Hiroshima, located in in the western of Japan in Chugoku region. Hiroshima is of course famous for the atomic bombing and there are many memorials relating to this in and around Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park including the World Heritage Site of the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. Hiroshima has other attractions including Hiroshima Castle and Skukkeien Garden. From Hiroshima a day trip or a very brief half day trip can be taken to the World Heritage Itsukushima Shrine with its famous Miyajima Torii, on the island of Miyajima.
