The street is 100 metres (330 ft) wide and runs 3.6 kilometres (2.2 miles) from east to west, between Tsurumi-cho and Fukushima-cho within thegreen belt.
There are 5 bridges connecting to the street including the west and east Peace Bridges byIsamu Noguchi.
The west-end bridge connects to "Nishi Hiroshima Station" and the east-end bridge connects to "Hijiyama Park"
In the mid-1950s, there was a tree-planting campaign. Around 120,000 trees were donated fromHiroshima Prefecture alone, and many more trees and plants were presented from all over Japan and the rest of the world in the name of peace.
Now, the Peace Boulevard and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park are places of recreation and relaxation for citizens.
