Hiroshima Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
About Hiroshima
Those expecting to step off the Shinkansen into a pile of smoldering rubble will be in for a surprise, as Hiroshima has all the ferroconcrete and blinking neon of any other modern Japanese city. Teenagers stream in and out of the station, where McDonald's and the latestkeitai(mobile phones) await; hapless salarymen rush down Aioi-dori to their next meeting, casting a bloodshot eye toward the seedy bars of Nagarekawa as they pass. At first glance, it can be hard to imagine that anything out of the ordinary ever happened here. Hiroshima was founded in 1589 on the delta formed by theOtaRiver, flowing out to the Seto Inland Sea. The warlord Mori Terumoto built a castle there, only to lose it eleven years later to Tokugawa Ieyasu after the Battle ofSekigahara, which marked the beginning of the
Top Attractions in Hiroshima
Explore the best things to see and do in Hiroshima:
- ★A-Bomb Dome
- ★Big Wave
- ★Children's Peace Monument
- ★Chuo Park
- ★Family Pool
- ★Flower Festival
- ★Food Festival
- ★Former Bank of Japan
Where to Eat in Hiroshima
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Akushu Cafe ORGANIC
- 🍴Caffe Ponte
- 🍴COCOKURU
- 🍴Cusco Cafe
- 🍴Graffity Mexican Diner
- 🍴Ikinari Steak
Where to Stay in Hiroshima
- 🏨Aioi Ryokan
- 🏨ANA Crowne Plaza Hiroshima
- 🏨Chisun Hotel Hiroshima
- 🏨Dormy Inn Hiroshima
- 🏨Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima
- 🏨Hiroshima Grand Intelligent Hotel
Hiroshima Travel Guide Sections
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