Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Hiroshima, Japan

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 3.4 km
Ascend 74 m
Descend 69 m

Explore Hiroshima in Japan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in HiroshimaIndividual Sights in Hiroshima

Sight 1: Roman Catholic Diocese of Hiroshima

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The Diocese of Hiroshima is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Hiroshima in the ecclesiastical province of Osaka 大阪 in Japan.

Wikipedia: Roman Catholic Diocese of Hiroshima (EN), Website

1190 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 2: Shirakami-sha

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Shirakami-sha Ujinaport / CC BY-SA 3.0

Shirakamisha is a shrine located in Nakamachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima. The former Gosha is affectionately called "Shirakami-san" by the citizens.

Wikipedia: 白神社 (JA)

187 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Former Bank of Japan

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The former Bank of Japan Hiroshima Branch is a former branch office of the Bank of Japan located in Fukuromachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 旧日本銀行広島支店 (JA)

79 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Rai Sanyo Shiseki Museum

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The Yorisanyo Historical Site Museum is a museum located in Fukuromachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, that exhibits materials related to Yoriyamayo and Yoriie.

Wikipedia: 頼山陽史跡資料館 (JA), Website

148 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum

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Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum

The Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum is a peace museum in Fukuromachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. The school was one of the closest schools to ground zero when the atomic bomb fell on August 6, 1945. They lost about 160 students and teachers and the building was heavily damaged. After a few days, the school became a first aid station, and its black burned wall became a message board to find missing people. The Peace Museum is the section of the school building with the basement of the former Municipal Fukuromachi Elementary School in Hiroshima. The school is keeping it as a relic of the atomic explosion, to foster peace, and to send their information to the world.

Wikipedia: Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum (EN)

621 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: Live & Evevt Space HIROSHIMA BACK BEAT

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HIROSHIMA BACK BEAT is a live music venue located in Mikawa-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima Prefecture. It is also written as Hiroshima BACK BEAT and Hiroshima Back Beat. The abbreviation is H-BB.

Wikipedia: HIROSHIMA BACK BEAT (JA), Website

1202 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 7: Noboricho Catholic Church

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Noboricho Catholic Church Original uploader was Taisyo at jp.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Assumption of Mary Cathedral also called Memorial Cathedral of World Peace (世界平和記念聖堂) is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church located in Hiroshima, Japan.

Wikipedia: Assumption of Mary Cathedral, Hiroshima (EN)

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