Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Hiroshima, Japan

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 6.1 km
Ascend 186 m
Descend 161 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: Hiroshima Castle

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Hiroshima Castle , sometimes called Carp Castle , is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan that was the residence of the daimyō of the Hiroshima Domain. The castle was originally constructed in the 1590s, but was largely destroyed by the atomic bombing on August 6, 1945. The main keep was rebuilt in 1958, a replica of the original that now serves as a museum of Hiroshima's history before World War II, and other castle buildings have been reconstructed since.

Wikipedia: Hiroshima Castle (EN)

390 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine

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Hiroshima Gokoku Jinja (広島護国神社) is a Japanese Shinto Shrine in Hiroshima, Japan.

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1044 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 3: Shukkei-en

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Shukkei-en

Shukkei-en (縮景園) is a historic Japanese garden in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum is located adjacent to the garden.

Wikipedia: Shukkei-en (EN)

824 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 4: 広島逓信病院旧外来棟被爆資料室

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1258 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 5: 東照宮

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Hiroshima Tōshō-gū (広島東照宮) is a Shinto shrine in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is Tōshō-gū shrine, which enshrines the first Shōgun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Wikipedia: Hiroshima Tōshō-gū (EN)

695 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: 國前寺

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Kokuzenji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Yamane-cho, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. There is Onaga Tenmangu Shrine right next to it.

Wikipedia: 國前寺 (JA)

290 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: 尾長天満宮

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Onaga Tenmangu is a shrine located in Yamane-cho, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 尾長天満宮 (JA)

1587 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 8: 龍蔵院

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Ryuzoin is a temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect located in Ushida Higashi 3-chome, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Hiroshima Shin Shikoku 88 Sacred Sites No. 26. Also with Ushidayama Ryuzoin.

Wikipedia: 龍蔵院 (広島市) (JA)

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