Hiroshima travel guide
A Hiroshima trip raises a few linked decisions: how to fit in the Peace Memorial Museum, how to reach Miyajima, and whether to base yourself in the city or on the island. Each guide on this page answers a piece of that.
For the museum itself, the Peace Memorial Museum ticket guide explains when you can buy at the door and when only a web ticket works. The Miyajima guide looks at what the island costs and how the tide decides whether you can walk out to the torii, and Hiroshima to Miyajima compares JR plus the ferry, the tram and the direct boat from Peace Park.
If you are coming from Kansai, the day trip from Kyoto or Osaka checks a regional pass against regular Shinkansen tickets. Where to stay weighs downtown hotels against a night on Miyajima, and the Okunoshima guide covers the ferry out to the rabbit island along the coast.
Explore Hiroshima
Things to do
Is Okunoshima Worth It? Rabbit Island, ¥360 Ferry (2026)
Okunoshima: 15 minutes by boat from Tadanoumi, 20 minutes by JR from Mihara. Ferry ¥360 one way; last Omishima Ferry back 16:06, or 17:16 Feb–Oct.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Tickets (2026): ¥200 Entry
Adults pay ¥200. From 7:30 to 8:30 and in the evening slot only web tickets get you in; at other times buy at the door. Hours, closures, time to allow.
Is Miyajima Worth It? Time, Costs and the 100 cm Tide (2026)
Most visitors spend 2–3 hours on Miyajima. Shrine ¥300, ropeway ¥2,000 return, ¥100 visitor tax, and you can walk to the torii below 100 cm of tide.
Getting around
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Hiroshima to Miyajima (2026): JR, ¥240 Tram or Direct Boat
JR from Hiroshima Station takes about 28 minutes to Miyajimaguchi, then a 10-minute ferry. Tram: ¥240 flat. Peace Park boat: ¥2,400. Plus ¥100 tax.
Hiroshima Day Trip from Kyoto or Osaka (2026): ¥17,000 Pass
On the October 14, 2026 timetable, Nozomi 101 left Kyoto at 6:55 for Hiroshima (8:36). The ¥17,000 Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass beats a ¥21,500 round trip.
Where to stay
Where to Stay: Hiroshima or Miyajima? Last Boat 22:14 (2026)
Stay downtown or by Hiroshima Station for most trips; stay on Miyajima for the evening and the 6:30 shrine opening. Last regular JR ferry back: 22:14.
