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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

1-2 Nakajima-cho , Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture 730-0811, Japan
+81 82-242-7798
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Ranked #1 of 45 attractions in Hiroshima
Type: History Museums, Historic Sites, Parks, Museums
Description: This park commemorates the explosion of the first atomic bomb, and houses the Peace Memorial Museum and monuments related to the horrific event.
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013 NEW

I think everyone visiting or living in Japan should visit the Peace memorial museum. it is really well presented and I must say very touching. It is important to know and learn about the true story and to understand what they've been through.

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Warrnambool
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013 NEW

It is a place everyone should visit in their lifetime! It is not sensationalised but presented with correct facts & no bias. It is a very moving experience to visit!

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013 NEW

Manages to personalise a massive disaster, which is no mean feat. Displays are direct, sometimes confronting, but always highly relevant.

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Newcastle, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013 NEW

The accounts of children, like that of the 3 year old who just loved to ride his bike, are tastefully described and are very moving. People moved through the place in quiet, sombre lines but are jerked back to reality outside by the sounds of Japanese children waiting to view what war did to their people.

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Honolulu, Hawaii
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013 NEW

So clean, quiet, peaceful and respectful. Everything was done tastefully, realistically and with much forethought.

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013 NEW

Having basic GCSE history I'd always bought the line that dropping the A bomb was a necessary evil to finish the war. This museum was humbling & so upsetting but very measured and objective in its perspective, considering the subject matter. Some of the exhibits were truly horrifying but the presentation was never sensationalist. I felt really haunted by what... More

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New South Wales, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

The museum is an excellent place to learn about the Hiroshima bombs, before, during and after. There is an amazing and touching movie in english that will touch your heart. The museum will definitely inspire you to advocate peace. You CANNOT go to Hiroshima and not visit this amazing place.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

A visit there enables to better understand the unspeakable from a Japanese perspective. Excellent presentation and good English explanations. Some exhibits are deeply moving.

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Perth, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

Anyone who wants to learn about how destructive nuclear war is should visit here. So touching to see photos and artefacts from the victims of this tragic event.

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Denton, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

Paying our respects at Hiroshima was emotional and very sobering. So many people, including very many children died that day as well the days following the blast. The Children’s Peace Memorial further exhibits hundreds of origami cranes made by children all over the world. The Cenotaph memorializes all who have died. Everyone in the world should visit the Peace Dome... More

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