 tatami mats. It was built in 1587 as a sutra library by order of Hideyoshi Toyotomi (1537-1598), the top […]

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
観光 and 神社仏閣
しまなみ海道
Oyamazumi shrine

One in 10,000 shrines in Japan has a branch shrine. In the center of the temple grounds there is a large 2,600 year-old camphor tree, regarded as a holy tree.

Area
しまなみ海道 and Hiroshima
Activities
観光 and 神社仏閣
Matsuzaka-tei

3-9-22 Honmachi, Takeharashi Hiroshima

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史跡
Children’s Peace Monument

1 Nakajimacho, Nakaku Hiroshiamshi, Hiroshima Prefecture

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史跡
Kaigan Street

Higashi Goshocho and Tsuchido-cho, Onomichi, Hiroshima

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商店街
Miyajima

Miyajimacho, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima

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Activities
自然神社仏閣世界遺産
Rokai-bune

Miyajimacho, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima

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Activities
観光船
Taketsuru Sake Brewery

3-10-29 Honmachi, Takeharashi Hiroshima

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Activities
お土産
Nagaregawa and Yagenbori

Yagenbori / Nagarekawacho, Nakaku Hiroshimashi, Hiroshima

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Activities
クラブ・ダンスホールナイトライフ
Misen Summit/Observation Deck

Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima

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景色世界遺産自然
Onomichi Hon-dori Shopping Street

Higashi Goshocho and Tsuchido-cho, Onomichi, Hiroshima

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商店街
Hōkoku Shrine(Senjokaku)

1-1 Miyajimacho, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima

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神社仏閣
Oyamazumi shrine

3327, Oomishima-cho Miyaura, Imabari-shi, Ehime

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神社仏閣