Experience

Museums & History

Venture into Hiroshima museums and historical spots. Learn about the devastation and recovery from the atomic bomb. Wander historic castle grounds beyond Hiroshima Castle. Wonder at collections of fine art in the city, Satsuma pottery in the mountains, and modern architecture by the sea. Control electricity, play with physics and watch the stars at children’s museums. Our walk-through is your intro course to the best places to expand your mind in Hiroshima.

Schmoe House (シュモ－ハウス)

Schmoe House is an Atomic-bomb related facility located in Eba, Hiroshima. Mr. Floyd Schmoe, who was an American lecturer at the University of Washington, built houses for the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki who had lost their homes and were forced to live in hardship due to the damage caused by the atomic bomb. The existing Schmoe House in Eba is one of the buildings built by Mr. Schmoe, and currently displays a variety of materials that were sent from overseas to help support the people of Hiroshima after the bombing.

Free admission

Moment of Joy

At the “Schmoe House” in Eba, you can find on display many materials related to the support for Hiroshima that were sent from all over the world after the bombing, as well as materials related to Mr. Schmoe’s activities in Hiroshima. Visitors can learn how the people of Hiroshima walked the path of recovery. In addition, the exterior of the building was designed completely by Schmoe, and today remains almost unchanged from the time he built it. Some parts of the building are even still made of the same materials as when it was built.