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Roots Earth in Hiroshima: audio stories about 44 places

Roots Earth has audio stories about 44 places in Hiroshima, Japan, in Asia. The Hiroshima stories are in all seven Roots Earth languages: English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. The app needs no account: open Hiroshima, pick a place on the city's map of places and play. Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection. The stories are written by local people.

The 44 places are listed below in the order the app shows them, and again further down with their coordinates. The lists were taken from the Roots Earth catalogue on 15 September 2026.

Published 16 September 2026. Markdown: hiroshima.md

The 44 places in Hiroshima with audio stories

In the order the app shows them.

  1. Atomic Bomb Dome
  2. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
  3. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
  4. Itsukushima Shrine
  5. Hiroshima Castle
  6. Children's Peace Monument
  7. Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims
  8. Shukkei-en
  9. Aioi Bridge
  10. Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum
  11. Hiroshima Museum of Art
  12. Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine
  13. Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art
  14. Hiroshima Orizuru Tower
  15. Daishō-in
  16. Mount Misen
  17. Mitaki-dera
  18. Hijiyama Park
  19. Hiroshima Children's Culture and Science Museum
  20. Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum
  21. Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum
  22. Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
  23. Mazda Stadium
  24. Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center
  25. Hiroshima Station
  26. Yamato Museum
  27. Hiroshima Botanical Garden
  28. Miyajima Public Aquarium
  29. Miyajimaguchi Station
  30. Okonomi-mura
  31. Naka-ku
  32. Minami-ku
  33. Nishi-ku
  34. Higashi-ku
  35. Asaminami-ku
  36. Yokogawa Station
  37. Mitaki Station
  38. Hiroshima University
  39. Ōta River
  40. Hiroshima Bay
  41. Ninoshima
  42. Saeki-ku
  43. Aki-ku
  44. Asakita-ku

Is there an audio guide for Atomic Bomb Dome?

Yes. Atomic Bomb Dome has its audio stories in the Roots Earth app: a short introduction and a deeper story, in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian.

It is place 1 of the 44 Hiroshima places in the app, at 34.39556, 132.45361. Every one of the other 43 places in the list above has the same two stories.

Roots Earth is not a guided tour: you choose the place on the city's map of places and play its story yourself.

How to use Roots Earth in Hiroshima

Open Roots Earth and choose Hiroshima. The city has its own map of places with all 44 of them on it. Tap the place you are standing in front of, or any other, and play its short introduction or its deeper story. You decide what to listen to and in which order.

You can listen in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian, and there is no account. Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection.

In full

All 44 places in Hiroshima, in the app's order, with their coordinates.

All 44 places in Hiroshima, with coordinates

Every place below has a short introduction and a deeper story in the Roots Earth app, in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. The names, the coordinates (latitude, longitude) and the one line descriptions are the app's own catalogue values of 15 September 2026; a place without a line here has none that this page can print.

1. Atomic Bomb Dome

Coordinates
34.39556, 132.45361
In one line
A skeletal ruin beside the Motoyasu River, the Atomic Bomb Dome stood almost directly beneath the 1945 blast and survived. Once an exhibition hall, it is now a preserved UNESCO memorial to all who died.

2. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Coordinates
34.3927, 132.4524
In one line
Laid out by architect Kenzo Tange on the bombed Nakajima district, this riverside park opened in 1954. Its Cenotaph, Flame of Peace, and ruined Dome align on a single axis dedicated to remembrance and a future without nuclear weapons.

3. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

Coordinates
34.39167, 132.45194
In one line
Opened in 1955 and designed by Kenzo Tange, this museum documents the atomic bombing through victims' belongings, stopped watches, photographs, and survivor testimony. A major renewal completed in 2019 sharpened its single message: never again.

4. Itsukushima Shrine

Coordinates
34.29583, 132.31972
In one line
On the sacred island of Miyajima, this Shinto shrine rises on stilts above a tidal bay, its halls seeming to float at high tide. Its great vermilion torii and elegant over-water design earned it UNESCO World Heritage status in 1996.

5. Hiroshima Castle

Coordinates
34.40278, 132.45917
In one line
Built in 1589 by the warlord Mori Terumoto and nicknamed the Carp Castle, this moated fortress was long the seat of the Asano lords. Destroyed in the 1945 bombing, its black five-story keep was rebuilt in 1958 but it closed as a museum on 22 March 2026, with its museum role transferring to the Hiroshima Castle Sannomaru History Museum.

6. Children's Peace Monument

Coordinates
34.39414, 132.45277
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Unveiled in 1958, this monument honors the child victims of the atomic bombing. Inspired by Sadako Sasaki and her paper cranes, it crowns a domed pedestal with a girl raising a crane, surrounded by glass cases of folded cranes from around the world.

7. Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims

Coordinates
34.39333, 132.45349
In one line
Opened in 2002 and designed by Kenzo Tange, this underground memorial in the Peace Park mourns the named atomic-bomb dead. A circular Hall of Remembrance recreates the ruined city in tile, gathering names, photographs, and testimonies of the victims.

8. Shukkei-en

Coordinates
34.39942, 132.46724
In one line
Shukkei-en is an Edo-period strolling garden begun in 1620 for the Asano lords. Its name means condensed scenery, miniature mountains, valleys and a central pond gathered around an arched stone bridge, replanted after the 1945 atomic bombing.

9. Aioi Bridge

Coordinates
34.3964, 132.4526
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Aioi Bridge is a rare T-shaped span across the Ota River forks. First built in 1932, its unmistakable shape from the air made it the aiming point for the 1945 atomic bomb. The current bridge dates from 1983.

10. Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum

Coordinates
34.399909, 132.466275
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The Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum opened in 1968 beside Shukkei-en garden. Its collection of more than five thousand works spans Japanese and Asian crafts, regional artists, and modern art, including Salvador Dalí's surrealist painting Dream of Venus.

11. Hiroshima Museum of Art

Coordinates
34.398668, 132.45806
In one line
The Hiroshima Museum of Art opened in 1978, founded by Hiroshima Bank for its centennial. Its domed circular hall, echoing the Atomic Bomb Dome, holds French Impressionist and modern European masters, including works by Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh and Picasso.

12. Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine

Coordinates
34.40117, 132.45875
In one line
Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine, founded in 1868 to honor the region's war dead, stands within Hiroshima Castle's grounds. Destroyed by the atomic bomb in 1945 and rebuilt in 1956, it is one of the most popular shrines in the Chugoku region.

13. Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art

Coordinates
34.38638, 132.473365
In one line
Opened in 1989 on Hijiyama hill, this was Japan's first public museum dedicated to contemporary art. Designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa, it holds postwar Japanese and international works, including pieces by Henry Moore and Andy Warhol, and reopened after renovation in 2023.

14. Hiroshima Orizuru Tower

Coordinates
34.39527, 132.45444
In one line
Opened in 2016 beside the Atomic Bomb Dome, Orizuru Tower is an observation tower created by Hiroshima Mazda. Visitors drop folded paper cranes into a towering glass wall and survey the Peace Memorial Park from its open rooftop deck.

15. Daishō-in

Coordinates
34.29195, 132.318475
In one line
Daishō-in is the oldest temple on the island of Itsukushima, founded in 806 by the monk Kūkai. A major Shingon Buddhist sanctuary on the slopes of Mount Misen, it draws pilgrims to its sutra wheels, ranked statues, and lantern-lit cave.

16. Mount Misen

Coordinates
34.2825, 132.31556
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Mount Misen is the sacred summit of Itsukushima island, rising 535 meters above the Inland Sea. Linked to the monk Kūkai since 806, its slopes hold an ancient eternal flame, a protected primeval forest, and boulder-strewn peaks with sweeping views.

17. Mitaki-dera

Coordinates
34.42029, 132.43762
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Mitaki-dera is a forested Buddhist temple founded in 809 on the slopes of Mount Mitaki, named for the three waterfalls on its grounds.

18. Hijiyama Park

Coordinates
34.38638, 132.473365
In one line
Hijiyama Park crowns a wooded hill east of central Hiroshima, prized for spring cherry blossoms and sweeping city views. Once an army cemetery and later home to the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, it now holds the Museum of Contemporary Art, opened in 1989.

19. Hiroshima Children's Culture and Science Museum

Coordinates
34.398667, 132.453639
In one line
The Hiroshima Children's Culture and Science Museum, opened in 1980 in Naka Ward, invites young visitors to explore science, culture, and local history. Its highlights include a large planetarium with a 20-meter dome and hands-on interactive exhibition halls.

20. Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum

Coordinates
34.39176, 132.458706
In one line
The Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum preserves part of a 1937 concrete school building that survived the 1945 atomic bomb close to ground zero. Opened in 2002, it displays photographs and damaged objects from a school that lost around 160 students and teachers.

21. Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum

Coordinates
34.395885, 132.450606
In one line
The Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum occupies the basement of Hiroshima's first reinforced-concrete school, built in 1928 and the closest school to ground zero. Opened in 1988, it preserves the scarred building at the school where around 400 students, the principal, and 10 teachers and staff perished in 1945.

22. Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima

Coordinates
34.4017, 132.4538
In one line
Opened in 2024, Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima is a football-specific stadium for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, rising beside the castle in Motomachi. Its white saddle roof evokes wings of hope, seating more than 28,000 fans.

23. Mazda Stadium

Coordinates
34.39192, 132.48475
In one line
Opened in 2009, Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium is the home of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp baseball club. A retro-classic ballpark seating around 32,000, it is known for its asymmetric field and open, festive seating tiers.

24. Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center

Coordinates
34.39944, 132.45528
In one line
Rebuilt for the 1994 Asian Games, the Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center centers on the Green Arena in Motomachi. It hosts basketball, volleyball, and concerts, seating up to 10,000, beside martial-arts halls and a pool.

25. Hiroshima Station

Coordinates
34.39833, 132.47583
In one line
Opened in 1894 and rebuilt after the 1945 atomic bombing, Hiroshima Station is the city's main railway gateway. Operated by JR West, it serves the Sanyo Shinkansen and local lines, with trams now reaching its upper floor.

26. Yamato Museum

Coordinates
34.24114, 132.55581
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Opened in 2005 in the naval port of Kure, the Yamato Museum tells the story of shipbuilding and the battleship Yamato, built here. Its centerpiece is a vast one-tenth-scale model of the famous warship.

27. Hiroshima Botanical Garden

Coordinates
34.39192, 132.34694
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Opened in 1976 on a hillside in Saeki-ku overlooking the Seto Inland Sea, the Hiroshima Botanical Garden spreads across about 18 hectares. It holds thousands of plant taxa, themed greenhouses, and Japanese and rose gardens.

28. Miyajima Public Aquarium

Coordinates
34.295392, 132.315356
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First opened in 1959 on the sacred island of Miyajima, the Miyajima Public Aquarium celebrates the Seto Inland Sea. It holds around 350 species, including finless porpoises, sea otters, penguins, and the island's famous oysters.

29. Miyajimaguchi Station

Coordinates
34.31203, 132.30296
In one line
Opened in 1897 and shaped like a torii gate, this JR West station on the Sanyo Main Line is the mainland gateway to Miyajima, where ferries cross to the island's famous floating shrine.

30. Okonomi-mura

Coordinates
34.391309, 132.461928
In one line
A four-floor building in central Hiroshima packed with more than 25 stalls, each grilling Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki. Opened in 1965, it grew from the cheap pancakes that fed the city after the war.

31. Naka-ku

Coordinates
34.3861, 132.4553
In one line
The central ward of Hiroshima, set on the Ota River delta. It holds the Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima Castle, the Hondori arcade and the city's main business district, the beating heart of the rebuilt city.

32. Minami-ku

Coordinates
34.3794, 132.4708
In one line
Hiroshima's southern ward, covering roughly 26 square kilometers. It holds the main Hiroshima Station, the Mazda baseball stadium, the wooded hill of Hijiyama and a busy transport hub linking the city to the rest of Japan.

33. Nishi-ku

Coordinates
34.3939, 132.4344
In one line
Hiroshima's southwestern ward, narrow and mountainous in the north, meeting Hiroshima Bay in the south. Home to sporting-goods makers Molten and Mikasa, the Yokogawa district, and the city's former west airport.

34. Higashi-ku

Coordinates
34.3953, 132.4828
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Hiroshima's eastern ward, on the upper Ota delta beneath Mount Ushita. It holds Fudoin Temple, whose main hall is the only national treasure in the city, along with wooded hills, old villages and modern interchanges.

35. Asaminami-ku

Coordinates
34.4519, 132.4719
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Hiroshima's largest and most populous ward, a leafy northern suburb established in 1980. Around 245,000 residents live across its valleys and hills, served by the elevated Astram Line and home to several universities.

36. Yokogawa Station

Coordinates
34.40972, 132.45056
In one line
A busy interchange in Nishi Ward where JR trains and Hiroden streetcars meet. Opened in 1897, it saw Japan's first scheduled bus service begin in 1905, and an early omnibus replica still stands here.

37. Mitaki Station

Coordinates
34.4172, 132.4473
In one line
A small unstaffed halt on the Kabe Line in Nishi Ward, opened in 1909. With a single island platform and no station building, it serves as the quiet gateway to the wooded temple of Mitaki-dera.

38. Hiroshima University

Coordinates
34.3822, 132.4581
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A major national university established in 1949 from eight older institutions. Once rooted in central Hiroshima, its main campus moved to Higashi-Hiroshima between 1982 and 1995, while medical and law faculties remain in the city.

39. Ōta River

Coordinates
34.360744, 132.405556
In one line
The river that made Hiroshima. Rising 103 kilometers away at Mount Kanmuri, it splits into branches across a broad delta, and the city was literally built on the islands between its channels before reaching Hiroshima Bay.

40. Hiroshima Bay

Coordinates
34.2, 132.35
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A broad arm of the Seto Inland Sea spanning roughly 1,000 square kilometers, dotted with islands including Miyajima, Ninoshima, and Etajima. Five rivers drain into it, and its sheltered waters have long nourished Hiroshima's famous oysters.

41. Ninoshima

Coordinates
34.3, 132.43333
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A small island in Hiroshima Bay, about 4 kilometers from the city, crowned by a Fuji-shaped peak. In 1945 thousands of bomb victims were brought here for emergency care, and mass graves were later found on its soil.

42. Saeki-ku

Coordinates
34.3644, 132.3608
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A large western ward of Hiroshima created in 1985 when the town of Itsukaichi joined the city. Stretching from the Seto Inland Sea coast deep into wooded hills, it is also home to the local branch of the Japan Mint.

43. Aki-ku

Coordinates
34.3989, 132.5906
In one line
Aki-ku is Hiroshima's southeastern ward, a string of hillside neighborhoods sloping down to the Seto Inland Sea. Its name recalls the ancient province of Aki, and roughly 77,000 people live across its quiet bays and ridges.

44. Asakita-ku

Coordinates
34.5183, 132.5078
In one line
Asakita-ku is Hiroshima's largest and northernmost ward, a green expanse of valleys and hills formed in 1973 from four merged towns. Home to roughly 156,000 people, it stretches across about 353 square kilometers of countryside on the city's edge.

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