The Hondori indoor shopping mall is the busiest pedestrian area in Hiroshima and a popular district not only for shopping, but also for sitting in cafes and strolling.

It is closely adjacent to Nagarekawa Street and District, which is known for its restaurants and nightclubs.

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Hondori is now a modern neighborhood with high-rise buildings and a pedestrian shopping area where you can have a quiet few hours of fun.

Here you'll find shops selling fashion, souvenirs and jewellery, as well as restaurants, karaoke and Taito Game, several floors of arcade games.

For a list of all the shops and restaurants, visit hondori.or.jp.

Hondori at its western end follows the memorial park where the atomic bomb was dropped in 1945.

Further on, Hondori Street can be reached directly by tram lines 1, 3, 7 or the Astram subway line (Hondori station).

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