The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) was the only structure left standing in the area where the first atomic bomb exploded on 6 August 1945. Through the efforts of many people, including those ...

Hiroshima's most famous ruin from the bomb is the dome in the city's Peace Memorial Park. A Unesco World Heritage site, it has undergone reinforcement work to make it more earthquake resistant.

The central government has designated the Genbaku Dome, or the Atomic Bomb Dome, in Hiroshima and ruins in Nagasaki as national historic sites. But it should step up its efforts to preserve and ...

A global symbol of the importance of peace, Hiroshima is a vibrant commercial and culinary centre on the delta of the Ota River, shaped by the river’s six channels and knitted together by bridges. The ...