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  • From the Ashes: A Look at Modern Hiroshima

  • 6Spots
  • About 3hours
  • About 3.5km

Despite the destruction caused by the atomic bomb, Hiroshima and her people, with the support of the international and domestic community, rebuilt their city like the proverbial phoenix from the ashes. This self-guided walking tour will take you down Hiroshima's most iconic shopping arcade, Hondori, and highlights the best of Hiroshima's thriving and vibrant modern culture.

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  • 3Spots
  • About 1.5hours
  • About 5.5km

Hop on one of Hiroshima City's Community Share Bicycles and take a leisurely ride on this self-guided bicycle tour to three of modern Hiroshima's most beloved landmarks: Hijiyama Park, home to a wide array of seasonal plant life and the Hiroshima Museum of Contemporary Art; Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium, home of the beloved Hiroshima Carp baseball team; and the architectural beauty that is the Enkōbashi Bridge.

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  • Hijiyamakouen (Heiwanooka)
  • Bicycle (about 15 minutes)
  • MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium
  • Bicycle (about 15 minutes)
  • Enkobashi Bridge