# 10 classic sights in Hiroshima

Centred on its two World Heritage Sites, the Atomic Bomb Dome and Itsukushima Shrine: the Hiroshima sights recommended by travel agencies and local media.

- 11 votes · 12 items
- May 31, 2025 · Mai Ito
- https://even.best/en/l/734/10-classic-sights-in-hiroshima

## Top 10

1. **Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Museum documenting the reality of the bombing, in the Peace Memorial Park.
2. **Mount Misen** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Miyajima's highest peak, reached by ropeway, with views over the Seto Inland Sea.
3. **Itsukushima Shrine (Miyajima)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — World Heritage shrine known for its great torii standing in the sea.
4. **Hiroshima Castle** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The 'Carp Castle' built by Mōri Terumoto; the keep is a reconstruction.
5. **Orizuru Tower** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Observation deck overlooking the Atomic Bomb Dome, with a wall of paper cranes.
6. **Yamato Museum (Kure)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Maritime museum with a 1:10 model of the battleship Yamato.
7. **Tomonoura** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Scenic port town retaining its Edo-period atmosphere.
8. **Atomic Bomb Dome** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — World Heritage ruin bearing witness to the atomic bombing of 6 August 1945.
9. **Shukkeien Garden** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Feudal lord's garden created in 1620.
10. **Okonomimura** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Building packed with Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki stalls.
11. **Onomichi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Town of slopes and temples, starting point of the Shimanami Kaidō.
12. **Ōkunoshima** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 'Rabbit Island', home to many wild rabbits.

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