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Peace Park and Memorial Museum Hiroshima
98 Reviews I once stayed with a friend who lived a stone's throw away from the Peace Museum in Nagasaki and since then, I have always wondered what it was like to live near a building charged with so much...
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Itsukushima Shrine Miyajima
20 Reviews If you are in the Hiroshima city, you must visit Itsukushima-Jinjya in Miyajima. It's the shrine (not a temple) with famous red torii (gate) in the water, but has lots more than just the...
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Miyajima Hiroshima
26 Reviews I was skeptical about the appeal of Mt. Misen since one round trip ticket costed me 1800 yen, which was by far the most expensive ropeway I had ever used. "No view is worth this much, " I remember...
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Mount Misen Miyajima
7 Reviews Mount Misen is a historic holy mountain on Miyajima established by the Priest Kukai, also known as Kobo Daishi, founder of the Shingon sect of Buddhism. There are religious sites on the mountain and...
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Hiroshima Castle Hiroshima
16 Reviews Hiroshima Castle was built in 1589 by Mori Terumoto where he ruled over much of the Chugoku region. The castle survived through the years, even when other castles were torn down in the Meiji Period,...
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Five-Tiered Pagoda Miyajima
5 Reviews The beautiful curved roofs of the Goju-no-to Pagoda and strinking vermilion colouring are a familiar sight on the island of Miyajima. Standing on a hill overlooking the bay and Itsukushima Shrine, the...
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Shukkeien Garden Hiroshima
7 Reviews Shukkeien Garden was first built in 1620. It was built to look like a miniature version of the West Lake in Hangzhou, China. It served as the local daimyo's garden for centuries and was altered over...
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Daisho-in Temple Miyajima
4 Reviews Being located on Miyajima, Daisho-in Temple tends to get overlooked in favor of Itsukushima Shrine, but it's a very worthwhile place to visit. It was founded in the 12th century and Emperor Meiji...
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Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum Hiroshima
3 Reviews HIROSHIMA PREFECTUAL ART MUSEUM. Great collection (3400 artistic pieces) with some of Picasso's drawings & Dali's art. Exhibitions of the Collection is charged at 500 yen (discount with Hiroshima...
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Hiroshima Castle, sometimes called Carp Castle( Rijo in Japanese), is a Japanese Castle in Hiroshima city, which was originally constructed in the 1590s, the castle was destroyed in the atomic bombing in1945. It was rebuilt in 1958, a replica of the original which now serves as a museum of Hiroshima's history prior to World War 2.(( Admission fee ))-Adults : 360 yen-Children : 180 yen
Genbaku Dome called Japanese, Atomic Bomb Dome at the at Hiroshima Memorial Park in Hiroshima-ken, a remnant of the city at ground zero of its nuclear bombardmentIt is a UNESCO World Heritage Site listed in 1996.The building was originally designed by Czech architect Jan Letzet.It was completed in April 1915, and the new building was named the Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition (HMI). It was formally opened to the public in August that year. In 1921 the name was changed to the Hiroshima Prefectural Products Exhibition Hall, and again in 1933 to the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall.The 6 August 1945 nuclear expansion was almost directly above the building (the hypocenter was 150 meters ), and it was the closest structure to withstand the explosion. The building has been preserved in the same state as immediately after the bombing, and now serves as the reminder of...
Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shirine on Itsukushima Island in the town of Miyajima.The sites registered on the World Heritage List of UNESCO in 1996 as a cultural heritageThe dramatic gate ("Torii" in Japanese) of Itsukushima Shrine is one of Japan's most popular tourist attractions, and the view of the gate in front of the island's Mount Misen is classified as one of the Tree Veiews of Japan (along with the sand bar Amanohashidate, and Matsushima Bay). The gate has existed since 1168, though the current gate dates back to 1875. The gate, built of camphor wood, is about 16 metres high, and has a four-legged (yotsu-ashi) style to provide additional stability.The gate only appears to be floating at high tide - when the tide is low, the gate is surrounded by mud and can be accessed on foot from the island. It is common practice for visitors to place coins in the cracks of the legs of the...
Senkoji, is a temple located in Onomichi-city, which was built by a priest, Gyoki.Go through a Deva gate hung (with) giant straw sandals which are over two meters long, and up the long flight of stone steps, then you will reach the main hall. Another flight of stone steps leads you to a three-storied red pagoda standing in green leaves of pine trees.
Miyajima is an island shrine near Hiroshima. When the tide is in, the shrine's gate is out in the water. When the tide is low, the gate is in the sand and you can walk around it, touch it, or just walk on the sand. The shrine itself is very beautiful up close and from afar. Miyajima also has a pagoda, many shops, and a large rice scooper.
Anyone who goes to Hiroshima-ken absolutely must visit the Hiroshima Peace Museum and Peace Park! It shows the Japanese side to WWII, but it also gives human faces and real accounts of the horrific atomic bomb dropping and shows the affects it had on those who were there. As an American, I was definitely moved by it, but I believe these feelings really have no national boundaries. Everyone who visits should be able to see and feel that what happened in Hiroshima should never happen again. If Hiroshima does not make you feel the need for peace in the world, I don't know what will!
Miyajima Island is very close to Hiroshima. It is home to one of the World Heritage sites and houses many shrines and temples. Also, deer make this island a home and you may be overwhelmed by the sheer number of friendly deer. Be sure to climb to the top of the mountain for a chance to see monkeys and to see the view of the surrounding islands, mainland and oyster fisheries.
Fukuyama Castle is located in Fukuyama Park, you can see it from JR Fukuyama Station when you travel by a bullet train.
Rihga Royal Hotel Hiroshima Hiroshima
1 Review and 74 Opinions (last date stayed - Aug. 24, 2007) Rihga Royal Hotel single room - JPY 13,000 5% consumption tax...
Fukuyama Oriental Hotel Fukuyama
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