Former Bank of Japan Hiroshima Branch

4.0

"Even though a mere 380 meters from the blast center, this was a robust building, so it did not receive structural damage. It resumed business operations two days after the blast and was used until 1992. It's one of the buildings in the blast that remains today. Designated as an Important Cultural Property by Hiroshima City, it is open to the public. In May of 2019, a permanent display of Hiroshima City materials, the ""Modern Hiroshima History and Migration to foreign countries,"" opened in first floor basement."

Spot details

Address: Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashinakaku Fukuromachi 5-21 Map
Area: Hiroshima Area
Phone: 0825042500
Hours: 10:00-17:00(Depends on event)
[Permanent exhibition]10:30-16:30
Closed: 12/29-1/3
[Permanent Exhibition]Monday
Fees: [Admission fee]Free
Parking Lot: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Note: *Tel:Hiroshima City Cultural Promotion Division

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

INTERESTING BUILDING

Reviewed : 2019.11.17

Bumped into this walking through the city streets, dont know if it had access, I didnt see any. it looks old enough to have been one of the surviving buildings, but dont think so.
Worth making the detour, if only to view the contrast between then and now!

Reviewed : 2019.07.20

Worth making the detour from the nearby A-Bomb Dome to this Former Bank of Japan, if only to view the contrast between then (1945) and now. Today it is just an interesting old building...
Worth visiting to see the basement vaults

Reviewed : 2018.12.17

I called in to the former Bank of Japan on my way from the Fukuromachi Elementary School to the Peace Museum. Initial impressions were that there was far less to see but after wandering around for a...