Hiroshima Castle with its closed keep, and a hotel 3 minutes away by streetcar—how to walk through Hiroshima city in autumn

On March 22, 2026, the keep of Hiroshima Castle was closed to the public. This decision was made based on the deterioration ...
Opinion

I Can't Handle That Much⑦ Even if the Hometown is Ruined, the Castle Remains—What Are We Trying to Leave Behind for People 150 Years from Now?

It seems even castles have a lifespan.I was watching NHK's "Close-up Gendai" the other day and found myself lost in thought. The topic was how castles across Japan are at a crossroads due to aging.
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Hiroshima Castle keep closed over safety concerns, wooden revival proposed

HIROSHIMA -- The main keep of Hiroshima Castle in this western Japan city's Naka Ward was closed on March 22. The structure had been beloved by residents for nearly 70 years since it was rebuilt in ...
Business Insider

How Hiroshima, formerly a humble castle town, and Pearl Harbor, once an ancient Hawaiian fishing spot, went from WWII-era enemies to being united as sister parks to promote peace

Hiroshima and Pearl Harbor officially became sister parks in June as a way to amend the relationship between the United States and Japan after World War II. The agreement serves to forge a bond ...
National Geographic

Hiroshima: Ancient Works, Stunning Sights, Passion for Peace

Hiroshima, an ancient Japanese city that has witnessed samurai and shoguns, withstood earthquakes and floods, undergone an unprecedented atomic attack, and flourished as a modern metropolis, is ...
CNN

This Japanese city rose from the ashes. Now it welcomes millions

The hollowed-out remains of Hiroshima’s Genbaku (A-bomb) Dome look eerily the same as they did 78 years ago, when the American military detonated an atomic bomb over this Japanese city – the first ...