Ini-no-tanada Rice Terraces

Over 300 terraced rice fields hug the side of a high mountain valley in Akiota-cho make for a beautiful site

Bihoku Hillside Park

This government run park is really huge and, despite being in the middle of nowhere (though it is very near

Miroku-no-sato [みろくの里] is an utterly intriguing destination for anyone looking for a fun family day out. Miroku-no-sato is not a state-of-the-art

Gokuraku-ji Temple dates from medieval times and stands on top of the mountain that bears its name, overlooking Hatsukaichi and

Hiroshima’s answer to Kyoto’s Fushimi-inari Shrine, on the side of Mt Futaba-yama just north of Hiroshima shinkansen station.

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You won’t find lions, tigers and bears (well, maybe bears) at Ono Wildlife Sanctuary [おおのの自然観察の森 oono no shizen kansatsu no

Flower lovers and photography buffs will enjoy the blooming variations of each changing season at the Hiroshima Botanical Gardens.

Easy to get to using local roads, Hiroshima-Kure toll road or by train,Bayside Beach Saka [ベイサイドビーチ坂] is Hiroshima city’s most

How does the idea of staying in a log cabin in the forest, or a hotel surrounded by natural beauty

Yoshimizu Garden [吉水園] is lovely, private garden, only open to the public on two weekends, twice a year. If you