So visiting Japan 2 years later is my current goal.
I hope that i can make it.
For my first visit to Japan, i would like to make my trip a special one.
Therefore, those popular places such as Tokyo, Kyoto, Hokkaido are not in my list.
The uniqueness of Hiroshima prefecture attracts me to treat it as the first place to go in Japan.
If you love history of Japan, i strongly recommend this place as it has two UNESCO World Heritage sites.
I am going to introduce you the most popular tourist attractions to you all.
1. 広島平和記念公園
This is dedicated to the legacy of Hiroshima as the first city in the world to suffer a nuclear attack.
Every year on 6 August, "A-bomb Day," the City of Hiroshima holds the ceremony to console the victims of the atomic bombs and to pray for the realization of lasting world peace.
The ceremony is held in the morning from 8:00, in front of the Memorial Cenotaph with many citizens including the families of the deceased.
A one-minute silence is observed at 8:15 for the victims, at the time of the atomic bomb's explosion
原爆ドーム is part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
The building serves as a memorial to the people who were killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
The building was designed by the Czech architect, Jan Letzel and was completed in April 1915 but was destroyed in the atomic bombing during the WWII.
2. 広島城
Sometimes called 鯉城 Rijō, is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan which was the home of the daimyō (feudal lord) of the Hiroshima han (fief).
Originally constructed in the 1590s, the castle was destroyed in the atomic bombing in 1945.
It was rebuilt in 1958, a replica of the original which now serves as a museum of Hiroshima's history prior to WWII.
The above places are recommended to those who love Japan history.
And now i would like to recommend 1 special spot.
厳島神社
is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima) in the city of Hatsukaichi.
The shrine complex is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the Japanese government has designated several buildings and possessions as National Treasures.
In fact i would like to go there when i was small.
I still remember once there was a tv programme introducing this shrine and the floating 鳥居 was introduced in it. i think everyone will become speechless if they are in front of this marvel but 'wow' instead
Though i have never been to Japan, i hope the above information may arouse your interest to visit there or other special places rather the popular tourist spots in Japan .
All sources are from Wikipedia.
厳島神社
The shrine complex is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the Japanese government has designated several buildings and possessions as National Treasures.
In fact i would like to go there when i was small.
I still remember once there was a tv programme introducing this shrine and the floating 鳥居 was introduced in it. i think everyone will become speechless if they are in front of this marvel but 'wow' instead
Though i have never been to Japan, i hope the above information may arouse your interest to visit there or other special places rather the popular tourist spots in Japan .
All sources are from Wikipedia.
