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 Welcome to Hiroshima, Japan for APNOMS 2013
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Hiroshima has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded history. Hiroshima is home to two UNESCO World Heritage sites: (1) A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, one of the few remnants of prewar Hiroshima following the atomic bombing in 1945; (2) Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima, famed for filling with water and appearing to "float" during high tide. Other attraction in Hiroshima includes Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Museum, Hiroshima Castle, and Shukkei-en Japanese historic gardens.
Please see Hiroshima Navigator site, which is Hiroshima Tourism Site, to get more detailed information on Hiroshima. |
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A-bomb Dome |
Photo Credit: Hiroshima Prefecture |
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Local Transportation (Hiroshima Electric Railway (streetcar))
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Hiroshima has very convenient public transportation systems. Visitors can take streetcars, buses, or taxis to anywhere they want. Streetcars are the most convenient way to get around in the central of Hiroshima and not expensive.
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Food
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Surrounded by sea and mountains, Hiroshima offers a variety of delicious foods, including oysters and other seafood from the Seto Inland Sea, which is rich in nutrients. Enjoy Hiroshima's delicacies of the season. Be sure you do not miss Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki when you come to Hiroshima. The tasty sauce is nice, but the art of cooking it is something you just have to see. |
| Another popular food is Momiji manju. Momiji manju, Hiroshima's most popular souvenir, is a small, maple-leaf-shaped cake filled with mashed sweet bean paste. Although there are various theories as to why it came to be made in the maple-leaf shape, this cake has a history of more than 100-years. |
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