Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum — Attraction in Hiroshima

This museum is underrated compared to the Peace Dome and likely overlooked. While a good walk from the Peace Dome, I think it's worth it to spend 10-30 minutes at this place. For me it felt more impactful and raw seeing the new elementary school juxtaposed to the old remnants of the old school. I'm glad it wasn't torn down and preserved...

This is both sad, poignant and uplifting at the same time providing another opportunity to see the unimaginable terror and awfulness of what happened but also how people made huge efforts to help survivors afterwards. The guide was excellent but it is easy to walk around on your own to learn the story. Sadly this is not visited by...

The place is not big but it’s free of charge.

I went there on a rainy day, so there were only me and another guy there. The lady who was in charge of the museum was very kind to me. She offered me some tissue paper to wipe my shoes because it was wet due to the rain, and she also asked if I have umbrella...