MARCH 24, 2019: The Children's Peace Monument with a statue of a girl holding a folded paper crane, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.

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Hiroshima Region

It's easy to beeline it to Miyajima for a glance at the floating torii gate, or to Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park to witness how locals have transformed an infamous tragedy into a firm call for peace.

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  • Cenotaph for A-Bomb victims and A-Bomb Dome

    Peace Memorial Park

    Hiroshima

    Hugged by rivers on both sides, Peace Memorial Park is a large, leafy space crisscrossed by walkways and dotted with memorials and tranquil spaces for…

  • Japan, Chugoku Region, Hiroshima Prefecture, Miyajima, View of Itsukushima Shrine in autumn. (Photo by: JTB/UIG via Getty Images) (Photo by: JTB Photo/UIG via Getty Images)

    Itsukushima-jinja

    Miyajima

    With origins as far back as the late 6th century, Itsukushima-jinja gives Miyajima its real name. The shrine's unique and attractive pier-like…

  • Atomic bomb dome memorial in Hiroshima, Japan

    Atomic Bomb Dome

    Hiroshima

    Perhaps the starkest reminder of the destruction visited upon Hiroshima in WWII is the Atomic Bomb Dome. Built by a Czech architect in 1915, it was the…

  • Sensui-jima

    Sensui-jima

    Hiroshima Region

    The island of Sensui-jima is just five minutes across the water from Tomo-no-ura town, though vastly different for its rugged natural beauty, as there are…

  • Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

    Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

    Hiroshima

    The main building of Hiroshima's premier museum houses a collection of items salvaged from the aftermath of the atomic bomb. The displays are confronting…

  • Floating Torii

    Floating Torii

    Miyajima

    This 16m-tall vermilion torii (shrine gate) is a symbol of Miyajima and the watery entrance to World Heritage shrine Itsukushima-jinja. At high tide, it…

  • Asia, Japan, Honshu, Hiroshima prefecture, Miyajima Island, Statues in Daisho in temple

    Daishō-in

    Miyajima

    Just south of town at the foot of Misen, Daishō-in is a worthwhile stopping point on the way up or down the mountain. This Shingon temple is crowded with…

  • Misen & Ropeway

    Misen & Ropeway

    Miyajima

    Covered with primeval forest, the sacred, peaceful Misen is Miyajima's highest mountain (530m), and its ascent is the island's finest walk – especially in…

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