Explore the Tranquillity and Peace of Hiroshima via SUP
- Live Guide
- E-Ticket
- 3 hr
Enjoy exploring Hiroshima known as the water city on SUP. Travelling through rivers and imagine what the city has been through and think about the peace. Experience the landscape with its remains of the city's prosperity as a water city, and the rebuilding of Hiroshima since the war from your own view while on board the SUP. This is a special experience that can only be had in the city of Hiroshima, where you can do more than just enjoy the scenery on a SUP. Hiroshima has the highest number of gangi (stairs to get down to the river) in Japan, making it the perfect environment for SUP. You can enjoy SUP with a full-fledged lecture by instructor Mr. Ryuji Nishikawa. The view of the A-bomb Dome from the river will make you feel even more committed to peace. Why don’t you have the SUP experience in Hiroshima as you don’t go outside the city for such an extraordinary experience?
Itinerary Details
Operated by: Attractive JAPAN
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after all preparations are done, it's off to the riverside! A preparatory exercise using paddles will help you loosen up thoroughly before the start. Instructor Mr. Ryuji Nishikawa will give you the most suitable preliminary lecture, so even beginners can feel at ease. Once you complete the preparation exercises, descend the stairs leading down to the river with your SUP.
Duration: 2 hour
Pass By: Atomic Bomb Dome
Ride the wide, gentle river current as you paddle your SUP towards Peace Memorial Park. Once you pass under the second bridge, the Atomic Bomb Dome, a World Heritage Site, appears before you. Imagine the sight of the A-bomb Dome as you gaze silently from the river, an experience that you can only have by SUP. Hiroshima, full of greenery and water, is a symbol of peace and sends many messages to the world. Such is the city of Hiroshima, but it was said that there would be no grass or trees for 75 years after the war. In the summer of 1945, when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima during World War II, those who suffered severe burns from the bomb jumped into the river one after another in search of water. It is said that many of them died while gazing from the river at the collapsed brick Industrial Promotion Hall (today's Atomic Bomb Dome) and the burnt-out city.
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Once ashore at Peace Park, you can visit the dignified trees along the river, the Peace Bell and the Cenotaph to further deepen your experience of peace. Also along the river, in the Central Park, a football stadium has been built, beautifully designed to blend in with nature, and its design has won one of the most prestigious civil engineering awards in Japan. The rebuilt city of Hiroshima is vibrant and you will feel a sense of hope.
Duration: 30 minutes
