Skip to content
Reference material on Japan's regions, culture and sightseeing / Please check opening days, prices and other details with the latest information from each source.

Value Village

Hiroshima Castle

Hiroshima · Hiroshima · Architecture

Japanese name: 広島城

Save or plan with this entry
View on map →Plan an AI itinerary
Hiroshima Castle
Photo: Unknown / Public domain · Source ↗
WHAT TO DOHiroshima Castle

Mori Terumoto's lowland castle; its keep, then a National Treasure, was flattened by the bomb and rebuilt in concrete.

WHEREHiroshima

Aki · Hiroshima

CHECK BEFORE YOU GOCheck before visiting

Check opening days, fees, reservations, photography rules and seasonal conditions with official information.

See it on Instagram

Hashtags made from this place's name. Japanese hashtags are shown as written so that they match posts on Instagram. Each opens the tag page on Instagram in a new tab.

Overview

Mori Terumoto's lowland castle; its keep, then a National Treasure, was flattened by the bomb and rebuilt in concrete.

About this place

Hiroshima Castle (広島城, Hiroshima-jō), sometimes called Carp Castle (鯉城, Rijō), is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan that was the residence of the daimyō (feudal lord) of the Hiroshima Domain. The castle was originally constructed in the 1590s, but much of it was dismantled in the Meiji era, and what remained was largely destroyed by the atomic bombing on August 6, 1945. The main keep was rebuilt in 1958, a replica of the original that now serves as a museum of Hiroshima's history before the Second World War, and other castle buildings have been reconstructed since.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗

Key facts

Founded / opened:1589 Highlights / collection:Reconstructed castle keep, Records of how it looked before the bombing Genre:Architecture

Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗

Official website

Check the official website for current opening hours, fees and closing days.

Open the official website ↗

Source rijo-castle.jp ↗

Before you go

Three questions from the World Question Box that relate to this entry.

Contributions

Corrections, first-hand notes, opening hours and translations from visitors and residents, checked before publishing.

Contribute about this place →

Same place in other collections

More in Architecture

See all in this category

Check before you visit · References

The original sources are listed here. Confirm opening hours, whether visits are accepted, fees and access with the latest official information.

Crafts and specialties of this prefecture

Crafts & industrySpecialties & souvenirs

Written by Value Village from public sources. Nothing here is reproduced from another site. Languages: ja / en

Instagram posts from Hiroshima (from official accounts)

There are no posts linked to this place yet. Posts from the prefecture's official accounts are shown, rotating every minute.