What to do in Hiroshima · memorial, districts, islands
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Peace Memorial Park and Genbaku Dome
Three hours minimum, not one. The museum, the dome, the Children's Peace Monument.
Mitaki-dera
The mossy temple with three waterfalls that almost everyone misses. 20 minutes from the center.
Hiroshima Castle
The Carp castle rebuilt within its moats, and the story of the city before 1945.
Shukkei-en
The miniature landscape garden from 1620, replanted after the bomb. Tea facing the pond.
Yokogawa, the retro district
Indie cafes, neighborhood izakaya, a century-old cinema: the Hiroshima of the people who live there.
Okonomimura
Four floors of okonomiyaki. Fun and packed; otherwise Mitchan or Nagata-ya.
Mazda Museum
The rotary engine and the assembly line. Reservation required, tours in English.
Ogonzan, the night view
The illuminated delta and its six rivers, without a single tourist.
Miyajima, Itsukushima Shrine
The torii in the sea. Stay the night on the island and climb Mount Misen: after 5 p.m., it becomes a sanctuary again.
Iwakuni, Kintaikyō Bridge
Five wooden arches, 45 minutes by train. The day trip the Japanese themselves make.
Onomichi
The little Kyoto of Setouchi: hillside lanes, temples, cats, and the start of the Shimanami Kaidō.
Tomonoura
Ponyo's harbor, 1h30 away. Combine it with Abuto Kannon clinging to its cliff.
Ōkunoshima, rabbit island
Hundreds of rabbits, and the secret poison gas factory people talk about less.