The building here was the Industrial Promotion Hall – an exhibition hall, built in 1915. This is one of the most iconic views of Hiroshima at any time of the day. The Hiroshima Peace Memorial is also known as the Atomic Bomb dome. Visit the Peace Memorial in Hiroshima AKA the Atomic Bomb Dome Many of the things to do in Hiroshima centre around the memorials to the victims of the 1945 Atomic Bomb, but the city is much more than that, come with us and explore some of the top things to din in Hiroshima. You should always read the Japanese Government’s Latest Travel Advisory – you can find that here Best Things to do in Hiroshima Our guides for travelling to Japan do NOT contain Coronavirus updates.
Our favourite thing to do in Hiroshima Japan Coronavirus Update THIS POST MAY CONTAIN COMPENSATED AND AFFILIATE LINKS MORE INFORMATION IN OUR DISCLAIMER Understanding more about what led the world to that point and how the city and the country have rebuilt since then it is well worth your time and the trip.
There is a huge amount of history, and the city has rebuilt, but many of the reasons to come here and the things to see and do in Hiroshima are related to the Atomic Bomb. Hiroshima is about much more than that fateful day. It was the beginning of the end of World War II. A week later Nagasaki to the south suffered the same fate. That’s the time when the clocks stopped in the city.ġ40,000 men, women and children died on August 6 th 1945 and in the following months in Hiroshima. 8:15 is the time that the Atomic Bomb, Little Boy, dropped by the B29 Superfortress “Enola Gay”, detonated some 600 metres above Hiroshima. Back then, at the age of 9, I wasn’t aware of the anti-war sentiment of the song, nor the meaning of the words, I just know that I loved the tune that still sticks in my mind. “It’s 8:15, and that’s the time that it’s always been” goes the lyric from the 1980 hit single, “Enola Gay” from the fabulous Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark (OMD). There are many reasons to visit Hiroshima and many things to do in Hiroshima, but for me, the reason that I came here was because of a 1980’s pop song.