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Top 3 Sights in Central Hiroshima
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Recommended route · Peace Park and downtown
  1. 3 min walk
  2. 5 min walk
  3. 10 min walk
Getting around Central Hiroshima

MainHiroden streetcars link Hiroshima Sta., the Atomic Bomb Dome and Miyajimaguchi

BusThe Meipuru-pu loop bus circles the main sights

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Sights

Historic·Temples, scenery & street sights in Central Hiroshima, Hiroshima · 6 spots

Historic·TemplesCentral Hiroshima

Peace Memorial Park

平和記念公園

A park remembering the atomic bombing and praying for peace, with the Cenotaph and the Flame of Peace.

Genbaku Dome-mae (streetcar)
Historic·TemplesCentral Hiroshima

Atomic Bomb Dome

原爆ドーム

A building left as it stood after the 1945 atomic bombing, now a World Heritage site.

Genbaku Dome-mae (streetcar)
Historic·TemplesCentral Hiroshima

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

広島平和記念資料館

A museum conveying the reality of the atomic bombing through survivors' belongings and testimonies.

Chuden-mae / Fukuromachi (streetcar)
Scenery·NatureCentral Hiroshima

Shukkeien Garden

縮景園

A daimyo garden from 1620; walk around the pond to see mountains and valleys in miniature.

Shukkeien-mae (streetcar)
Historic·TemplesCentral Hiroshima

Hiroshima Castle

広島城

Known as the 'Carp Castle'; you can stroll the moat and castle park.

15 min walk from Kamiyacho-nishi (streetcar)
Scenery·NatureCentral Hiroshima

Orizuru Tower

おりづるタワー

A viewing tower next to the Atomic Bomb Dome; look over the Peace Park from the roof deck and fold a paper crane to drop into the glass wall.

Genbaku Dome-mae (streetcar)