Parks in Hiroshima

Adjacent to the main Shukkeien Garden, this plum garden section features dozens of Japanese plum trees (ume) that create one of Hiroshima's earliest spring floral displays.

Peace Memorial Park is a vast green space built atop what was once the busiest commercial district of Hiroshima, obliterated by the atomic bomb. The park is home to over 70 monuments, memorials, and the Peace Memorial Museum.

Chuo Park is a pleasant riverside green space along the Kyobashi River in central Hiroshima, providing a calm retreat between the busy shopping arcades and the Peace Memorial Park.

Hijiyama Park occupies a forested hill in eastern Hiroshima, offering a peaceful green escape with cherry blossom groves, walking trails, and the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art at its summit.

Momijidani (Maple Valley) Park is a stunning natural park at the base of Mount Misen on Miyajima island, named for the hundreds of maple trees that create one of Japan's most spectacular autumn foliage displays.

Shukkeien is a classical Japanese landscape garden dating to 1620, designed to miniaturize famous scenic spots of China and Japan within its compact grounds. The name means "shrunk scenery garden."