Foreign 'peace tourism' to Hiroshima swells in troubled times

Travel & LeisureTour of A-bomb memorials, World Heritage shrine ranked No. 2 experience worldwideForeign visitors to Hiroshima, and sites such as Peace Memorial Park, have grown substantially in recent years. (Photo by Yo Inoue)MOMOKO KIDERAAugust 6, 2026 06:04 JSTHIROSHIMA, Japan -- The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum drew a record 945,000 foreign visitors in fiscal 2025, almost 40% of the site's total, in a sign of how conflicts involving nuclear powers are refocusing attention on one of the only cities to experience an atomic bombing.