Places to visit in Hiroshima, Japan
7 places to visit in Hiroshima, Japan, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Atomic Bomb Dome, Itsukushima Shrine, Mount Misen and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Hiroshima volume.
3 UNESCO World Heritage sites · 3 Famous places to visit · 1 Hidden gem
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Hiroshima (3)
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Atomic Bomb Dome
The domed shell of the former Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, kept just as it stood after 6 August 1945. It sits on the riverbank across from the Peace Memorial Park and was made a World Heritage Site in 1996.
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Itsukushima Shrine
A Shinto shrine on Miyajima built out over the tidal flats, so that at high tide its halls and great vermilion torii seem to float on the sea. The complex is a World Heritage Site, and several of its buildings are National Treasures.
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Mount Misen
The sacred mountain of Miyajima and the island's highest point at 535 metres, inside the World Heritage area of Itsukushima Shrine. A ropeway and forest trails lead up to the summit rocks, with wide views over the islands of the Seto Inland Sea.
Famous places to visit in Hiroshima (3)
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Hiroshima Castle
Also called Carp Castle, it was the residence of the daimyo of the Hiroshima Domain, first built in the 1590s. The keep was rebuilt in 1958 as a replica of the original and now holds a museum of the city's history before the Second World War.
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
A museum inside the Peace Memorial Park documenting the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and what it meant for the city and its people. Its main building, raised on pillars, was designed by Kenzo Tange and is an Important Cultural Property.
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
A park in central Hiroshima planned by the architect Kenzo Tange and dedicated to the memory of those lost in the 1945 atomic bombing. Its axis runs from the museum through the arched Cenotaph and the Peace Flame to the Atomic Bomb Dome, and over a million people come each year.
Hidden gems in Hiroshima (1)
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Shukkei-en
A historic strolling garden in central Hiroshima whose name means shrunken scenery garden: valleys, mountains and forests recreated in miniature around a central pond. The Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum stands next to it.
Collecting in Hiroshima
What are the best places to visit in Hiroshima?
LOQAH lists 7 places in Hiroshima. The best known include Atomic Bomb Dome, Itsukushima Shrine, Mount Misen, Hiroshima Castle and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Hiroshima?
7, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Hiroshima?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Hiroshima before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Hiroshima and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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