Hiroshima was on my list of things to see in Japan.  AJ did a great job checking off all the things on my list, as well as adding a few I didn't know I needed to see.  While Hiroshima wasn't what I would consider fun, it was well worth seeing.  We took the shinkansen (bullet train) from Kyoto, again, the way to go!  We only stayed one night, and spent the afternoon wandering around the Peace Memorial Park.  Unbeknownst to us, we picked a three-day weekend to go.  It was more crowded in Hiroshima than it was anywhere else in Japan.  Walking through the museum was like walking in step with a thousand of your closest friends - there was no way to stop and look at anything longer than the crowd was moving.  I was definitely ready to get out of the crowd - about half-way through the museum. I was stuck though, just winding my way through with everyone else.