Museums & Attractions Parks and Gardens 

Ushita Sogo Koen Park

February 26, 2017July 5, 2022 GetHiroshima 7333 Views higashi-ku, Ushita

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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Museums & Attractions Nature 

Tsutsuga O-icho Gingko Tree

December 8, 2016December 9, 2022 Paul Walsh 7019 Views Akiota, Autumn, Autumn colors

I sometimes wonder in how many countries other than Japan will people drive for a couple of hours or more

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Art Museums and Galleries Museums & Attractions 

Okuda Genso Sayume Art Museum

December 7, 2016February 22, 2017 Paul Walsh 8975 Views Miyoshi

This well-designed art museum is dedicated to the work of locally-born Nihonga painter, Okuda Genso, and his wife Sayume, creator

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Cafe Dining Japanese Miyajima Soba & Udon Sweets Tea shop 

To-no-oka Chaya

November 17, 2016November 18, 2016 jjwalsh 8323 Views good views, Miyajima

Delicious noodles and more in a calm atmosphere away from Miyajima’s busy main streets.

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Museums & Attractions Shrines and Temples 

Ebisu-jinja Shrine

November 7, 2016November 8, 2016 Paul Walsh 7708 Views

The history of Ebisu Shrine, on the Ebisu-dori shopping arcade in downtown Hiroshima city, is intimately linked to the development

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Museums & Attractions Nature 

Hakuun-do Caves

November 4, 2016 Paul Walsh 6629 Views

The Hakuun-do limestone caves [白雲洞] take you 200m into the side of Taishaku-kyo Valley in Upper Taishaku.

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Museums & Attractions Nature 

Taishaku-kyo Gorge

November 3, 2016November 20, 2016 Paul Walsh 9315 Views Autumn, Autumn colors, Day trip, Hiking

This beautiful 15km long canyon in the northeast of Hiroshima prefecture has many natural features and is a popular place

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Art Museums and Galleries Museums & Attractions 

Orizuru Tower Observation Deck

July 8, 2016October 13, 2016 Paul Walsh 10477 Views Architecture, good views, Hiroshi Sambuichi

The main attraction of the newly refurbished 13 storey Mazda Building, rebranded the Orizuru Tower, is the viewing platform on the

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Museums & Attractions Nature 

Dangyo-kei Gorge

June 16, 2016October 13, 2016 Paul Walsh 7211 Views Hiking, Ohnan, Shimane

The Dangyokei gorge is a spectacular natural beauty spot in Ohnan in Shimane Prefecture with great access.

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Museums & Attractions Parks and Gardens 

Koboku no Mori Herb Garden

June 3, 2016April 19, 2023 Paul Walsh 5503 Views Ohnan, Shimane

Koboku-no-mori herb garden [香木の森] is on the edge of the Ohochi basin in Ohnan, just across the Hiroshima border, in

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