Shukkeien

縮景園

While it's not one of Japan's Top 3, this compact and beautifully landscaped Japanese garden is well worth a visit, and an ideal place to decompress from the atomic bomb sites. Despite high-rises peeping over the trees, Shukkeien can feel like an entirely different world, with little paths crossing ponds on bridges and winding their way around graceful teahouses and waterfalls. Visitors can feed the fish and turtles occasionally swimming near the paths. It's directly behind the Prefectural Art Museum, and combined admission tickets are available.

• Built 1940

• outdoors
• museum

Address

2-11 Kami-noborimachi, Naka-ku

Getting there

Shukkeien-mae tram stop

Hours

Daily 09:00-17:00, April to 18:00

Price

¥250

Phone

+81 82-221-3620

Website

shukkeien.jp (opens in a new tab)