Hotel Wakakusa

18-27 Wakakusacho, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Chugoku, 732-0053, Japan | Hotel

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Hiroshima

A travel blog entry by cstravelling

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... a while... If you ever go then prepare to be there a while. They displayed lots of artefacts from the day including clothes worn, wall segments, roof tiles and toys! But of history.. It was August 6th (although I thought it was the 7th and was quickly corrected) 1946 at 8.15am. The museum only cost ¥50. We then headed through the peace memorial park to view the cenotaph for the a-bomb victims, the Hiroshima national peace memorial ...

The aftermath of the bomb

A travel blog entry by dwmjmm

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... top storey. The original moated castle had been built in 1500’s on reclaimed land and from the photos of the castle pre-bomb and post-bomb , they had made a very good job of recreating the original.

Finally we walked to the Shukkeien Gardens which were absolutely beautiful. They had been designed in the 1600’s for the Lord of Hiroshima and were designed so that every corner you turned gave you a different view of a different type ...

Hirosima history and local food called okonomiyaki

A travel blog entry by bahr-san

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... by the atomic bomb but there
is still parts of it in shape to this very day.
Sensei waited by the map to figure out our next spot while I walked
around the dome taking pictures. Then
going from the dome our next spot was just a bridge crossing away. It was the
Peace memorial park. Once again sensei
sat at a bench and waited while I walked around the park taking pictures. I
stopped at this huge bell that people could ...

Hiroshima Here We Come

A travel blog entry by jenandbryce

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... when there are no longer any nuclear warheads on earth. Directly across the water was the cenotaph. This monument houses the names of all the families, soldiers, children and any other victims of the A-bomb. There were many Koreans taken from home and forced to work in Japan at the time. Many other foreigners were also killed. After we walked through the whole park there was a museum at the end, so we decided to go check it out. It didn’t seem like a very ...

Sayonara Kyoto..Konichiwa Hiroshima

A travel blog entry by mauza

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... the castle was destroyed in the atomic bombing in 1945.Most of the buidings are now only foundation remants but the Castle Tower was rebuilt in 1958, a replica of the original which now serves as a museum of Hiroshima's history prior to World War II. displays of swords(circa 1300 ++) and armour are amongst the historic artifacts. Climbing the six floors to the observation deck you are rewarded with great views of the castle ...

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Location

This hotel, located in the Hiroshima Station area of Hiroshima, is near Atomic Bomb Dome, Children's Peace Monument, Shukkei-en Garden, and Hijiyama Park.
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