Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is a large park established in the heart of Hiroshima near the center of the atomic bomb blast in hopes of sustained world peace. The park includes a number of points of interest such as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum which documents Hiroshima in the time of the bombing, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, or Genbaku Dome, the cenotaph of bomb victims, the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims, and International Conference Center Hiroshima. The Hiroshima Peace Bell that is rung in hopes of peace on Earth is designated as one of Japan's top 100 soundscapes by the Ministry of the Environment.
View scenic routes that include this spot
WATERSIDE BEAUTYStreet address
- 1-2 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City
Access
- Take Hiroshima Electric Railway train bound for Miyajimaguchi / Eba from JR Hiroshima Station, and get off at Genbaku Dome-mae Station, walk for 8 minutes
Opening Hours
- [Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum]
8:30 to 18:00
between March and November
(open until 19:00 in August, except August 5, 6, the Museum is open until 20:00)
8:30 to 17:00 between December and February
Closed
- [Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum]
December 30, 31
Website
- http://hpmmuseum.jp/?lang=eng
Best season
- All year
Point

Spots around
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Miyajima Guest House Mikuniya
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Shukkeien Garden
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Mt. Misen
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Hiroshima Castle
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Oyamazumi Shrine
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Onomichi
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Omishima Museum of Art
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Miyajima (Itsukushima Shrine)
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Onomichi Ramen Kukai
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Kikunoya
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Kirosan Observation Park
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ONOMICHI U2
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Hiroshima Airport
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HIROSHIMA ORIZURU TOWER
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Okonomi-mura
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Senkoji Park
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Shimanami Kaido Cycling
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Night kagura performance
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Miyajima Sea Kayaking
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Daishoin Temple
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Okeiko Japan
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Miharashi-tei