Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Memorial park in Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
Description
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is a memorial park in Naka-ku, Hiroshima, covering landscaped green spaces with monuments, statues, and pathways. The grounds sit in the city center and also house a museum and several memorial sites that visitors can explore on foot.
History
The area served as the political and commercial center of Hiroshima before the war, until the atomic bomb exploded here on August 6, 1945, at 8:15 AM. After the destruction, the site was converted into an international memorial ground, laid out in the early 1950s.
Culture
The Children's Peace Monument displays thousands of paper cranes from around the world, honoring Sadako Sasaki and other young victims of the atomic bombing. These folded cranes follow a Japanese tradition as a symbol of hope and are added daily by visitors.
Practical
You can reach the site via tram lines that stop in the city center or by using a dedicated sightseeing loop bus for tourists. The museum extends its opening hours during high season, so planning a visit outside midday can help avoid larger groups.
Did you know?
A stone chest beneath the arch of the Cenotaph holds a register listing more than 220,000 names of people affected by the atomic bombing. This register is updated each year on the anniversary of the bombing, when new names are added.
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This collection brings together about thirty places of memory and reflection spread across several continents. Each one shows a moment in history where violence affected people and changed entire areas. These sites remind us of the effects of wars, genocides, and persecutions, while also carrying a...
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
335 m
Human Shadow Etched in Stone
106 m
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
153 m
Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
530 m
Children's Peace Monument
162 m
Cenotaph for the A-Bomb Victims
33 m
Hiroshima Orizuru Tower
393 m
Aioi Bridge
422 m
Rest House
150 m
Hiroshima City Cultural Exchange Hall
534 m
Phoenix Trees Exposed to the A-bomb
130 m
Former Bank of Japan Hiroshima Branch
428 m
Motomachi Cred
674 m
Hiroshima Chūō Park
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Hiroshima City Hall
874 m
Peace Watch
153 m
Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound
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The Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the A-bomb
172 m
Hiroshima Museum of Art
843 m
Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims
122 m
Hiroshima Crystal Plaza
593 m
Okonomi-mura
889 m
Ruins of the Chūgoku Regional Military Headquarters Air Defense Room
1.1 km
Peace Bridge
295 m
National Diet Hiroshima Temporary Building
818 m
Hiroshima Prefectural Office
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