Hiroshima » Miyajima, Hiroshima city
The Miyajima and Hiroshima City area is home to two World Heritage Sites, Itsukushima Shrine and the Atomic Bomb Dome. Visitors can also enjoy eating and walking around Hiroshima's gourmet staples such as okonomiyaki, oysters, soup-less tantanmen, and Kure cold noodles.
Miyajima and Hiroshima City are home to Itsukushima Shrine, a national treasure and World Heritage site, the Mazda Museum, a museum of Mazda Motor Corporation, the Wood Egg Okonomiyaki Museum, an okonomiyaki theme park operated by Otafuku Sauce, the Yamato Museum, which houses a one-tenth scale model of the battleship Yamato, and the Kappa Ebisen factory, where visitors can take a tour. Calbee Hiroshima Factory, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Hiroshima Castle, the original Hiroshima Okonomiyaki Okonomimura with over 20 Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki restaurants, Momijidani Park, Miyajima Aquarium, and other tourist spots.
Also recommended are local delicacies such as oysters, okonomiyaki, lemon, momiji manju, and soupless dandanmen.
Itsukushima Shrine is located on Miyajima Island and is registered as a World Heritage Site. It enshrines the three Munakata Goddesses and was worshipped by the Heike clan. It was built in 593, and was worshipped by the Heike clan. The shrine was built in 593 and is characterized by its long corrid...»
Designed by Czech architect Jan Retzl and opened in 1915. It is the former site of the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, which once stood in the city's downtown area. The building has been permanently preserved to show the actual atomic bombing of August 6, 1945.It was registered as ...»
Hiroshima Castle was built by Terumoto Mori in 1589. The castle was called "Koi Castle," and the castle tower and other castle buildings survived until 1945, when the castle tower was completely destroyed by the atomic bomb. The castle tower and other castle buildings were reconstructed after 1958,...»
The ropeway connects Shishi-iwa Station and Momijidani Station (Momijidani Park) on Yayama, a 535-meter-high mountain in the center of Miyajima (Itsukushima) where Itsukushima Shrine is located. The Miyajima Ropeway connects two different types of ropeways: a circular type (from Momijidani Station ...»
Peace Memorial Park was established as a place to pray for lasting world peace. The park is dotted with many memorials and monuments, including the World Heritage Site of the Atomic Bomb Dome, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, the National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims, the Hir...»
Located in the upper reaches of the San'tani River, the gorge is famous for its clear waterfalls, greenery, and rocks, including Nidan Falls, Okunotaki Falls, Namera Falls, Oimorino Falls, and Oimori Falls. It has been selected as one of the 100 best-kept secrets in Japan. The summit of the mountai...»
The original horumonburg is a hamburg made of minced meat and horumon (small intestines), born in a grilled meat restaurant in Hiroshima. The innovative hamburg made of minced meat, beef stomach and small intestines create a new harmonious taste and texture. Nowadays a variety of tastes can be enjoy...»