Hiroshima
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In this Article
- Introduction
- Neighbourhoods
- Sights and Activities
- Events and Festivals
- Weather
- Getting There
- Getting Around
- Eat
- Drink
- Sleep
- Work
- Learn
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Introduction
Hiroshima may be best known for the atomic bomb dropped on it on August 6, 1945, but travellers visiting the Japanese city of 1.1 million will do themselves a favour by remembering that there is more to Hiroshima than that one event. The city's Peace Memorial Park is the focal point of tourism to the city, but dig a little deeper and you'll find a thriving cosmopolitan city with cultural attractions like Hiroshima Castle and Miyajima.
Neighbourhoods
Events and Festivals
Weather
Hiroshima has a subtropical humid climate with warm, wet summers and drier but mild winters. Summers last from June to September when average highs are mostly between 26 and 31 °C and nights are between 18 and 24 °C. Winters from December to February see highs of 8-11 °C and lows of 0-3 °C. Most of the annual rain falls between March and October, while winters are relatively dry with some chance of snow, especially in January and February.
Getting There
By Plane
Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) has a number of flights. Destinations include Beijing, Okinawa, Sendai, Sapporo, Tokyo, Seoul, Guam, Bangkok, Taipei and Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
By Train
Hiroshima is connected by rail east towards Tokyo and west towards Fukuoka. You can find details about schedules and prices at the Japan Rail website.
By Car
By Bus
By Boat
Eat
Drink
Sleep
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backpackers Hostel K's House Hiroshima | 1-8-9, Matoba-cho, Minami-ku, Hiroshima city, Japa | Hostel | 89 |
| Backpackers Miyajima | 7-6-101 Enomachi, Naka-ku 1-8-11 Miyajimaguchi, Hatsukaichi-shi | Hostel | 87 |
| Hana Hostel | Kojinmachi 1-15 Minami-ku | Hostel | 89 |
| Hiroshima Central Hotel | 1-8 Kanayama-cho Naka-ku | Hotel | 78 |
| Hiroshima Youth Hostel | 1-13-6, Ushita-shinmachi Higashi-ku | Hostel | 72 |
| Hotel Million City | 3-2-24, Ohtemachi, Naka-ku | Hotel | 83 |
| Ikawa Ryokan | 5-11,Dobashi-cho,Naka-ku,Hiroshima-shi | Hotel | 88 |
| J-Hoppers Hiroshima Trad Guesthouse | 5-16, Dobashi-cho Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi | Hostel | 89 |
| Kasuga Ryokan | 3-6-23 Otemachi Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi | Hostel | 83 |
| Kyoubashi Ryokan | 10-15 Kyoubashichou Minami-ku | Hostel | 62 |
| Minsyuku Ikedaya | 6-36 Dohashicho, Naka-ku, | Hostel | - |
| Ryokan Sansui | 4-16 Koamicho Naka-ku, | Hostel | 82 |
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