Anraku-ji Temple A-bombed Gingko
The ginkgo tree that grows through the roof of the temple gate of at Anraku-ji in Ushita is around 300
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Ushita
Ushita Sogo Koen Park
Ushita Sogo Koen [牛田総合公園] expansive hillside park behind the Higashi-ku Sports Center and Big Wave pool offers walking paths, grassy
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Cafe Luster
The stylish smoke-free cafe serving excellent coffee and muffins, freshly made on the premises, is well worth stopping by if
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Michelin Star Noodles at Iraku-an
It’s appropriate that this sophisticated soba restaurant, given a star in the Hiroshima Michelin guide, would be the place for me
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At the base of Ushita-yama, there is an interesting Buddhist temple and pet cemetery. The temple is easy to see from
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Fans of traditional Japanese sweets will want to make their way over to this Ushita neighborhood shop (there is
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Tanaka Beikokuten
Ushita is a convenient and culturally rich suburb of Hiroshima, not far from the main JR station. Many of the back street shops have survived over the years and is a great place to explore.
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PIIC: Peak International Immersion Center
PIIC is a fantastic 2 floor facility run by bilingual educators with a vision of building a great venue for
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Hozuki Matsuri
On the 3rd weekend of July each year, a festival is held in celebration of the mysteriously beautiful “Hozuki” red
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Peace Pagoda
One of the first things people notice when they arrive in Hiroshima on the shinkansen bullet train is the bulbous
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