Culture Yamato Maritime Museum in Kure JJ Walsh Impressive modern museum depicting wartime culture and the technological advances of the Japanese navy in Kure during WWII
Culture Hanami in Hiroshima Peace Park Ash Even if you are in Japan or planning to visit during the season, perhaps you've never considered Hiroshima as a cherry blosso...
Culture Itsukushima Floating Shrine JJ Walsh This floating red shrine with a lush green forest backdrop is a stunning scene at the top of any sightseers list
Culture Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum Paul Walsh Works by locally-born painters, sculptors and craftsmen as well as by some big name western and Japanese artists in a large m...
Culture Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art JJ Walsh This thoroughly modern gallery was Japan's first public museum devoted exclusively to contemporary art, located in Hijiyama ...
Culture Miyajima Aquarium JJ Walsh Hiroshima's aquarium remodeled and reopened in 2011, offering over 13,000 sea creatures mostly from the Seto-inland Sea area ...
Culture Fukuyama Ashida River Fireworks Festival 2024 Michelle Montano The fireworks display by the Ashida River in Fukuyama is the perfect location to bring the city's three-day summer festival t...
Culture Kure Fireworks Festival 2024 Virginia Gonzalez The Kure Fireworks Festival takes place every August by the city port. Spectators here will enjoy an hour of pyrotechnics ove...
Culture Hiroshima Port Fireworks Festival 2025-2024 Virginia Gonzalez The Hiroshima Port Dream Fireworks Festival takes place every year in late July, when 10,000 fireworks are set off in the bay...
12 Culture A Walk Around Hiroshima Castle Chantelle Silva The 1.5km path around Hiroshima Castle will take you on a scenic journey through time and provide you with beautiful 360 degr...