{"id":2518,"date":"2020-03-23T12:41:19","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T03:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vhbloglive.wpengine.com\/?p=2518"},"modified":"2020-03-23T12:41:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T03:41:20","slug":"local-area-guide-hiroshima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villagehouse.jp\/blog\/en\/local-area-guides\/local-area-guide-hiroshima\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Area Guide: Hiroshima"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When\nlooking for where to go in Japan you will have a hard time choosing which place\nto visit. There are so many great areas to choose from that you may feel you\nwill miss an important landmark or area. There are so many good places to go\nthat it can be a little nerve-wracking trying to figure out which one should be\non your travel route. One place that should be visited is definitely Hiroshima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Peace\nMemorial Park<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This\nwill most likely be the number one thing on everyone\u2019s list when visiting\nHiroshima. It is one of the most well-known places in the entire world. Even if\nyou didn\u2019t know about it, you would probably end up stumbling across it as it\nis a major part of the city. It is 120,000 square meters large and adds new\nscenery to the downtown area of the city. After the bomb was dropped on it it\nwas decided to leave the area undeveloped and kept as a memorial to remember\nthe act of the bomb and its aftermath. The built the memorial facilities over\ntime, and these facilities house the museum that contains relics and\ninformation from the time of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nAtomic Bomb Dome is also located there, and it was the only building from the\ntime of the bomb that is still standing. It was originally a place where the\nHiroshima city officials would promote business and local industries. Now it\nhas been declared a world heritage site to stand as a reminder of the bomb and\nthe tragic loss it incurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There\nis also the large cenotaph located between the museum and the Atomic bomb dome.\nIt has the names of all of the people who lived in Hiroshima when the bomb was\ndropped on the city. There are over 220,000 names on the stone located beneath\nthe arch in the memorial. Every year on the anniversary of the bombing there is\na ceremony given for those who died during the event. The local officials give\nspeeches, there are wreaths laid for the fallen, and it is observed at the time\nof the bombing, which is 8:15 AM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mazda\nMuseum<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since\nit was founded in Hiroshima in 1920, the corporate headquarters of the Mazda\nMotor Corporation can be found in the city. The company has large portions of\nland dedicated to its motor cars, research, and development, and it even has\nthe company museum. You can even have a tour inside of the factory to see how it\nworks from the inside. Even though Mazda doesn\u2019t see the same amount of\ninfluence as Toyota or Nissan, it is still an integral part of Japanese\nbusiness and has a large impact on the economy. It is also the only Japanese\ncar to ever win the Le Mans Grand Prix and is striving for more eco-friendly\nvehicles. If you want to see the inside of the factory you will need to make a\ntour reservation by e-mail or by phone. They even offer an English tour once a\nday. You will get to see Mazda\u2019s history and a glimpse into their future and\nthe tour lasts for 90 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hiroshima\nCastle<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hiroshima\nCastle is one of the castles in Japan that was not built on a mountain or\nhilltop and instead built on a flat plane in the middle of the city. Its\nnickname is the carp castle and it retains its moat. The castle was built with\nthe intention of making the city a castle town where the castle would be the\ncenter of commerce for the area. Built-in 1859 by Mori Terumoto it was seen as\nan important seat of power for the western part of Japan. It was able to avoid\nbeing demolished when Japan was going through the Meiji Restoration but was\nlater destroyed by the atomic bomb. It was later rebuilt and certain parts of\nthe castle were turned into a museum that gives information on all the castles\nof Japan and a great view of the city. It is a must-see landmark if you find\nyourself in the western part of Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hiroshima\nDowntown<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\ngo to Japan you will, of course, want to bring back plenty of souvenirs for\nyour family and to remember the trip. There is no better place to go than\nHiroshima\u2019s Downtown shopping area. Hondori Street will be a must-see and is\nclosed off to traffic so people can walk around freely there. There are tons of\nshops and restaurants and it is adjacent to the Peace Memorial park. The\nsurrounding streets have many trains and trams that run to and from the area,\nleading to easy access from wherever you may be staying. If you want a true\ntaste of the area you can go to the Okonomiyaki village which has many\nokonomiyaki restaurants. There is a special version of this traditional\nJapanese food and what better place to get it than there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can\nfind many more places to see and enjoy, but these are just a few of the main\nhighlights of the city. You can find all sorts of things to do and see if you\ndo some simple research. It is always a good idea to check for times as some\nplaces may open and close at unfamiliar times. You will be sure to have a great\ntime in Japan if you try to see these wonderful and historic areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When looking for where to go in Japan you will have a hard time choosing which place to visit. There are so many great areas to choose from that you may feel you will miss an important landmark or area. There are so many good places to go that it can be a little nerve-wracking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2519,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-area-guides"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villagehouse.jp\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villagehouse.jp\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villagehouse.jp\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villagehouse.jp\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villagehouse.jp\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.villagehouse.jp\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villagehouse.jp\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villagehouse.jp\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villagehouse.jp\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villagehouse.jp\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}