Hiroshima Port (Ujina)広島港（宇品）
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 ・ 4.3km from here
- 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 ・ 14km from here
- 4
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 ・ 15km from here
- 5
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 ・ 5.6km from here
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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 ・ 5.3km from here
“Classics” and “Hidden gems” are our editors' picks, not a measured popularity ranking. Travel times are estimates. Please check prices, opening hours and operating days with the official sources before you go.
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The great torii of Itsukushima Shrine standing in the blue sea JordyMeow (CC BY-SA 3.0) / The Atomic Bomb Dome standing quietly under a blue sky Oilstreet (CC BY 2.5) / The Memorial Cenotaph in Peace Memorial Park, with flowers laid before it TimMilesWright (CC0) / The great torii on the low-tide shore, with Itsukushima Shrine behind Bernard Gagnon (CC BY-SA 3.0) / Giant boulders on the summit of Mt. Misen above the Seto Inland Sea Bernard Gagnon (CC BY-SA 3.0) / The keep of Hiroshima Castle rising above green trees DXR (CC BY-SA 4.0) / A pond surrounded by greenery in Shukkeien Garden Jakub Hałun (CC BY-SA 4.0). Cropped and resized.
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- Typical transfer time: about 4 min
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