Creating a self-guided walk to explore Hiroshima is easy. Choose the attractions that interest you the most, and let our software create a walking route based on your selections. Afterward, retrieve your walk in the GPSmyCity app on your mobile device. The app will guide you from one tour stop to the next as if you had a personal tour guide. Our short
tutorial video shows the steps needed to create your walk.
Step 1: Select Attractions
Select "Interface" below to select the 'List' or 'Map' interface. Use "Filter Sights" to filter attractions by category. Maximum 20 sights per walk. If you select the 'Map' interface, click a map pin to view the sight information and select the sight.
Interface* :
Map and List of attractions
List of attractions
Map with attraction pins
Filter Sights* :
-- Show all sights --
Must-see
Attraction/Landmark
Museum/Gallery
Religious
Shopping
Park/Outdoor
Atomic Bomb Dome (must see)
Atomic Bomb Memorial Burial Mound
Cenotaph for Korean Victims
Children's Peace Monument
Children's Science Museum
Flame of Peace
Fukuro-Machi Park
Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum
Gokoku Shrine
Ground Zero
Hijiyama Park
Hiroshima "Carp" Castle (must see)
Hiroshima Castle Park
Hiroshima City Comics Library
Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art
Hiroshima Green Arena
Hiroshima Museum of Art
Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall
Hiroshima Orizuru Tower
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (must see)
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park (must see)
Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum
Hondori Shopping Arcade
Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum
Imperial Headquarter Ruins
Kamiyacho
Memorial Cathedral for World Peace
Memorial Cenotaph (must see)
Memorial Tower to the Mobilized Students
Mitaki Temple
Okonomi-mura
Peace Bells
Shukkei-en Garden (must see)
The "Aioi" T-Bridge
Tokyu Hands
Step 2: Select Starting Point
Indicate walk's starting point which can be either one of the selected sights (shown on the map in 'Step 3') or a custom sight of choice, e.g. your hotel or a metro station.
Select One* :
Use one of the selected attractions
Use my hotel or a location specified by me
Use a walk friendly hotel
Enter Place Name* :
GPS Coordinates* :
Locate the place on map
Choose a Hotel* :
Rihga Royal Hotel Hiroshima (view info)
Oriental Hotel Hiroshima (view info)
ANA Crowne Plaza Hiroshima (view info)
Starting Point* :
Step 3: Create/Update Route
The selected attractions are displayed on the map below.
Walk Distance:
Your walk is not saved yet. To save it, please proceed to the final 'Step 4' below.
Selected Attractions:
Step 4: Save Your Custom Walk
Enter a name for your custom walk, along with your email address, in the fields below. You will receive the instructions for retrieving your custom walk in the GPSmyCity app by email. The GPSmyCity app offers turn-by-turn travel directions to guide you from one attraction to the next.
Walk Name* :
Email* :