A complex of buildings adjacent to the Atomic Bomb Dome, this is a landmark tower in Hiroshima where visitors can enjoy scenery and experiences that can only be found here. As a sightseeing area, the Souvenir select (product hall) and café on the first floor, the "Orizuru Square" and "Orizuru Wall" on the 12th floor, and the "Hiroshima Hills" observatory deck on the roof are open to the public.
The rooftop observatory is a pleasant space with a wooden deck that lets the breeze blow through and conveys the warmth of wood. You can see not only the Peace Memorial Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome, but on a clear day, you can even see Miyajima's Mt. Misen.
The symbolic "Orizuru (Paper Crane) Wall" is a 50-meter-long glass box on the side of the tower, where visitors fold paper cranes at the "Orizuru Plaza" on the 12th floor and post them in the glass box, and the wall is completed when the cranes are piled up.
Other hands-on digital contents using CG images are also available.
On the east side of the building, there is a spiral slope called "Sampo", where you can go up and down from the first floor to the roof. The center of the slope is a slide, and sliding down it on the special slide sheet is a popular way to experience a powerful sense of speed.
Highlights
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There is no glass and the wind blows through, making for a comfortable observatory.
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The Hiroshima-like Orizuru Square and Orizuru Wall, where people can participate in prayer.
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The 70-meter-long slide is very popular among children and adults alike.
