From neighborhood parks to World Heritage Sites! 12 Recommended Hanami Spots around Hiroshima (2017)
Hiroshima is visited by many tourists yearly and it has plenty of cuisine and sightseeing spots. However, why not go during cherry blossom season to see the beautiful flowers? Please discover your favorite cherry blossom spot.
1. Peace Memorial Park [Hiroshima]
【Peak season】Usually late March to early April
[About Peace Memorial Park ]
Opening Hours: None
Closed: Never
Price/fee: Free
Access: 5 minute walk from Genbaku Dome-mae Station
Address: Nakajimacho 1, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-ku, Hiroshima (Google Map)
HP: www.hiroshima-navi.or.jp/sightseeing/shizen_koen/koen/4723.php(Japanese only)
2. Hiroshima Botanical Garden [Hiroshima]
【Peak season】Usually late March to early May
『Sakura Matsuri』Weekends and holidays between April 1st – April 30th, 2017
『Sakura to Hikari no Yuube』April 1, 2, 8, and 9, 2017
（During the event, there will be lit-up sakura trees, huge illuminations, the Bonbori no Yaezakura Meiro, and more)
[About Hiroshima Botanical Garden]
Opening Hours: 9:00AM – 4:30PM（Until 9:00 PM during Sakura to Hikari no Yuube (last entry 8:30)
Closed: Every Friday (special opening on April 14th, 2017), New Year’s holidays
Price/fee: 510 yen for adults, 170 yen for children (free under 13), 170 yen for adults over 65
Access: A 20 minute bus ride from Itsukaichi Station, right by Shokubutsu Koen bus stop
Address: 3-495 Kurashige, Saeki-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima
HP: www.hiroshima-bot.jp/english/index.htm
HP: www.hiroshima-bot.jp/english/chineseinside.pdf(中文）
HP: www.hiroshima-bot.jp/(Japanese)
3. Ebayama Park [Hiroshima]
【Peak season】Usually late March to early April
[About Ebayama Park]
Opening Hours: None
Closed: Never
Price/fee: Free
Access: 10 minutes from Eba Station
Address: 2-11 Ebanihonmatsu, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima (Google Map)
HP: www.hiroshima-navi.or.jp/sightseeing/shizen_koen/koen/4744.php(Japanese only)
4. Hijiyama Park [Hiroshima]
5. Mitsuki Hachimangu [Mihara]
【Peak season】Usually late March to mid-April
[About Mitsuki Hachimangu]
Opening Hours: None
Closed: Never
Price/fee: Free
Access: 30 minute bus ride from Mihara Station, alight at Hachiman Jinja-mae, walk 5 minutes
Address: Miyauchi 7, Yahata-cho, Mihara-shi, Hiroshima (Google Map)
HP: www.kankou.pref.hiroshima.jp/sys/data?page-id=4077(Japanese Only)
6. Mt. Fudekage [Mihara]
【Peak season】Usually late March to early April
『Mt. Fudekage lighting』March 25th to April 9th, 2017
[About Mt. Fudekage]
Opening Hours: None
Closed: Never
Price/fee: Free
Access: 30 minute taxi from Mihara Station or an hour walk from Sunami Station (including a 3.8km hike)
Address: Sunami-cho, Mihara-shi, Hiroshima (Google Map)
HP: www.kankou.pref.hiroshima.jp/sys/data?page-id=4073(Japanese Only)
7. Fukuyamajo Park [Fukuyama]
【Peak season】Usually late March to early April
[About Fukuyamajo Park]
Closed: Never
Price/fee: Free
Access: A short walk from Fukuyama Station
Address: Marunouchi 1, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima (Google Map)
HP: visithiroshima.net/things_to_do/attractions/historical_places/fukuyama_castle.html(※福山城)
HP: tw.visithiroshima.net/things_to_do/attractions/historical_places/Fukuyama_castle.html(簡体字※福山城)
HP: www.kankou.pref.hiroshima.jp/sys/data?page-id=5416(Japanese)
8. Miyajima [Hatsukaichi]
【Peak season】Usually late March to early April
[About Miyajima]
Opening Hours: None
Closed: Never
Price/fee: Free
Access: 10 minute ferry from Miyajimaguchi Pier
Address: Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima (Google Map)
HP: visit-miyajima-japan.com/en/
HP: visit-miyajima-japan.com/zht/(繁体字)
HP: www.miyajima-wch.jp/(Japanese)
9. Senkoji Park [Onomichi]
【Peak season】Usually late March to early April
[About Senkoji Park]
Opening Hours: None
Closed: Never
Price/fee: Free
Access: A 15 minute walk from Onomichi Station, followed by a 3 minute ride on the ropeway from Senkoji Ropeway Sanroku Station
Address: 19 -1 Nishitsuchido-cho, Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima (Google Map)
HP: www.ononavi.jp/sightseeing/showplace/detail.html?detail_id=322(Japanese only)
10. Sera Kouzan Fureai no Sato [Sera]
11. Ondo no Seto Park [Kure]
【Peak season】Usually late March to early April
[About Ondo no Seto Park]
Opening Hours: None
Closed: Never
Price/fee: Free
Access: 30 minute bus ride from Kure Station, alight at Ondo Ohashi-shita bus stop
Address: 8 Kegoya, Kure-shi, Hiroshima (Google Map)
HP: www.hiroshima-kankou.com/spot/3830(Japanese Only)
12. Yachiyo Lake (Haji Dam) [Akitakata]
