Promoting Peace - Hiroshima treats its tragic past with honour and respect but it does not dwell on it. The city is full of plenty of lighthearted fun as well.

The railway system in Japan is so well developed, punctual, extensive and diverse that you can simply assume that wherever you plan to go – there is a train that will take you there. Railroads are the primary mode of passenger transportation, and they have been ever since the first passenger steam locomotives debuted in Japan during the Meiji Restoration in 1872.