Reasons to visit Hiroshima in Japan

Most people only associate Hiroshima with sad events during the Second World War. Currently, Hiroshima has suffered its past, has been re-planned and rebuilt and it is an industrial city with wide boulevards, rivers crossing it and a bubbling city center. Hiroshima is at the coast of the Seto Inland, in the west of Japan. Hiroshima has lots of life and it is know within Japan for its vibrant nightlife, only compared to that of Tokyo.

Hiroshima, as other Japanese cities, seems to be made of concrete and neon. However, although almost no historical building can be seen in the city center, around the city, there are traditional Zen gardens and Buddhist temples. With its population of more than 1 million, Hiroshima is the financial center of its region, Chugoku and a reference point for the whole country, not only the West. Automobile industries are heavily present in this region. Mazda has its headquarter in this city.

Although many foreign tourists may feel uneasy visiting the city due to the event during the war, it must be said that the city is a friendly place for all tourists. Hiroshima people is known for their hospitality and friendly nature. As a tourist, you will be welcomed with open arms.

Although Hiroshima didn’t establish itself as a tourist destination, there are plenty of tourist activities and opportunities in the city. Indeed, there are many exhibitions and museums regarding the drop of the bomb. Most of them are worth visiting. However, the exhibitions are not meant as an accusation. Visitors should not consider this openness relating the drop of the bomb as a possibility to talk about this topic. The explosion killed more than 100,000 thousands citizens of Hiroshima and many of the present-day inhabitants are descendants of those killed.

Hiroshima was founded in the XVI century and it is located on the delta of the Ota river. The Seto Inland is nearby, and this is also a place that should be visited, principally due to its unique well conserved nature. Its position as a dynamic harbour made of Hiroshima a commercial centre, where many immigrants came in and left their influence.