Enjoy Sightseeing, Food, and Shopping! A Guide to Making the Most of Hiroshima Station

From the basement first floor to the fifth floor, minamoa is mainly dedicated to shopping, with stores across a wide range of categories including souvenir shops, drugstores, fashion, cosmetics, and miscellaneous goods.
The third-floor Gangi Terrace and the fourth-floor Ice Break Zone, where you can take a break while looking down over the atrium space where streetcars enter, are also highlights.
Please refer to the table below for an overview of each floor.

The sixth floor is one of the largest dining floors in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions, with as many as 36 restaurants.
In addition to Hiroshima specialties, you can enjoy dishes from around Japan, such as monjayaki from Tokyo and motsunabe from Hakata.
Another attraction is the chance to try cuisine from around the world, including Korean and Spanish dishes.

The seventh floor features the open-air Wood Deck Plaza, an open outdoor space with panoramic views of the cityscape around Hiroshima Station.
At Caf & Buffet Umishima Dining, facing the plaza, you can spend a pleasant time enjoying dishes made with fresh ingredients from the Setouchi area.
This floor also includes a cinema complex and the lobby of Hotel Granvia Hiroshima South Gate.
Also not to be missed is the Grand Staircase connecting the seventh and ninth floors, a scenic spot with views over the streets in front of Hiroshima Station.

Connected to the seventh floor by the Grand Staircase, Soramore Plaza is an open outdoor area of Approx. 4,000 square meters, made up of a multipurpose court, lawn space, terrace space, and greenery and relaxation areas.
One of the biggest highlights is Gyarados Plaza by Pokémon Center Hiroshima.
With large play equipment modeled after Gyarados, the symbolic Pokémon of Pokémon Center Hiroshima, it is a space that both children and adults can enjoy.

Hotel Granvia Hiroshima South Gate is located on the ninth through 21st floors of the station building.
With the concept of “the gateway to Setouchi,” it is a city hotel offering a refined stay.
It has a variety of room types, including Standard Double, Superior Twin, and Deluxe Twin, making it suitable for a wide range of situations.
From the guest rooms, designed in warm wood tones, you can enjoy sweeping views of Hiroshima’s cityscape and the scenery of Setouchi while spending a relaxing time.

An okonomiyaki theme park located on the sixth floor of the Hiroshima Full Focus Building, Approx. 3 minutes on foot from the south exit of JR Hiroshima Station.
Across its 14 restaurants, you can enjoy a variety of okonomiyaki, from classic Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki to creative versions with unique toppings.
One of the attractions is that you can easily compare the differences in flavor from shop to shop.
In addition, at the rental space with a large iron griddle, instructors support you in making okonomiyaki. It is also great that group use is available.

Ekinishi is a dining district spreading through Osugacho in Minami Ward, Hiroshima City, on the west side of Hiroshima Station.
About 40 restaurants line the area, offering a wide range of genres including Hiroshima specialties such as okonomiyaki and oyster dishes, as well as Thai food and French cuisine.
It is an area where you can enjoy eating as you walk and bar hopping between bars and izakaya.
Another part of its appeal is the retro atmosphere, with restaurants standing in renovated traditional houses built after World War II.

Opened in 1968 as the first public art museum in the Chugoku region.
In 1996, it was expanded and newly built on the former site of the Hiroshima Prefectural Library, and now houses more than 5,000 works, including art related to Hiroshima, Japanese and Asian craftworks, and works from the 1920s and 1930s.
Inside, you will find an impressive collection including Salvador Dalí’s Dream of Venus and works by Ikuo Hirayama, a painter from Hiroshima.
Another attraction is its location next to Shukkeien Garden, a designated scenic spot, where you can enjoy seasonal views of the garden from the lobby and rest area.

Shukkeien Garden was built as a villa garden for Asano Nagaakira, lord of the Hiroshima Domain, starting in Genna 6 (1620).
In Takuei-chi Pond at the center of the garden float islands called Tsuru-jima and Kame-jima, created with wishes for long life. The pond is brackish water, a mix of fresh and seawater, and is home to fish such as mullet that live in seawater. Wild birds also come to prey on them.
Around the pond, teahouses, small pavilions, mountains, rivers, and islands are skillfully arranged, creating a stroll garden that can be toured along its pathways.

Hiroshima Castle is located Approx. 10 minutes on foot farther on from Shukkeien Garden.
It was built in 1589 by Mori Terumoto, known as one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s Council of Five Elders.
Located in central Hiroshima City, it is famous as a major sightseeing spot with convenient access.
The castle tower serves as an exhibition space displaying items such as Japanese swords and armor, and from the top-floor observation deck you can look out over the city of Hiroshima.
Buildings such as the Omotegomon Gate and Taiko Yagura Turret, which were destroyed by the atomic bombing, were restored in the 1990s, and their beautiful appearance can now be seen.