HIROSHIMA, JAPAN: Suggested Tour Routes for Independent Travelers

Half-day Tour Routes

"A-bomb Dome (World Cultural Heritage)" course

A-bomb Dome--＞Peace Memorial Park (Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for Atomic Bomb Victims)--＞Hiroshima Castle

Tour of the "City of Water"

A-bomb Dome--＞Motoyasu-bashi Bridge--＞River Cruise Boat--＞Peace Memorial Park (Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for Atomic Bomb Victims and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum)

Tour of Old Temples and Shrines

JR Hiroshima Station--＞Kokuzenji Temple--＞Onaga Tenmangu Shrine--＞Toshogu Shrine and Kinko Inari Shrine Myojoin--＞Nigitsu Shrine

Hijiyama Course

Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art--＞Hiroshima City Comics Library--＞ Danbara Kottokan Antique Shop

"Okonomiyaki for Lunch" Course

Shukkeien Garden--＞Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum--＞Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki for lunch

One-day Tours

Tour of Cultural Sites

Shukkeien Garden--＞Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum--＞Hiroshima Castle--＞Hiroshima Museum of Art--＞A-bomb Dome--＞Peace Memorial Park (Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for Atomic Bomb Victims and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum)

"Peace Memorial Park, Shopping, and Okonomiyaki" Course

Peace Memorial Park (A-bomb Dome, Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for Atomic Bomb Victims, and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum)--＞Shopping (at Hondori, Kamiya-cho, and Hachobori)--＞Okonomiyaki

Source:  Hiroshima Convention & Visitors’ Bureau