The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Japan saw a record 945,000 foreign visitors during fiscal year 2025, accounting for nearly 40% of the museum's total attendance. This surge in international visitors highlights growing global attention on Hiroshima, one of the only cities to have experienced an atomic bombing, amid ongoing conflicts involving nuclear powers.

Sites such as the Peace Memorial Park and World Heritage shrines in Hiroshima have also experienced substantial increases in foreign tourism. The trend underscores a renewed interest in peace tourism as global tensions rise.

(Photo by Yo Inoue)

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