Hiroshima広島
Events held here
- Dec 4 – Jan 24Hiroshima Dreamination 2026Fairy-tale themed light displays line Peace Boulevard in central Hiroshima.
Dates, times and details can change, for example because of the weather. Please check the official information before you go.
Themes that include this place
- Sightseeing by busA one-day bus tour of Hiroshima and Miyajima is among the best-rated tours by visitors. In the city, the Meipuru-pu loop bus is also handy.
- Sake breweries & whiskySaijo in Higashi-Hiroshima. Take the JR Sanyo Line from Hiroshima to Saijo; the breweries cluster just south of the station.
Hiroshima and Miyajima guide
See the Atomic Bomb Dome and Peace Memorial Park, then cross to Miyajima and its shrine gate standing in the sea. Trams and boats cover this city of rivers. Okonomiyaki is the local dish.
Things to see 10 classics
"Classics" and "Hidden gems" are this site's editorial picks, not a measured popularity ranking.
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Peace Memorial Park and Museum
A park with the Cenotaph and the Children's Peace Monument. The museum tells of the bombing through belongings and testimony.
Many overseas visitors
The museum had 728,385 foreign visitors in FY2024, the most since it opened in 1955 Source: Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, Peace Memorial Museum visitor numbers FY2024
- History & buildings
about 2.5 hrPartly paidFine on a rainy dayWheelchair & stroller friendly
Tram · About 30 min from Hiroshima ・ Tram to Genbaku Dome-mae, then about 10 minutes on foot ・ 2.2km
- 3
Itsukushima Shrine (Miyajima)
At high tide the red shrine and its great gate seem to float on the sea. At low tide you can walk out to the gate.
- Temples, shrines & churches
- History & buildings
- Views
about 60 minPaid entryFine on a rainy dayWheelchair & stroller friendly
Train · About 70 min from Hiroshima ・ JR to Miyajimaguchi, 10 minutes by ferry, then about 15 minutes on foot ・ 18km
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Mt. Misen (Miyajima Ropeway)
The highest peak on Miyajima. About 30 minutes on foot from the top ropeway station to the summit, with views over the Inland Sea.
- Views
- Nature
- Activities
about 3 hrPaid entryMany stairs or slopes
Ropeway · About 130 min from Hiroshima ・ Walk from Miyajima Pier to Momijidani Station, then two ropeways ・ 19km
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Hiroshima Castle
Castle grounds ringed by a moat. The keep closed in March 2026 (outside view only); the Ninomaru gate is a wooden reconstruction.
- History & buildings
about 45 minFree
Tram · About 25 min from Hiroshima ・ Tram to Kamiyacho-higashi, then about 15 minutes on foot ・ 1.6km
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Shukkeien Garden
A feudal lord's strolling garden around a pond, dating from the Edo period. Lovely in plum, cherry and autumn-leaf seasons.
- Nature
- History & buildings
about 60 minPaid entryPartly step-free
Walk · About 15 min from Hiroshima ・ 700m
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- Coin lockers and baggage storage
- Easy step-free access
- Transfers take a little longer
- Typical transfer time: about 7 min
Lines from here
- Airport limousine Hiroshima Airport – Hiroshima Sta.
- Overnight bus Tokyo Sta. – Hiroshima
- Highway bus Osaka – Hiroshima (day / overnight)
- Highway bus Hiroshima – Matsue
- Highway bus Hiroshima – Izumoshi
- Highway bus Hiroshima – Hakata
- Sanyo Main Line (Hiroshima – Miyajimaguchi – Iwakuni)
- Kure Line (Hiroshima – Kure)
- Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen Nozomi
Within walking distance of this station
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- Go hereHiroshima Toshogu ShrineAbout 8 min on foot
A shrine at the foot of Mt. Futaba, north of the station, and one stop on a walking trail linking the temples and shrines there.
- Go hereKokuzenji TempleAbout 13 min on foot
A temple whose main hall and living quarters are Important Cultural Properties, on the Futaba-no-sato trail northeast of the station.
- Go hereNigitsu ShrineAbout 15 min on foot
A shrine at the western end of the Futaba-no-sato temple walk, where it stands for Ebisu on the Seven Lucky Gods route.
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