Hiroshima Flower Festival
A Golden Week festival that fills Peace Boulevard with flowers, parades and stage shows.
- Area
- Hiroshima · Central Hiroshima
- When
- May 3–5
- Location
- Peace Boulevard & Peace Park
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Peace Lantern Floating
On the evening of the bombing anniversary, memorial lanterns are floated on the river by the Atomic Bomb Dome.
Peace Memorial Park
A park remembering the atomic bombing and praying for peace, with the Cenotaph and the Flame of Peace.
Atomic Bomb Dome
A building left as it stood after the 1945 atomic bombing, now a World Heritage site.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
A museum conveying the reality of the atomic bombing through survivors' belongings and testimonies.
Shukkeien Garden
A daimyo garden from 1620; walk around the pond to see mountains and valleys in miniature.
Hiroshima Castle
Known as the 'Carp Castle'; you can stroll the moat and castle park.
Orizuru Tower
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.
Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki
Batter, cabbage and noodles layered on the griddle, quite different from the Osaka style.