Hiroshima is a lovely little city to visit, and it has quite a few things to offer; it is of course most known for its devastating history, but there are many reasons to visit it still today!
One of the two main attractions is Hiroshima Castle, which has been rebuilt after 1945 but looks quite stunning and like many other castles is a major sightseeing magnet. It’s also called Carp Castle, which is cute and calls for some magnificent carp statues of course, which they thankfully delivered. Without being a fish expert, though, the living fish in the water is presumably not a carp– still enough to impress me of course with a little koi!
The next picture is naturally quite unspectacular and I just liked the contrast; however, the only reason why it stuck with me, is that a Japanese person was waiting next to me so I could finish my photo before they continued walking.~ It happened so often and it’s so sweet and nice! Even in the most crowded places where I already lost all my nerves, people would still just wait for every tourist to finish their picture before they walked through the scene.
Another unspectacular picture, but Hiroshima is also known for its okonomiyaki, a kind of pancake with toppings and sauces; and there is a special variant in Hiroshima with yakisoba noodles on top, which is of course an immaculate idea! This Okonomimura building, however, is described on Wikipedia as “Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki food theme park”, which honestly sounds spectacular and amazing.~ We also went in but it was really crowded and is not the most serene place to enjoy a quiet meal; thankfully there were also more relaxing places in the neighbourhood.
Another highlight in Hiroshima is also a garden called Shukkei-en. It’s not that massive in size but simply very pretty and enjoyable to spend time in.
Then, the other main “attraction” is of course the Peace Memorial Park, after the catastrophe in 1945. It’s a quite a large area with a huge museum, which is very much worth the visit. It’s simply very moving and might be specifically valuable and necessary today.~
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