A very lovely, smaller castle in the middle of the city. As like many of the other castles throughout Japan you can wander to the top for a view of the park and surrounding areas. There is a small fee to enter and getting around the castle is very easy to navigate.

Not a stand out place to visit. If you’ve got time come and visit, but don’t put it before the A-dome or museum. It’s quite expensive to enter relative to the museum, 370yen versus 200yen; and there is far more to see at the museum.

It is actually a museum built after the old Hiroshima castle. Although not a real historic building, it is majestic and beautiful. Materials related to the history of Hiroshima are displayed inside. The content of the exhibition content is rich and vivid. The staff are professional, proactive and helpful. Unfortunately, there is no elevator. There are many stairs to climb in the museum. Lacking of elevator restricts the visit of disable or old people.

Upon arriving in Hiroshima, we visited the castle, which is a reproduction of the original which was destroyed. Imposing on the exterior, the interior is merely a collection of exhibits with no authentic-looking rooms or furnishings. That was a surprise and disappointing. There are 4 floors with wide staircases. At the top is a view overlooking the city of Hiroshima. I liked the armory exhibits with replica armor, helmets, swords, and rifles. The grounds are nicely kept, and the double moat must have been intimidating to the enemy and gave them pause.

Not so far from Hiroshima Station on the Red Bus, Hiroshima Castle is a stop en route to the other sights in Hiroshima. It is in large, peaceful gardens, surrounded by a moat with a shrine to the side. Note that this is not the original castle which was destroyed in the atomic blast.There are 5 levels to reach the top of the tower (survival of the fittest) with artefacts and history of the castle displayed at each level. (Curiously, an item bearing an image of a koala was to be found in one of the displays - not quite sure why). An hour is enough time to visit.

If you are a Senior Citizen , you can get a discount same price as Junior High student. This castle was rebuilt because, of the bombing of Hiroshima during WW 2. It featured some of the Shogun clothing. The castle is called the Karp castle. The baseball team is called the Hiroshima Carp named after the castle.

The grounds are nice for a wander around, the castle itself is a beautiful structure. It’s smaller and less impressive than some of the other castles in Japan, but I think it’s still worth seeing. There are some interesting displays inside and the view from the top I nice. It’s not very expensive to get in but if you’re on a tight budget it may be worth skipping the admission fee.

It is definitely a very cool looking castle, great architecture. There were many exhibits inside to show the history and story of the castle and the area. We enjoyed our visit here and would recommend anyone make a short stop to see it.

This is a beautiful castle and it can be seen from several blocks away when you are approaching it. The dark timbers are quite evocative and in stark contrast to the white washed castles we had seen such as Osaka. It is set in rambling informal grounds and is accessed via a main gate across a moat. We did not go inside but just enjoyed the overall setting.

I didn't know what to expect from the castles in Japan, but I certainly expected more than what I saw. Inside, it's not a reconstruction of the period, they're either empty or they're completely technological museums, which for me takes away some of the magic of visiting a castle. But the museum there was very interesting and the view was very beautiful.