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Hiroshima
Japan
Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has been the city's mayor since April 2011. The Hiroshima metropolitan area is the second largest urban area in the Chugoku Region of Japan, following the Okayama metropolitan area.
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Things to do in Hiroshima
- Peaceful Hiroshima & Miyajima UNESCO 1 Day Bus Tour · 8 h · from $127.04 · 5.0/5 (9,388 reviews)
- Hiroshima Peace & History Tour: Why the Atomic Bomb Was Dropped · 2 h 30 min · from $35 · 4.9/5 (616 reviews)
- Hiroshima & Miyajima in 1 Day: Private Tour, Licensed Guide · 8 h · from $201.44 · 4.9/5 (1,595 reviews)
- Hiroshima & Miyajima by Bullet Train from Osaka · 11 h 30 min · from $95.20 · 4.6/5 (33 reviews)
- Hiroshima & Miyajima Private Custom Tour with Local Guide · 7 h · from $117.34 · 5.0/5 (238 reviews)
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial & Miyajima Private Car Tour · 6 h 30 min · from $187.75 · 5.0/5 (6 reviews)
Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+9 · 15 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Main language
- Japanese
- On the map
- 34.39° N, 132.46° E
Near Hiroshima
- Miyajima · 19 km away
- Imabari · 61 km away
- Onomichi · 69 km away
- Fukuyama · 84 km away
- Kurashiki · 123 km away
- Miyoshi · 131 km away
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Where to stay
GRAND BASE Hiroshima Ekimae
10/10 · 143 reviews
fav HIROSHIMA HEIWAODORI
9.6/10 · 2976 reviews
NAGI Hiroshima Hotel&Lounge
9.6/10 · 64 reviews
Smile Hotel Hiroshima
9.4/10 · 7529 reviews
HOTEL CLA-SS HIROSHIMA-TOKAICHI
9.3/10 · 1470 reviews
Hilton Hiroshima
9.2/10 · 4349 reviews
Hotel Granvia Hiroshima
9.2/10 · 183 reviews
Randor Hotel Hiroshima Prestige
9.2/10 · 151 reviews
Hotel Promote Hiroshima
9.2/10 · 19 reviews
fav HIROSHIMA STADIUM
9/10 · 1934 reviews