Hiroshima Parks & Gardens

Hiroshima Parks & Gardens are extremely popular tourist attractions of Japan. These gardens are not extremely beautiful and but also attract lots of tourists every year. Hiroshima gardens and parks are mainly formed in the traditional Japanese style and here lies the uniqueness of their beauty.

Hiroshima has a special importance in the world as the first atom bomb was dropped on it. The entire city was destroyed. However with the every passing year the city reconstructed and reshaped it's lost image. Among the later achievements of the city one is the beautiful gardens and parks of Hiroshima. Some of the gardens and parks in Hiroshima are as follows:

Hijiyama Park is very beautiful park present in Hiroshima. This park is very popular amongst the tourists and the local people of Japan as well. This park is situated on the Hijiyama Hilltop. There are cheery blossoms as well in the park and Hanami parties are also conducted in the Hijiyama Park.

Peace Memorial Park is a very popular park of Hiroshima. This is a memorial park dedicated to the memories of those people who lost their lives due to the atom bomb explosion in Hiroshima. Peace Memorial Park consists of many different tourist attractions sites like Atomic Bomb Dome, the Children's Peace Monument, the Flame of Peace, and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum etc.

Shukkeien Garden is another popular garden in Hiroshima. It is a miniature landscape depiction of the popular tourist destination of China called Xihu. Thousands of visitors visit this garden every year. A famous person called Soko Ueda designed Shukkeien garden.