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Hiroshima (広島市) is one of megapolises in Japan situated some 190 km west of Okayama and 880 km from the capital. This the major city has a population of 1,143,900 people. Many people visit Hiroshima to experience its monuments and memorials and museums.

The nearest airport Hiroshima-Nishi (IATA: HIW) is about 10 km away.

Things to do in Hiroshima

1. Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Hiroshima Peace Memorial, commonly called the Atomic Bomb Dome or A-Bomb Dome (Japanese: 原爆ドーム Genbaku Dome), in Hiroshima, Japan, is part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.

2. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is a museum located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, in central Hiroshima, Japan, dedicated to documenting the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in World War II.

3. Hiroshima Castle
Шаблон: Nihongo, sometimes called Шаблон: Nihongo is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan which was the home of the daimyō (feudal lord) of the Hiroshima han (fief). Originally constructed in the 1590s, the castle was destroyed in the atomic bombing in 1945. It was rebuilt in 1958, a replica of the original which now serves as a museum of Hiroshima's history prior to World War II.

4. Children's Peace Monument
The Children's Peace Monument (原爆の子の像, Genbaku no Ko no Zō) is a monument for peace to commemorate Sadako Sasaki and the thousands of child victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and is located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, itself in the city of Hiroshima. Designed by native artists Kazuo Kikuchi and Kiyoshi Ikebe, the monument was built using money derived from a fund-raising campaign by Japanese school children including Sadako's classmates, with the main statue entitled'A-bomb Child…

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

6. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park (広島平和記念公園, Hiroshima Heiwa Kinen Kōen) is a memorial park in the center of Hiroshima, Japan. It is dedicated to the legacy of Hiroshima as the first city in the world to suffer a nuclear attack, and to the memories of the bomb's direct and indirect victims (of whom there may have been as many as 140, 000). The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is visited by more than one million people each year. The park is there in memory of the victims of the nuclear attack on August…

7. Mitaki-dera
Mitaki-dera (三瀧寺) is a historic Japanese temple in the city of Hiroshima, Japan.

8. Hiroshima Airport
Hiroshima Airport (広島空港, Hiroshima Kūkō) (IATA: HIJ, ICAO: RJOA) is an airport in the city of Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Located 50  km (31& #160; mi) east of Hiroshima, it is the largest airport in the Chūgoku region.

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Hiroshima Peace Memorial

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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is a museum located in Hiroshima

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Hiroshima Castle

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Children's Peace Monument

The Children's Peace Monument (原爆の子の像, Genbaku no Ko no Zō) is a mo

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Itsukushima Shrine

Itsukushima Shrine (Japanese: 厳島神社, Itsukushima Jinja) is a Shinto

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Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims

Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims is

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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park (広島平和記念公園, Hiroshima Heiwa Kinen Kōe

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Mitaki-dera

Mitaki-dera (三瀧寺) is a historic Japanese temple in the city of Hiros

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