The Hiroshima Castle proved a great photo opportunity, but like most of the castles in Japan its a fake. The castle is styled on the original that was built in 1592 and destroyed in the atomic blast in 1945. This one is made of concrete and steel and was built in the late 1950’s. There is a wonderful moat around the grounds that are filled with huge coloured carp, an icon of the city. The baseball team is known as the Hiroshima Carps.