In the Botanical Garden in Hiroshima at the time of a nuclear explosion on Aug. 6, 1945, about 170 trees have survived. In the XXI century in the framework of the United Nations Institute UNITAR "Green legacy of Hiroshima" in the world was chosen 200 parks and botanical gardens, where it was decided to plant the seeds of the plants survived the nuclear holocaust, as a reminder of the need to protect all life on earth from the nuclear threat.

In Hiroshima Botanical Garden is located in Saeki, in the western part of the island of Honshu. It is located on a hill with a view of the inland sea. All interested persons to visit the garden was opened in November 1976. The garden area is about 18, is a 3 hectare is five times larger than that of baseball stadium in Hiroshima, Mazda Stadium, which seats 32,000 people.

In the garden there are about 234,000 plants, which are collected from all parts of the world. Plants are planted in greenhouses and greenhouses and in the open field. A special place in the collection of the botanical garden occupied exotic and endemic Assembly, representing the flora of the Japanese islands, plants. Here you can also see some plants typical of Japanese gardens - for example, Japanese primrose.

Botanical Garden in Hiroshima also plays an important role in the preservation of rare species of plants and participates in programs for the exchange of seeds with other botanical gardens located in more than 30 countries.

During the tour, visitors show a research laboratory, warehouses, greenhouses with begonias and fuchsias, and rock gardens, camellias and a traditional Japanese garden. Six greenhouses garden you can see the water lilies and orchids and cacti. At the top of the hill is the rose garden. The garden is home to about 50 species of birds. Also at the Botanical Garden is a restaurant and cafe.