Hiroshima Airport — Hiroshima, Japan

Set among the hills of Mihara rather than directly beside the city it serves, HIJ requires a longer commute from downtown Hiroshima than most Japanese regional airports demand of their namesake cities, a tradeoff made necessary by the lack of flat land closer to the coast. Hiroshima itself remains forever associated with the atomic bombing of August 1945, and many visitors arriving through this airport make their way to the Peace Memorial Park and its haunting A-Bomb Dome before exploring the city's otherwise thoroughly rebuilt, modern streets. Domestic connections link Hiroshima to Tokyo and other major Japanese cities, though the Shinkansen bullet train offers a competitive alternative for travelers heading toward Osaka or Tokyo along the well-trodden Pacific coast corridor. Oyster farming and Mazda's automotive manufacturing both anchor the regional economy that the airport's more modest cargo and business travel operations support.