- Unfortunately, most travelers experience Hiroshima during the worst weather of the year, in July and August, when days of heavy rain give way to brutal, muggy heat.
- Hiroshima is a Japanese coastal town of the Seto Inland Sea, located on the main island of Honshu, and capital city of the eponymous prefecture.
- The history of Hiroshima city begins. Hiroshima was among several large local castle towns in the Edo period after Nagoya, Kanazawa and other major towns.
- The B-29 plane that carried Little Boy from Tinian Island in the western Pacific to Hiroshima was known as the Enola Gay, after pilot Paul Tibbets’ mother.
- Discover the top things to do in Hiroshima, known for its WWII legacy, commemorated in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and Museum and Atomic Bomb Dome.
- Japan is an expansive country that attracts millions of domestic and international tourists to its beautiful and exquisite sites. Hiroshima isn’t enough for you?
- As it has done in most cities around the world, the COVID-19 virus has altered or canceled much of Hiroshima’s daily life: concerts, marathons, museum exhibits.
- Despite the passage of more than 70 years, the name Hiroshima is still synonymous with the horrors of nuclear warfare.
- A mushroom cloud over Hiroshima. The impact of the bombing on Hiroshima. Hiroshima stands on a flat river delta, with few hills or natural features to limit the blast.
- Hiroshima (広島市, Hiroshima-shi) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan.