Tanpopo Restaurant
I met a few other guys in the hotel and we all headed out to this restaurant together which I’d spotted on Lonely planet. This was a really nice small …
Mazda Museum
When coming to Hiroshima, I did my usual research to find out which sights I wanted to see. The main attractions were the Peace Museum & the Torii gate but …
Bakudanya Restaurant
Bakudanya was another restaurant that I found on Lonely planet which was recommended as originating in providing one of the unique local cuisines – tsukemen. Usually ramen is a mix …
Hiroshima Castle
I wasn’t really planning on visiting the castle in Hiroshima as the original had been rebuilt following the bomb that was dropped here. I had some spare time and wondered …
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
When you’re growing up, you hear stories about why the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. You hear that the Japanese are a proud people and that it …
Peace Park
Peace park is an area surrounding the museum for the atom bomb as well as the Atom Bomb Dome and largely represents some of the immediate area around where the …
Atomic Bomb Dome
The Atomic Bomb Dome is one of the landmarks that has been kept from the atom bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima. Following the bombing, there was debate about whether …
K’s House Hiroshima
I haven’t really written much about where I’ve stayed in hostels but K’s house Hirshima needs a special mentions. It was a great hostel, good price, fantastic staff and decent …
Teppen-Ya Restaurant
On my first night in Hiroshima, I decided to visit Teppen-Ya to enjoy the local cuisine of Okonomiyaki which was sort of a pancaked version of the usual Japanese ingredients …