Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is located in the heart of Hiroshima, Japan. It is devoted to Hiroshima's legacy as the world's first city to suffer a nuclear strike at the close of World War II, as well as the memories of the bomb's direct and indirect victims (of whom there may have been as many as 140,000).

Every year, almost one million individuals visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The park is dedicated to the victims of the August 6, 1945, nuclear strike in which the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The Japanese Architect Kenz Tange of Tange Lab developed and created the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park was previously located in the city's busiest core commercial and residential zone. The park was constructed on an open area left by the explosion. There are now over a million visitors every year visiting memorials and monuments, museums, and lecture halls. The park also hosts the annual 6 August Peace Memorial Ceremony, which is sponsored by the city of Hiroshima. The Peace Memorial Park's mission is to not only remember the victims of the attack but also to preserve the memory of nuclear horrors and promote world peace.

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park ranks sixth in our list of the most beautiful historical sites in Japan.

Location: Hiroshima, Japan