Shopping 

Shopping in Hondori

August 5, 2012March 28, 2023 Ciara 10231 Views Hiroshima city, Hondori, Naka-ku, shopping

Sometimes shopping can be such a chore in Japan, right? Not so in Hiroshima as some of the best clothes

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Lifestyle Shopping 

Gion’s Aeon Mall

July 31, 2012July 31, 2012 jjwalsh 14786 Views Asa-minami-ku, Family-friendly, Hiroshima city, kids, Mall, shopping

In the Asa-minami ku area, near Hiroshima’s university of Economics is the AEON chain mall in the area called Gion. Since

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Art Museums and Galleries Kids Lifestyle Museums & Attractions 

Hiroshima Children’s Museum

July 19, 2012October 14, 2016 jjwalsh 13923 Views Hiroshima city, Kid-friendly, Naka-ku

Wondering what to do with kids who have had too much sun or who want to explore, create and have

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Campgrounds Lifestyle 

Iwami Seaside Park

July 13, 2012June 16, 2021 jjwalsh 10702 Views beach, Camping, Family-friendly, Hamada, Shimane

Iwami Seaside Park is a beautiful beach park in Hamada in Shimane Prefecture, a 90-minute drive over through the mountains from Hiroshima.

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Body & Mind Lifestyle Outdoor Sport & Fitness 

Traffic-Free Riverside Route

June 29, 2012June 24, 2016 jjwalsh 8115 Views cycling, Running, walking

Since 2004, new under bridge connections for riverside paths have been made along the many waterways in Hiroshima city that

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Lifestyle Shopping 

Violin

June 12, 2012June 14, 2012 Kazue 5262 Views Hatchobori, jewlery, Naka-ku, shopping

This small and lovely little accessories and jewlery shop was started by Tomoko Takahashi, a young entrepreneur who started this

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Lifestyle Shopping 

Little Twitter

June 12, 2012May 30, 2023 Kazue 4418 Views

Akira and Akiko opened “Little twitter” in 2001 to promote their own original, hand-made and custom jewlery collections after both

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Healthcare Lifestyle 

Medical Reference

April 5, 2012January 5, 2022 jjwalsh 18202 Views dentist, kids, Naka-ku, pregnancy, services

Health matters are often a worry when living abroad. Luckily Hiroshima has a lot of great medical facilities and reliable

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Hair and Beauty Lifestyle 

Roots Hair Salon

March 21, 2012August 24, 2017 jjwalsh 9946 Views English menu, English spoken, Hiroshima city, international, Naka-ku, Namiki-dori

In my many years enjoying the fantastic pampering of hair salons in Hiroshima, I have never been to any other

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Hair and Beauty Lifestyle 

Cleo Hair International

March 9, 2012March 10, 2012 jjwalsh 10250 Views English menu, English spoken, Naka-ku, Non-smoking, Pacela

Run by successful entrepreneur, Kumi Lipman, Cleo international blends high quality hair service with a friendly staff and a fashionable

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