Since 1965, the World Friendship Center (WFC) has been offering simple, comfortable, and safe accomodations to people visiting Hiroshima to learn about its history and to learn about how Hiroshima shares its message of peace with the world. All of our accomodations include free "Peace Experiences", (Hibakusha, or A-bomb survivor Talks, Peace Part Tours, A-Bombed Tree Tours, and tours of the Schmoe House). We are a non-profit organization founded by American Barbara Reynolds in Hiroshima in 1965, and have provided lodging to tens of thousands of visitors since then. Many of our guests are either repeat visitors, or firends and family of previous visitors.

Your hosts are the 43rd volunteer Co-Driectors of the World Friendship Center since its founding in 1965. We welcome visitors to Hiroshima looking to learn about how the city has turned the tradgedy of the first Atomic Bomb into a call for world peace. In addition to providing simple, comfortable, and safe accomodations in our 4 double and triple occupancy rooms, we will also assist you with your planning for your visit. Our local volunteers provide English language tours, and we work with a devoted group of Hibakusha (A-Bomb Survivors) who are eager to share their story.

The World Friendship Center (WFC) is in a mixed residentail/retail/commercial neighborhood a short (20-minute) walk along the river from the Peace Museum and Peace Park. We are convienent to steetcar and bus stops. We are surrounded by small local, authentic Japanese restaurants that our hosts can help you pick between. We are partway between Miyajima and the Hiroshima Peace Park, the "must see" destinations that draw visitors to this city. The Peace Park and museum are a short 20 minute walk away.