Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Tickets (2026): ¥200 Entry

You do not have to book the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (広島平和記念資料館) for most of the day, but you do for its first and last opening hours. From 7:30 to 8:30, and in an evening period that depends on the season, only visitors with a web ticket can enter.^[1],[2] At other times you can buy a ticket at the door for ¥200 (adults).^[1],[2]^[3],[1] The museum itself recommends a web ticket, because buying on the day can take time.^[1]

Key facts

Fee: ¥200 for adults, ¥100 for high school students, free for junior high school students and younger.^[3],[1]
Hours (September–November): 7:30–19:00; last entry 30 minutes before closing.^[3],[2],[1]^[1],[2]
Web ticket only: 7:30–8:30 and 17:30–19:00 from September to November.^[1],[2]
Tickets at the door: 8:30–17:30 from September to November.^[1],[2]
Closed: December 30 and 31, and mid-February (February 15 to 20, 2027).^[3],[1]^[1],[2]
Time to allow: about 70 minutes with the full audio guide; the museum’s short route covers the Main Building in about 30 minutes.^[6]^[1]
Getting there: streetcar to Genbaku Dome-mae, then about 10 minutes on foot.^[8]

Do I need to book a ticket?

Only if you want to enter in the web-ticket-only periods. In those periods no tickets are sold at the machines or the window on the day. Each period admits at most 300 people, and web tickets may sell out before the last entry time.^[4],[2]

Season	Web ticket only	Tickets at the door (counter and machines)	Closes
March–July, September–November	7:30–8:30 and 17:30–19:00	8:30–17:30	19:00
August (except August 5 and 6)	7:30–8:30 and 18:30–20:00	8:30–18:30	20:00
December–February	7:30–8:30 and 16:30–18:00	8:30–16:30	18:00

Sources for the table: the museum’s own web-ticket notice and opening hours.^[1],[2]^[1],[2]^[3],[2],[1] On August 5 and 6 the museum stays open until 21:00 and the evening web-ticket times differ, so check the museum’s website for those two days.^[3],[2],[1]^[1],[2]

The quiet periods are the reason to book. The museum’s visitor flyer marks 11:00 to 15:00 as the most crowded hours of the day.^[5] When it is crowded, the museum may hold people at the door for a while, and even a web ticket does not guarantee entry at the exact time printed on it.^[1]

How do web tickets work?

Use the web ticket link on the museum’s official website. The museum sells its web tickets through asoview for domestic sales and through Klook for overseas sales, so a Klook page reached from the museum’s website is the museum’s own overseas channel.^[4]

Book up to 90 days ahead
Sales open 90 days before your visit date, from midnight.^[4]
Choose a 30-minute entry time
Every web ticket has an entry time, also in the normal hours. You can arrive later or earlier than that time, but a normal-hours ticket does not get you in during the web-ticket-only periods.^[4]
Use the advance-ticket lane
As an individual visitor, go to the west entrance and join the lane for advance purchasers, not the line for same-day tickets.^[4]

If you only want a special exhibition, a legacy successor talk or a volunteer-guided tour, you do not need to join the ticket line.^[1]

How much does it cost and when is it open?

Places

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

Hours: 7:30–19:00 from March to July and September to November, 7:30–20:00 in August (to 21:00 on August 5 and 6), 7:30–18:00 from December to February; last entry 30 minutes before closing. Web ticket only from 7:30 to 8:30 and in the last part of the day
Fee: ¥200Permanent exhibition: adults (university students and older) ¥200, high school students ¥100, junior high school students and younger free
Closed On: December 30 and 31, and an exhibition change in mid-February
Nearest Station: Genbaku Dome-mae tram stop (about 10 minutes on foot)

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Admission to the permanent exhibition is ¥200 for adults (university students and older), ¥100 for high school students and free for junior high school students and younger. Visitors aged 65 and over pay ¥100 if they show official proof of age.^[3],[1]

The museum is open 7:30–19:00 from March to July and from September to November, 7:30–20:00 in August (until 21:00 on August 5 and 6), and 7:30–18:00 from December to February.^[3],[2],[1] Last entry is 30 minutes before closing.^[1],[2]

It closes on December 30 and 31 and for an exhibition change in mid-February.^[3],[1] The next listed closure runs from February 15 to 20, 2027.^[1],[2]

How long should I allow?

Use the audio guide as your measure: its full commentary lasts about 70 minutes, and a talk adds another hour. You can rent the guide on the first floor of the East Building for ¥500, in 15 languages including English.^[6] If you are short of time, the museum publishes a visitor guide for seeing the Main Building in about 30 minutes.^[1]

For survivors’ stories in person, the museum runs free talks by A-bomb Legacy Successors, whom Hiroshima City trains to pass on survivors’ testimony. They need no reservation and each lasts 60 minutes. In the current schedule they run daily from January 1 to December 29 in the East Building basement, with the English talk from 13:00 to 14:00. The museum notes that talks may be cancelled.^[9]

What else is in the Peace Memorial Park?

After the museum, walk through the Peace Memorial Park. These sights are free.

The ruined Atomic Bomb Dome with its steel-frame dome, seen across the lawn in Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima — Atomic Bomb Dome, Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima Balon Greyjoy · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Atomic Bomb Dome (原爆ドーム): the UNESCO World Heritage Committee registered it on the World Heritage List on December 5, 1996.^[10]
Children’s Peace Monument: built with donations from all over Japan after Sadako Sasaki died of leukemia in 1955; about 10 million paper cranes are offered there each year.^[11]
Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims: a national memorial in the park, with free admission.^[12]

How do I get there?

The streetcar is the simplest way from Hiroshima Station. It takes about 25 minutes: get off at Genbaku Dome-mae (lines 2 and 6) or Fukuromachi (line 1), then walk about 10 minutes.^[8] If you have not chosen a base yet, where to stay in Hiroshima compares the station area with downtown near the park.

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The covered platform of the Genbaku Dome-mae tram stop beside the road, Hiroshima — Genbaku Dome-mae tram stop, Hiroshima そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

If you go on to the island of Miyajima from here, the Hiroshima to Miyajima route comparison covers the train, the streetcar and the boat from the park.

If you are deciding whether the island deserves the rest of your day, the Miyajima guide covers how long to spend there and what it costs.

Coming from Kyoto or Osaka for the day, the Hiroshima day trip from Kyoto or Osaka has the Shinkansen times and the ticket or pass to use.

Tips

If your trip falls in mid-February, check the closure dates first: the museum is closed from February 15 to 20, 2027.^[1],[2]

Frequently asked questions

Are there lockers for large luggage?

Yes. Large luggage is not allowed in the exhibition rooms. The East Building has 96 coin lockers that return the ¥100 coin, including 5 extra-large lockers 1,200 mm tall.^[7],[3]

Can I take photos inside?

Yes, for personal records and without flash; you do not need to apply. Tripods and selfie sticks cannot be used.^[3]

Is the museum accessible for wheelchairs and strollers?

The museum lends 6 wheelchairs and 4 strollers at its information desk, and gives priority entry to visitors with disabilities, pregnant visitors and people with preschool children when there is a line.^[7]

Is the Klook ticket page official?

For overseas buyers, yes: the museum says it uses Klook for overseas web ticket sales and asoview for domestic sales.^[4] Start from the museum’s own website so that you land on the right page.

Can I walk in without a ticket in the afternoon?

Yes. The counter and machines sell tickets until 17:30 from September to November, but expect a line in the busiest hours, 11:00 to 15:00.^[1],[2]^[5]