3 best monuments & statues in Hiroshima
Monument
The most visited site in Hiroshima is the ruins of the Exhibition Hall, the only building within a 3 km radius to have survived the atomic bomb explosion on 6 August 1945. The site’s official name is Hiroshima Peace Memorial, although the names Atomic Bomb Dome, Genbaku Dome (the word ‘Genbaku’ means ‘atomic bomb’ in Japanese) or A-Bomb Dome are much more widely used. [btn "View the 10 best hotels in Hiroshima" https://www.booking.com/city/jp…
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Park, Monument
The Memorial Park stretches between the Aioi Bridge, which was the target of the atomic bomb, and the museum. Before 1945, this area was the political and commercial centre of Hiroshima, which is one of the reasons why it was the main target of the bombing. [btn "View the 10 best hotels in Hiroshima" https://www.booking.com/city/jp/hiroshima.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-hirosima-park] The Memorial Park was built on the open field created by…
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Castle, Lookout
Hiroshima Castle is one of the few historical monuments to have been fully restored after the Second World War. The castle was built in 1589 for a powerful feudal lord named Mori Terumoto. Standing at almost 40 metres tall, the castle is situated on an island in the centre of the city, surrounded by an artificial lake. [btn "View the 10 best hotels in Hiroshima" https://www.booking.com/city/jp/hiroshima.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-hirosima…
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