Hiroshima's Peace Museum Is Top Tourist Spot

Above, the Hiroshima Peace Museum.  Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and Museum has been named the number one tourist attraction in Japan, according to an article in The Japan News.

They wrote:

HIROSHIMA—The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum has been chosen for the second straight year as the most popular site in Japan among foreign tourists, according to U.S. travel website tripadvisor.com. The website, which provides word-of-mouth advice to travelers, is viewed by about 200 million people a month.

 The Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima was briefly shown in one scene in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) with Ghidorah flying in the background. Hiroshima is spotlighted in The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan on page 44 for this scene and for the influence/inspiration of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had in the creation of the Godzilla character.

The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan is listed in tripadvisor.com.

To read the full article, go here.