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Hiroshima

Hiroshima (広 島), in the Chugoku region, is known as the city where the atomic bomb fell on August 6, 1945, the first of which was launched against Japanese targets.

The Peace Park, the area where the bomb dropped in 1945, is one of the most emblematic spots in the city, so below I will show you some other ideas about what to see and do in Hiroshima, so you can enjoy the city.

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Peace Memorial Park

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is a park located in Hiroshima Prefecture. It is well known that Hiroshima was the ground zero of one of the nuclear bombs launched during World War II, and this park is dedicated to permanent and lasting peace, so that such an event does not happen again.

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Daishoin Temple

Daishoin Temple is the oldest and most important temple in Miyajima. It is said that the famous Buddhist monk Kobo Daishi (also known as Kukai).

The temple houses several Buddhist images, including a famous 11-head Kannon Bosatsu in the main hall. It attracts about 500,000 faithful throughout the year. In the fall, many come to see the Japanese maple in Daishonin.

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Downtown Hiroshima

Hondori is a pedestrianized gallery closed to traffic and full of shops and restaurants. It begins near the Peace Park and extends eastward for about half a kilometer. Parallel to Hondori is Aioidori (Aioi street), the main street used by cars and trams. Along Aioi Street are some great department stores where more shops can be found.

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Miyajima

Miyajima means "the sanctuary of the island", is from ancient times a sacred and worshiped place where the gods thought to live in harmony with mortals. Miyajima is a place of dense wooded vegetation that gives peace, beauty and tranquility

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Hiroshimajō

Hiroshima Castle is a typical flat castle that was built by Mori Terumoto, who was one of the most significant servants ("Godairou") of Hideyoshi Toyotomi.

Today, it has become a museum of history with samurai culture.

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Okonomi-mura

Okonomi-mura is a Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki food theme park located at 5-13 Shintenchi in Naka-Ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is near the eastern end of Hondōri and has 24 Okonomiyaki restaurants, each with a slightly different set of ingredients and style.

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