Car Rentals Compact cars from around 4,000 Yen/day!

Online Ticket Bookings Special fares for domestic air tickets

Online Hostel Bookings Hostels and inexpensive ryokan from $10 per night!

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Hiroshima is the principal city of the Chugoku Region and home to over a million inhabitants. When the first atomic bomb was dropped over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the city became known worldwide for this unenviable distinction. The destructive power of the bomb was tremendous and obliterated nearly everything within a two kilometer radius. After the war, great efforts were taken to rebuild the city. Predictions that the city would be uninhabitable proved false. Destroyed monuments of Hiroshima's historical heritage, like Hiroshima Castle and Shukkeien Garden, were reconstructed. In the center of the city a large park was built and given a name that would reflect the aspirations of the re-born city: Peace Memorial Park. Any Questions? Ask them in our question forum.

Access and Orientation

Access and Orientation How to get to and around Hiroshima. About transportation in Japan

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Tours and Packages

Hiroshima and Miyajima Tours Various tours and travel packages for Hiroshima and surroundings.

Shops

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News and Reports

November 21, 2011 Miyajima Autumn Color Report by schauwecker April 7, 2011 Hiroshima Cherry Blossom Report by scott Miyajima Cherry Blossom Report April 3, 2010 Hiroshima Cherry Blossom Report April 2, 2010 Hiroshima Cherry Blossom Report March 29, 2009 Miyajima Cherry Blossom Report March 28, 2009

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English Links

Hiroshima City Official website. Hiroshima Navigator Useful website by the Hiroshima Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Japanese Links

Hiroshima City Official website.