Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Hiroshima, Japan

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Number of sights 14 sights
Distance 3 km
Ascend 64 m
Descend 59 m

Experience Hiroshima in Japan in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in HiroshimaIndividual Sights in Hiroshima

Sight 1: Honkawa Elementary School gymnasium

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The Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum is a museum of the Peace in Honkawacho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.

Wikipedia: Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum (EN)

409 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Hiroshima Orizuru Tower

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Orizuru Tower is a commercial complex located in Otemachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture. It is adjacent to the Atomic Bomb Dome, a World Cultural Heritage Site, 90 meters to the east. It is owned and operated by Hiromatsu Holdings Co., Ltd., which operates Hiroshima Mazda.

Wikipedia: おりづるタワー (JA), Website

137 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Hypocenter

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HypocenterMicha L. Rieser / Attribution

In a narrow sense, hypocenter refers to the center of the explosion of nuclear weapons such as atomic bombs. In a broad sense, it refers to the center of the explosion of a powerful bomb. In addition, the place where a major incident occurs, a place where a major epidemic or social phenomenon occurs is also sometimes called the hypocenter.

Wikipedia: 爆心地 (JA)

256 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Flame of Peace

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The Peace Lamp is a fire and firepit located in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 平和の灯 (広島市) (JA)

134 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the A-bomb

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The Korean Atomic Bomb Victims' Memorial Monument is a memorial monument to the victims of the Hiroshima atomic bombing in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. It was originally installed at the site where the body of Lieutenant Colonel Lee Gu of the Imperial Japan Army, a member of the Joseon royal family, was found (across the river from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park), but later moved to its current location.

Wikipedia: 韓国人原爆犠牲者慰霊碑 (JA)

65 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound

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Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound

The Atomic Bomb Memorial Tower is a memorial tower located in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Built on August 5, 1955 (Showa 30). It was designed by Haruo Yoshida and built by Teruo Sakata of Sakata Stone Shop. The name is engraved in front of the stone fence in front of the memorial tower.

Wikipedia: 原爆供養塔 (JA)

177 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Bell of Peace

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Bell of Peace

The Peace Bell is a bell located in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan.

Wikipedia: 平和の鐘 (広島市) (JA)

141 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Children's Peace Monument

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The Children's Peace Monument is a monument for peace to commemorate Sadako Sasaki and the thousands of child victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. This monument is located in Hiroshima, Japan. Sadako Sasaki, a young girl, died of leukemia from radiation of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945.

Wikipedia: Children's Peace Monument (EN)

409 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims

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Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims

The Cenotaph for the Atomic Bomb Victims is a memorial monument located in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture. The official name is Hiroshima Peace City Monument.

Wikipedia: 原爆死没者慰霊碑 (JA)

310 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall

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Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims is one of the National Memorial Halls in Hiroshima, Japan.

Wikipedia: Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims (EN)

180 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Rest House

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Hiroshima City Peace Memorial Park Rest House (Hiroshima City Peace Memorial Park Rest House) is a tourist information center and rest area located in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Wikipedia: レストハウス (広島市) (JA)

556 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 12: Former Bank of Japan

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The former Bank of Japan Hiroshima Branch is a former branch office of the Bank of Japan located in Fukuromachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 旧日本銀行広島支店 (JA)

79 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Rai Sanyo Shiseki Museum

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The Yoriyamayo Historical Site Museum (Yoriyamayo Historical Site Museum, Lai Mr./Ms. Yoshiseki Ryokan) is a museum located in Fukuromachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, exhibiting materials related to Yorisanyo and Yoriie.

Wikipedia: 頼山陽史跡資料館 (JA), Website

148 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum

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Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum

The Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum is a peace museum in Fukuromachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. The school was one of the closest schools to ground zero when the atomic bomb fell on August 6, 1945. They lost about 160 students and teachers and the building was heavily damaged. After a few days, the school became a first aid station, and its black burned wall became a message board to find missing people. The Peace Museum is the section of the school building with the basement of the former Municipal Fukuromachi Elementary School in Hiroshima. The school is keeping it as a relic of the atomic explosion, to foster peace, and to send their information to the world.

Wikipedia: Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum (EN)

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