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10 Instagram spots around Hiroshima
Hiroshima’s rivers, gardens and hills offer varied outdoor views. The city also holds places of remembrance and worship that deserve a quiet, respectful approach.
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Atomic Bomb Dome
The Atomic Bomb Dome preserves a visible trace of the 1945 bombing and is part of Hiroshima’s landscape of remembrance. From the opposite riverbank, include the Motoyasu River while leaving space for quiet reflection.
Search Google MapsHiroshima Castle
Hiroshima Castle’s reconstructed keep rises within a site surrounded by a moat. From the western moat path, place the water in the foreground and the keep beyond it. The keep interior is currently closed.
Search Google MapsShukkeien Garden
Shukkeien is a strolling garden with islands and bridges around a central pond. Frame the water and one bridge from a path. Personal landscape photography is permitted, while model and commercial shoots require prior permission.
Search Google MapsHijiyama Park
Hijiyama Park sits on a hill above Hiroshima. At Moore Square, use the city panorama as the subject and include some of the park’s greenery in the foreground to give the view a sense of place.
Search Google MapsMotoujina Park
At Hiroshima’s southern edge, Motoujina Park has a coastal walking route and views over the port. From the shore, include a passing ship against the bay and the outline of Ninoshima when visibility allows.
Search Google MapsMitakiji Temple
Mitakiji is a place of worship in a wooded valley with three waterfalls. If photography is permitted, work from a path and frame water with the surrounding foliage. Leave worshippers and ceremonies undisturbed.
Search Google MapsFudoin Temple
Fudoin’s main hall is a nationally designated treasure and survived the atomic bombing. Its exterior can be viewed at the temple. If photography is permitted, frame the building quietly and give worshippers priority.
Search Google MapsEbayama Park
Ebayama Park occupies a low hill with views across Hiroshima and the Seto Inland Sea. From the hilltop, leave room for the city in the foreground and the sea beyond, rather than isolating the horizon.
Search Google MapsMotomachi Environmental Revetment
This open stretch of the old Ota River is planted with poplars and black locust trees. Walk the embankment and use the line of trees to guide the eye towards the water and the riverbank beyond.
Search Google MapsHiroshima Botanical Garden
Hiroshima Botanical Garden has an outdoor rose garden and a large glass greenhouse. Near the main entrance, frame seasonal flowers from the edge of the flowerbed. Planting and blooms vary through the year.
Search Google MapsSources for these photo spots
- Hiroshima City: landscape around the Atomic Bomb Dome
- Japan National Tourism Organization: Hiroshima Peace Memorial
- Dive Hiroshima: Hiroshima Castle
- Dive Hiroshima: Hiroshima city guide
- Dive Hiroshima: Shukkeien
- Shukkeien: photography rules
- Dive Hiroshima: Hijiyama Park
- Dive Hiroshima: Motoujina Park
- Dive Hiroshima: Mitakiji Temple
- Dive Hiroshima: Fudoin Temple
- Dive Hiroshima: Ebayama Park
- Dive Hiroshima: Motomachi Environmental Revetment
- Dive Hiroshima: Hiroshima Botanical Garden
- Hiroshima City: park permits
- Joy in Hiroshima: Castle viewing circuit
- Hiroshima City: Botanical Garden anniversary
- Hiroshima City: autumn at the Botanical Garden
- Hiroshima Botanical Garden supervised visitor guide