Cat in the Hat
I saw this cute cat sitting in a hat in a shop at the Ekinishi area near Hiroshima Station.
Japan: Hiroshima at Night (Ekinishi)
Ekinishi (“west of station”) is a small neighbourhood just west of Hiroshima Station that is full of trendy bars and restaurants and really comes alive at night.
Hotel High Up
This hotel almost seems like it could have been in a James Bond film starring Roger Moore.
Japan: Hiroshima (Peace Park and Museum)
The Hiroshima Peace Park is dedicated to the legacy of Hiroshima as the first city in the world to suffer a nuclear attack.
Japan: Atomic Bomb Dome
The Genbaku Dome (aka Hiroshima Peace Memorial, or the Atomic Bomb Dome) is a former exhibition hall that somehow still stands as a ruin.
Japan: Himeji Castle
Himeji Castle is the only castle we visited in Japan is a “real” castle, ie. it is the original castle (with some restoration work) and not a reconstruction.
Japan: Hiroshima Castle
Hiroshima Castle was destroyed by the atomic bomb in 1945 but has been reconstructed (in 1958) and now serves as a museum of Hiroshima history pre World War II.