Chugoku · Guide de la Préfecture
Une ville reconstruite de la tragédie vers la beauté — le torii écarlate de Miyajima, les couches de l'okonomiyaki et le monument pour la paix le plus puissant au monde
Hiroshima porte son histoire avec une dignité extraordinaire. Le Dôme de la Bombe Atomique et le Parc Mémorial de la Paix figurent parmi les sites les plus émouvants du monde — une expérience incontournable qui n'efface pas pour autant la vitalité remarquable de la ville. L'Hiroshima moderne est une cité florissante et tournée vers l'avenir, avec une culture culinaire distinctive fondée sur l'okonomiyaki en couches et certaines des meilleures huîtres du Japon, cultivées dans la baie d'Hiroshima. À une heure de ferry, l'île de Miyajima surgit de la mer intérieure de Seto avec son célèbre torii flottant, ses daims sauvages et les salles antiques du sanctuaire Itsukushima. Pour les voyageurs actifs, le Shimanami Kaido — une route cyclable de 70 km reliant Honshu à Shikoku via des ponts enjambant des îles — est l'une des plus belles expériences à vélo en Asie.
Hiroshima est bien desservie par le Shinkansen sur la ligne San'yo. Le réseau de tramways de la ville est l'un des plus pratiques du Japon — un tarif fixe de ¥200 couvre l'ensemble du réseau, y compris les trajets vers le Parc de la Paix et l'embarcadère du ferry pour Miyajima. L'aéroport d'Hiroshima se trouve à 45 minutes à l'est de la ville en car de navette.
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Itsukushima Shrine's iconic vermilion torii gate appears to float on the water at high tide, making this one of Japan's most photographed scenes. Miyajima Island also shelters sacred deer, a five-storey pagoda, and forested hiking trails leading to Mt. Misen's panoramic summit.
The symbolic heart of Hiroshima, this park surrounds the ruins of the Genbaku Dome — the only structure left standing near the 1945 atomic bomb hypocenter. Wander cenotaphs, the Children's Peace Monument, and the eternal flame to absorb the city's profound message of peace and resilience.
One of Japan's most important museums, documenting the human toll of the 1945 atomic bombing through personal artifacts, photographs, and survivor testimonies. Deeply moving and essential for understanding modern history, the museum advocates nuclear abolition and world peace.
Onomichi's hillside lanes connect 25 temples and shrines via a scenic walking path loved by filmmakers and artists. The narrow alleys are famous for their cats, vintage shotengai shopping streets, and sweeping views over the Onomichi Channel and island-dotted Setonaikai.
Kure's maritime heritage shines at two world-class museums. The Yamato Museum displays a 1:10 model of the legendary battleship alongside wartime artefacts, while JMSDF Kure Museum (Iron Whale) lets visitors board a real decommissioned submarine for a unique inside look at naval life.
One of the Seto Inland Sea's best-preserved Edo-period port towns, Tomonoura's stone-walled harbour, old merchant houses, and evening glow over the sea inspired Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo. Walk along the ancient quay and sip local bingo-mirin sake at a centuries-old brewery.
Hiroshima produces over 60% of Japan's oysters, nurtured in the mineral-rich waters of the Seto Inland Sea. Enjoy them grilled (kaki-yaki), deep-fried (kaki-furai), or raw at waterfront restaurants in Miyajima or the city's oyster bars — best from October to March.
Unlike the mixed Osaka-style, Hiroshima okonomiyaki layers thin batter, cabbage, pork, and yakisoba noodles on a hot iron griddle, finished with a sweet-savoury sauce. Okonomimura — a six-storey building crammed with small stalls — is the pilgrimage site for this beloved local dish.
Saijo in eastern Hiroshima is one of Japan's top three sake-brewing towns. Eight historic breweries cluster together, their white-washed kura topped with distinctive red-brick chimneys. Visit during the October Sake Festival when 75,000 sake lovers pour into the streets for tastings.
Hiroshima's most famous souvenir is the maple-leaf-shaped momiji manju — a soft cake filled with sweet bean paste, custard, or chocolate. Miyajima has several bakeries where you can watch them being made fresh on cast-iron molds and eat them warm straight from the griddle.
Hiroshima ramen features straight noodles in a light soy-sauce-based chicken broth, often topped with chashu pork, menma, and green onions. Unlike Osaka or Sapporo ramen, the flavour is clean and delicate. The Eba district is particularly known for its long-established ramen shops.
The Shimanami Kaido is a 70-km cycling route crossing six islands between Onomichi, Hiroshima and Imabari, Ehime via a series of spectacular suspension bridges over the Seto Inland Sea. Rental bikes are available at each island, and the scenery — citrus orchards, fishing villages, and open sea — is spectacular.
From late October to mid-November, Miyajima Island transforms into a blaze of crimson and gold as the maple, cherry, and oak trees turn. The combination of autumn colour reflected in the sea around the floating torii gate and the sacred deer wandering amid fallen leaves is ethereally beautiful.
At 535 m, Mt. Misen is Miyajima's highest peak and one of its most sacred. Three hiking trails wind through primeval forest past giant boulders, stone Buddhas, and the Eternal Fire — said to have burned for 1,200 years. The summit reveals jaw-dropping views across the Seto Inland Sea.
A 16-km ravine carved through pristine mountain forest, Sandankyo rewards hikers with a string of emerald pools, suspension bridges, and the multi-tiered Mishigo Waterfall. Autumn foliage transforms the gorge into a mosaic of red, orange, and gold from late October.
A miniature landscape garden designed in 1620, Shukkeien compresses mountains, rivers, and forests into a strolling garden centred on a carp-filled pond. It miraculously survived near-total destruction in 1945 and today offers a tranquil green refuge in central Hiroshima.
The Shimanami Kaido is a 70-km cycling route crossing six islands between Onomichi, Hiroshima and Imabari, Ehime via a series of spectacular suspension bridges over the Seto Inland Sea. Rental bikes are available at each island, and the scenery — citrus orchards, fishing villages, and open sea — is spectacular.
The Setonaikai (Seto Inland Sea) is dotted with over 3,000 islands best explored by ferry. Routes from Onomichi lead to art-island Ikuchijima (Kosanji Temple) and Setoda. The calm blue water, pine-covered islands, and distant mountain silhouettes create scenery described as the Inland Sea of Japan.
Onomichi's hillside lanes connect 25 temples and shrines via a scenic walking path loved by filmmakers and artists. The narrow alleys are famous for their cats, vintage shotengai shopping streets, and sweeping views over the Onomichi Channel and island-dotted Setonaikai.
Saijo in eastern Hiroshima is one of Japan's top three sake-brewing towns. Eight historic breweries cluster together, their white-washed kura topped with distinctive red-brick chimneys. Visit during the October Sake Festival when 75,000 sake lovers pour into the streets for tastings.
Home of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, one of Japan's most passionate baseball fan bases, Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium opened in 2009 with a retro open design that keeps fans close to the action. A full-stadium night game under the lights, with red-clad carp fans filling the stands, is an unforgettable experience.
A miniature landscape garden designed in 1620, Shukkeien compresses mountains, rivers, and forests into a strolling garden centred on a carp-filled pond. It miraculously survived near-total destruction in 1945 and today offers a tranquil green refuge in central Hiroshima.
Every August 6th on the anniversary of the atomic bombing, thousands of paper lanterns are floated down the Motoyasu River past the Atomic Bomb Dome as dusk falls. This deeply moving ceremony honours the victims and draws visitors from around the world in a silent vigil of hope.
Every second weekend of October, Saijo's brewery district hosts one of Japan's greatest sake celebrations. Attendees receive a festival cup and wander freely between eight historic breweries, sampling dozens of varieties. Over 75,000 visitors fill the lantern-lit streets each year.
Held every Golden Week (May 3–5) along the Peace Boulevard, Hiroshima's biggest festival draws over a million visitors with elaborate parade floats, regional food stalls, live stages, and a sea of flowers. The festival's joyful atmosphere powerfully symbolises Hiroshima's spirit of renewal and hope.
Each winter, Orizuru Tower and Peace Boulevard light up with millions of LED installations drawing on Hiroshima's iconic imagery — folded paper cranes, atomic dome silhouettes, and cherry blossoms — creating a dreamlike nocturnal walk that celebrates life, hope, and the city's vibrant future.
Learning to make Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki — the layered crepe-noodle-cabbage pancake that differs fundamentally from Osaka's mixed style — requires mastering the iron griddle, the precise layering sequence, and the perfectly timed flip that keeps all layers intact. Cooking classes in Okonomimura run by veteran okonomiyaki cooks teach the exact technique, ending with eating your creation topped with sauce and bonito.
The paper crane (orizuru) is Hiroshima's symbol of peace and healing, inspired by Sadako Sasaki who folded 1,000 cranes during her atomic bomb illness. Workshops near the Peace Memorial Park teach traditional origami from simple cranes to complex modular designs, explaining the senbazuru (1,000 cranes) tradition and the cultural significance of each fold in the context of Hiroshima's story.
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