01STATION
Hiroshima Station
- Best for
- Shinkansen, JR, trams, buses and the first transfer into the city.
- Your clue
- North/Shinkansen and south/city sides serve different onward modes.
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Hiroshima
A regional hub where the JR station and city-centre tram network play different roles.
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JMA · 7 DAY WEATHER
Weather in Hiroshima
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CITY 07 · ARRIVAL DECISIONS
Arriving at JR Hiroshima is only the first step; choose city tram, bus or the Miyajima corridor.
Choose a district, identify the transport system, then confirm the arrival corridor. This is decision context—not a fixed fare, timetable or live route.
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02PEACE
Peace Memorial Park / Kamiyacho
- Best for
- Atomic Bomb Dome, museums, civic centre and the main city interchange.
- Your clue
- The park is not next to JR Hiroshima Station; choose tram, bus or loop bus.
03MIYAJIMA
Miyajima
- Best for
- Itsukushima Shrine and an island reached by rail plus ferry or direct boat.
- Your clue
- Miyajimaguchi rail stations and ferry terminals are on the mainland; the island comes after the boat.
04PORT
Hiroshima Port / wider region
- Best for
- Island ferries and regional connections beyond the city centre.
- Your clue
- Confirm the pier and operator; “Hiroshima” can refer to station, port, city or prefecture.
02 · SYSTEMS
One city, separate operators and gates.
Match the company, station name and destination together.
JR West and Shinkansen
Use for regional journeys and the faster route to Miyajimaguchi.
Open official sourceHiroden streetcars
Several route numbers share tracks. Match both route number and destination.
Open official sourceLocal and loop buses
Different stops serve Peace Park and other central destinations; identify the route colour/number and stop.
Open official sourceFerries and sea routes
Miyajima can be reached from Miyajimaguchi or by direct sea routes from central/port areas.
Open official source03 · ARRIVAL CORRIDORS
Enter the city from your first gateway.
Start with the first choice and next check instead of relying on a fixed journey time.
Hiroshima Station → Peace Park
- Choose tram, local bus or loop bus after checking the correct station side.
- For trams, verify both the route number and destination display.
Hiroshima Station → Miyajima
- Choose JR for a faster rail segment or Hiroden for a street-level journey.
- At Miyajimaguchi, follow the ferry operator and departure signs.
Peace Park → Miyajima
- Compare tram-plus-ferry with the direct World Heritage sea route.
- Check weather, pier, reservation and last return before choosing a boat.
05 · HOW THE CITY BECAME ITSELF
A castle town rebuilt as a city of peace
Hiroshima’s history should not be reduced to one day. Understanding the castle town, wartime city, atomic bombing and citizen-led reconstruction gives the present city its full human scale.
Hiroshima begins as a castle town
Mori Terumoto began building Hiroshima Castle. The delta city grew around the castle and waterways into one of the country’s larger early-modern cities.
- 1945–1949
From destruction to a peace memorial city
The atomic bombing destroyed the city on 6 August 1945. The 1949 Peace Memorial City Construction Law made reconstruction as a symbol of lasting peace a national project.
- 1950–1955
Peace Memorial Park and Museum take shape
Work advanced under the 1949 Peace Memorial City Construction Law, and the park and museum opened in 1955. The memorial landscape was made within the former Nakajima neighbourhood, not on empty land, and must be read with the lives and testimony of people who were there.
- 1966–1996
Civic preservation carries the Dome to World Heritage
Everyone inside the former Industrial Promotion Hall died in the atomic bombing; it should not be romanticised as a miraculous building. The City Council resolved to preserve the remains in 1966, and citizen campaigns later helped secure World Heritage inscription in 1996.
LOCALIP · TEMPORARY
Dates, changes and cancellations
Time-bearing information comes from Localip. Use the organiser’s official page for road restrictions and temporary transport.
Ebisu Taisai (Ebisu-ko, Ebessan)
An autumn festival at Ebisu Shrine in central Hiroshima praying for business prosperity.
Official listing: 胡子大祭（えびす講・えべっさん） · 広島市 · 胡子神社、中央通り一帯
Checked by Localip: · localip:event:hiroshima_00406
Read the city before you travel
- Many central sights require a tram or bus after arriving by JR.
- Check the destination shown on the tram, not only the stop number.
- Miyajima routes combine rail and ferry choices.
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この行き先へ行きたいです。どの電車に乗ればいいですか？
I want to go to this destination. Which train should I take?