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Things to Do in Hiroshima: 15 Places with Hours, Prices and Access
15 things to do · checked October 20, 2026
15 things to do in Hiroshima, from the peace sites outward
Hours, prices and access checked against each place's own page on October 20, 2026. They change; check before you go.
1Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park平和記念公園
Park and memorials · Peace Park
A park of 122,100 m² with 35 monuments and memorials, among them the Cenotaph for the A-Bomb Victims and the Children's Peace Monument. The Atomic Bomb Dome and the Peace Memorial Museum are part of it. Entry is free and the park is open at all times.
- Access
- Hiroden tram line 2 (toward Miyajimaguchi or Nishi-Hiroshima) or line 6 (toward Eba) from JR Hiroshima Station to Genbaku Dome-mae, about 20 minutes. From Hiroshima Port, line 1 to Hon-dori, about 30 minutes, then about 400 m on foot to the west.
- Hours
- Open at all times
- Closed on
- None
- Price
- Free
2Atomic Bomb Dome原爆ドーム
Ruin and World Heritage Site · Peace Park
Completed in 1915 as the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, designed by the Czech architect Jan Letzel. The bomb destroyed most of it in 1945 and the central section survived. UNESCO registered it in December 1996. It can be seen from outside only; visitors cannot go in.
- Access
- Tram from JR Hiroshima Station to Genbaku Dome-mae, about 20 minutes, then about 1 minute on foot. The Hiroshima City Loop Bus also stops at Atomic Bomb Dome-mae.
- Hours
- Viewable all day, every day (exterior only)
- Price
- Free
3Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum広島平和記念資料館
Museum · Peace Park
The museum on the atomic bombing, inside Peace Memorial Park. Between certain hours only visitors with a web ticket can enter: 7:30–8:30 and 17:30–19:00 from March to July and September to November (16:30–18:00 from December to February). The ticket counter runs in between. Last entry is 30 minutes before closing.
- Access
- Inside Peace Memorial Park at 1-2 Nakajima-cho. Tram line 2 or 6 from JR Hiroshima Station to Genbaku Dome-mae, about 20 minutes (see the park).
- Hours
- March–July and September–November 7:30–19:00; August 7:30–20:00 (to 21:00 on 5 and 6 August); December–February 7:30–18:00
- Closed on
- 30–31 December; temporary closure 15–20 February 2027 for an exhibition change
- Price
- Adults ¥200; high school ¥100; junior high and younger free
4National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims国立広島原爆死没者追悼平和祈念館
Memorial hall · Peace Park
A national memorial hall inside Peace Memorial Park, at 1-6 Nakajima-cho. Admission is free.
- Access
- About 5 minutes on foot from the Hon-dori or Genbaku Dome-mae tram stop. From JR Hiroshima Station (south exit) about 20 minutes by tram line 1 (to Hon-dori), line 2 or line 6 (to Genbaku Dome-mae).
- Hours
- March–July and September–November 8:30–18:00; August 8:30–19:00 (to 20:00 on 5–6 August); December–end of February 8:30–17:00
- Closed on
- 30–31 December
- Price
- Free
5Hiroshima Orizuru Towerおりづるタワー
Observation deck · Peace Park
A building beside the Atomic Bomb Dome with a rooftop observation deck, Hiroshima Hill, and a wall where visitors place folded paper cranes. A ¥100 per person Orizuru Wall fee is added to admission. Opening hours are posted month by month and can change for events.
- Access
- Atomic Bomb Dome tram stop on the Hiroden line, about 1 minute on foot. Address: 1-2-1 Otemachi.
- Hours
- 10:00–18:00; ticket sales and entry until 30 minutes before closing
- Price
- Adults (18+) ¥2,200; 12–17 ¥1,400; 6–11 ¥900; 4–5 ¥600; plus ¥100 per person for the Orizuru Wall
6Hiroshima Castle広島城
Castle grounds · Motomachi
The main keep has been closed since March 2026 for safety reasons (deteriorating concrete and ageing equipment); the exterior can still be viewed. The reconstructed Ninomaru buildings, the Ninomaru museum shop and the Sannomaru area remain open. Entry to the Ninomaru buildings is free.
The main keep is closed; the exterior and the free Ninomaru buildings are open.
- Access
- Tram lines 1, 2 or 6 from the stop in front of JR Hiroshima Station (south exit); for Kamiya-cho-higashi or Kamiya-cho-nishi use the underground passage to the castle. Buses from south exit stops 7 or 8 that run via Godocho-sha-mae.
- Hours
- Ninomaru buildings April–September 9:00–17:30, October–March 9:00–16:30; last entry 30 minutes before closing
- Closed on
- 8 December 2026; 29–31 December
- Price
- Ninomaru buildings free; main keep closed
7Shukkeien Garden縮景園
Garden · Hakushima line
A garden laid out in 1620, destroyed in the atomic bombing and restored with its pavilions. Proof of age is needed at the gate for reduced fees.
- Access
- From JR Hiroshima Station: tram from the South Exit A platform (lines 1, 2 or 6), change at Hatchobori to the Hakushima line and get off at Shukkeien-mae. Or bus from the Shinkansen exit to the Kenritsu Bijutsukan-mae (Shukkeien-mae) stop.
- Hours
- 16 March–15 September 9:00–18:00; 16 September–15 March 9:00–17:00; entry until 30 minutes before closing
- Closed on
- 29–31 December
- Price
- General ¥350; university students ¥150; elementary to high school free
8Hondori Shopping Street広島本通商店街
Covered shopping street · Hondori
A shopping street about 577 m long running east to west in central Hiroshima, with about 160 shops from century-old family stores to national chains. The arcade went up in 1954 as part of the postwar recovery. It follows part of the Edo-period Saigoku Kaido road.
- Access
- Hon-dori tram stop (line 1 runs there from JR Hiroshima Station and from Hiroshima Port). The street borders Hiroshima Kinza shopping street on the east and the Peace Memorial Park side on the west.
- Price
- Free to walk
9Hiroshima Museum of Artひろしま美術館
Art museum · Motomachi
An art museum at 3-2 Motomachi. It opens on Mondays during special exhibitions and closes between exhibitions (9–14 September 2026, for example). It plans to close for renovation from 1 August 2027 to 2 November 2028; the dates may change.
Closes for renovation from 1 August 2027 to 2 November 2028; dates may change.
- Access
- About 5 minutes on foot from the Hiroshima Bus Center or from the Kamiyacho-higashi tram stop.
- Hours
- 9:00–17:00; entry by 16:30
- Closed on
- Mondays (open on Mondays during special exhibitions; a Monday holiday closes the next weekday); New Year; exhibition changeovers
10Hijiyama Park比治山公園
Hill park · Hijiyama
A hill park in Minami-ku that holds the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art and the Manga Library. A moving walkway, the Hijiyama Skywalk, links the Danbara Chuo bus stop to the park.
- Access
- Tram line 5 from in front of JR Hiroshima Station to Hijiyama-shita, then about 800 m on foot (the city's figure). Or a bus to Danbara Chuo and about 950 m on foot via the Skywalk. The Hiroshima Maple Loop bus stops at Gendai Bijutsukan-mae (Manga Library).
11Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art広島市現代美術館
Art museum · Hijiyama
A contemporary art museum in Hijiyama Park. The collection exhibition costs ¥350 for adults (groups of 30 or more ¥250). It opens on a Monday that is a public holiday and on 6 August, and closes the next weekday instead.
- Access
- Tram line 5 toward Hiroshima Port to Hijiyama-shita, then about 500 m uphill. Or a bus to Danbara Chuo and about 700 m via the Hijiyama Skywalk. About 25 minutes on foot from JR Hiroshima Station. Address: 1-1 Hijiyama Park.
- Hours
- 10:00–17:00; last entry 30 minutes before closing
- Closed on
- Mondays; 27 December–1 January
- Price
- Collection exhibition: adults ¥350
12Mazda Museumマツダミュージアム
Company museum (guided tour) · Mukainada
Visits are guided tours of about 1.5 hours (about 2 hours with the shuttle), by reservation only through the museum's website, up to 3 months ahead; email and phone bookings are not accepted. English tours run on weekdays for groups of 10 or fewer. Admission is free.
Reservation only. The English tour runs on weekdays at 14:30.
- Access
- JR Mukainada Station south exit, about 5 minutes on foot to the Mazda Head Office lobby, where a shuttle bus takes visitors to the museum. Or a bus from stop 23 or 16 at the south exit of Hiroshima Station to Mukainada Eki-mae (Mazda Head Office).
- Hours
- English tour: shuttle leaves the Head Office lobby at 14:15, tour 14:30–16:00, back at the lobby 16:15
- Closed on
- Saturdays and Sundays except special openings (7 November and 5 December 2026; 9 January and 20 March 2027); 26 December 2026–5 January 2027; 8–26 February 2027
- Price
- Free
13Miyajima and Itsukushima Shrine宮島・厳島神社
Shrine and island (day trip) · Miyajima
A shrine built on the sea, rebuilt in its present form by Taira no Kiyomori in the 12th century and registered as a World Heritage Site in 1996; it appears to float at high tide. The shrine has no parking.
- Access
- As the tourism guide gives it: about 6 minutes on foot from JR Miyajimaguchi Station, about 10 minutes by ferry from Miyajimaguchi Pier, then about 15 minutes on foot from Miyajima Pier. Address: 1-1 Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi.
- Hours
- 1 March–14 October 6:30–18:00; 15 October–30 November 6:30–17:30; December 6:30–17:00; January 4–end of February 6:30–17:30
- Closed on
- None (open daily)
- Price
- Adults ¥300; high school ¥200; junior high and elementary ¥100
14Yamato Museum, Kure大和ミュージアム
Maritime museum (day trip) · Kure
A museum with a permanent exhibition, shop and library in Kure, a port city east of Hiroshima, at 5-20 Takara-cho. The exhibition rooms stay open on Tuesdays from 29 April to 5 May, 21 July to 31 August and 29 December to 3 January.
- Access
- About 8 minutes by taxi from JR Kure Station. From Hiroshima, by JR, by ferry or Superjet (Setonaikai Kisen), or by the Clare Line highway bus from a bus center near Peace Memorial Park; the museum's page gives the routes.
- Hours
- Exhibition rooms 9:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30)
- Closed on
- Tuesdays (the next day if Tuesday is a public holiday), except 29 April–5 May, 21 July–31 August and 29 December–3 January
- Price
- Permanent exhibition, adults ¥1,000; high school ¥300; elementary and junior high ¥200 (Kure residents pay less)
15Okunoshima (Rabbit Island)大久野島
Island (day trip) · Tadanoumi
A small island in the Seto Inland Sea that the tourism guide says is home to more than 700 wild rabbits. It is reached by a ferry of about 15 minutes from Tadanoumi Port; the last ferry from Tadanoumi Port is at 18:30.
- Access
- From JR Hiroshima Station: JR Kure Line direct to Tadanoumi Station in about 2 hours, or Shinkansen to Mihara in about 30 minutes and the JR Kure Line to Tadanoumi in about 22 minutes. Then about 7 minutes on foot to Tadanoumi Port and a ferry run by Kyukamura Passenger Ship or Omishima Ferry.
Good to know
Start with the peace sites. The Peace Memorial Park, the Atomic Bomb Dome, the Peace Memorial Museum and the National Peace Memorial Hall are all in or beside one park in central Hiroshima, about 20 minutes by tram line 2 or 6 from JR Hiroshima Station to Genbaku Dome-mae. The park and the Dome are free and open at all times; the museum costs ¥200 for adults, and between certain hours only visitors with a web ticket can enter (7:30–8:30 and 17:30–19:00 from September to November).
Hiroshima Castle's main keep has been closed since March 2026. The exterior can still be seen, and the reconstructed Ninomaru buildings are open and free. Shukkeien Garden (¥350) and the Orizuru Tower observation deck (¥2,200 for adults, plus a ¥100 wall fee) are the other central sights. The Mazda Museum is free but takes reservations only, with an English tour on weekday afternoons.
Three day trips are on the list: Miyajima (the shrine closes at 17:30 until 30 November), the Yamato Museum in Kure, and Okunoshima, where the last ferry from Tadanoumi Port is at 18:30. Dates to plan around: the Peace Memorial Museum is closed 15–20 February 2027, the Ninomaru buildings at Hiroshima Castle are closed on 8 December, and the Hiroshima Museum of Art closes for renovation from 1 August 2027.
Peace sites, the centre, the east side or a day trip
How far each group is from JR Hiroshima Station, what it costs to get in (adult prices) and when the last entry is.
| Where | From JR Hiroshima Station | Entry (adult) | Last entry / closing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peace sites: Park, Dome, Museum, Memorial Hall | Tram line 2 or 6 to Genbaku Dome-mae, about 20 min | Park, Dome and Hall free · Museum ¥200 | Museum last entry 30 min before closing (closes 19:00 Sep–Nov) · Hall closes 18:00 Mar–Nov |
| Centre: Orizuru Tower, Castle, Shukkeien, Hondori | Tower: Genbaku Dome-mae, about 1 min on foot · Castle: Kamiya-cho stops · Shukkeien: Hakushima line to Shukkeien-mae | Tower ¥2,200 (+¥100) · Castle Ninomaru free · Shukkeien ¥350 | Tower 17:30 · Shukkeien closes 17:00 from 16 Sep to 15 Mar · Ninomaru closes 16:30 Oct–Mar |
| East side: Hijiyama Park, Museum of Contemporary Art | Tram line 5 to Hijiyama-shita, then about 500 m uphill; about 25 min on foot | MOCA collection ¥350 | MOCA 17:00 (last entry 16:30), closed Mondays |
| Mazda Museum | JR Mukainada Station, 5 min on foot to the Head Office lobby, then a shuttle | Free, reservation only | English tour 14:30–16:00, weekdays |
| Day trip: Miyajima | JR to Miyajimaguchi, then ferry about 10 min | Shrine ¥300 | Shrine closes 17:30 (15 Oct–30 Nov) |
| Day trip: Kure (Yamato Museum) | By JR, ferry or highway bus; about 8 min by taxi from JR Kure Station | ¥1,000 | Last entry 17:30; closed Tuesdays |
| Day trip: Okunoshima | JR Kure Line to Tadanoumi, about 2 hours, then a ferry of about 15 min | Island: no fee given; ferry fare not checked here | Last ferry from Tadanoumi Port 18:30 |
By kind of trip
Half a day on the peace sites
The four sites share one park. The Dome and the park are always open; the museum takes web-ticket visitors in the first and last slots of the day, and the Memorial Hall closes at 18:00 from March to November.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park · Atomic Bomb Dome · Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum · National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims
Free or nearly free
The park, the Dome, the Memorial Hall and the Mazda Museum charge nothing (the Mazda Museum needs a reservation). The Peace Memorial Museum is ¥200 for adults.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park · Atomic Bomb Dome · National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims · Mazda Museum
Rain or heat
These are indoors or under a roof: the museum, the Memorial Hall, the contemporary art museum, the Museum of Art and the Hondori arcade, which was roofed in 1954.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum · National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims · Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art · Hondori Shopping Street
After 17:00
The park and the Dome are open at all times. The peace museum is open until 19:00 from September to November (last entry 18:30), and Orizuru Tower takes its last visitors at 17:30.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park · Atomic Bomb Dome · Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum · Hiroshima Orizuru Tower
A day away from the city
Check the last boat before you go: the Miyajima shrine closes at 17:30 until 30 November, the Yamato Museum at 18:00, and the last ferry from Tadanoumi to Okunoshima leaves at 18:30.
Miyajima and Itsukushima Shrine · Yamato Museum, Kure · Okunoshima (Rabbit Island)
Questions
Is the main keep of Hiroshima Castle open?
No. The keep closed in March 2026 for safety reasons, and the exterior can still be viewed. The reconstructed Ninomaru buildings are open and free: 9:00–17:30 from April to September and 9:00–16:30 from October to March, closed on 8 December 2026 and 29–31 December.
How much is the Peace Memorial Museum, and do I need a ticket in advance?
Adults pay ¥200, high school students ¥100, and junior high school students and younger are free. During the first and last slots of the day only web-ticket holders can enter (7:30–8:30 and 17:30–19:00 from March to July and September to November; 16:30–18:00 from December to February). The ticket counter runs in between.
Can I go inside the Atomic Bomb Dome?
No. The Dome can be seen from outside only. It is free to view and open all day, every day.
How do I visit the Mazda Museum?
Reserve on the museum's website, up to 3 months ahead; email and phone bookings are not accepted. Admission is free. English tours run on weekdays: the shuttle leaves the Head Office lobby at 14:15 and the tour is 14:30–16:00. It is closed on Saturdays and Sundays except special openings, the next on 7 November and 5 December 2026.
How do I get from JR Hiroshima Station to the Peace Memorial Park?
Take Hiroden tram line 2 (toward Miyajimaguchi or Nishi-Hiroshima) or line 6 (toward Eba) from the south exit to Genbaku Dome-mae, about 20 minutes. The Dome is about 1 minute on foot from the stop.