Hiroshima A-bomb Ruins Discovered on Stadium Site

The largest ever excavation of Hiroshima A-bomb ruins is currently underway after they were exposed during the building a new soccer stadium.

Fascinating glimpses of pre-war Hiroshima in 85-year-old film

7 minutes of 85-year-old film footage provides fascinating glimpses of Hiroshima before the A-bombing.

A look at the origins and story of Takiyasha-hime (Princess Takiyasha), a staple of the repertoire of the Kagura folk

The Saigoku Kaido (Saigoku Route/Way/Road), was the main overland thoroughfare between Kyushu and Kyoto between from the 8th century up

The Chugoku Shinbun has shared this recently rediscovered 1927 postcard showing Hiroshima’s busy Kamiya-cho intersection.

The ginkgo tree that grows through the roof of the temple gate of at Anraku-ji in Ushita is around 300

Travel through time using this ingenious “now and then” widget based on historical maps of Hiroshima city.

3 minutes of film footage of Hiroshima in the spring on 1935 released by the Peace Memorial Museum.

The results of the Enko-bashi Bridge restoration project will be unveiled on Monday, March 28.

The legend of the three arrows may be apocryphal, but it inspired an epic Kurosawa film and is the symbol of Hiroshima’s J League soccer team.

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