Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is dedicated to documenting the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II and hosts about 6,000 items related to the nuclear explosion. It consists of two parts: the Main Building and the East Building, and they are connected by a footbridge. Exploring the museum, you can learn about the negative effects of the atomic bomb and the miserable lives of survivors.

Exhibitions in the Main Building

The Main Building is a two-and-a-half-story building and was established in 1955. It consists of exhibition rooms, an information room, and a gallery that shows a variety of items about nuclear explosion. In the gallery, countless photos of the victims' tragedies are shown. Besides, you are able to see the relics of the victims in exhibition rooms, like clothes, bags, books, watches, and lunch boxes. A timepiece is shown as a special exhibit, with time stopping forever at 8:15, the moment of the atomic bombing.

Exhibition panel about ruins in Hiroshima after atomic bombing

Ruins in Hiroshima after bombing

What to See in the East Building

The East Building has three floors above ground and one below and was completed in 1994.

The building contains some exhibitions that mainly show the history of Hiroshima, and the terrible and negative influence and powerful destructive force of nuclear weapons. Through a digital device called White Panorama, you can see what Hiroshima really looked like before and after the atomic bomb was dropped. On the third floor, there is an audio-visual area that plays the actual voices of people killed by nuclear explosions. In addition, a special exhibition room for occasional free exhibitions, a library for searching materials, and video testimonies of atomic bomb survivors are also available on the basement level of the East Building.

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The East Building

Recommended Visit Route for Permanent Exhibition

You can start your tour at the "Introductory Exhibition" on the third floor of the East Building, then walk to the Main Building through the footbridge to visit “Reality of the Atomic Bombing” and “Gallery”, next return to the East Building and view "The Dangers of Nuclear Weapons" on the third floor and "The History of Hiroshima" on the second floor.

Clothes of victims in Atomic Booming of Hiroshima

Victims' remains

A toy exhibited

Tips:

1. Free guided tours in English are offered by “Peace Volunteers”, and you can get more detailed information at the Information Desk on the first floor of the East Building.
2. The museum offers English-language audio tours of the permanent exhibits to help you know about the stories of these exhibits, which take about 70 minutes. You can rent them at the rental counter on the 1st floor of the East Building, and the fee is 400 yen.
3. The museum shop on the first floor of the East Building offers objects about nuclear explosion, like books, DVDs, and CDs.

Opening Time

Dates	Opening Hours
March to July; September to November	7:30 – 19:00
August	7:30 – 20:00
December to February	7:30 – 18:00

Notes:
The last admission is 30 minutes before closing time.
On August 5 and 6, the museum will open from 7:30 to 21:00.
On December 30-31 and three days in mid-February, the museum will be closed.

Ticket

The fee is 200 yen for those under 65 years of age and 100 yen for those over 65 years of age. You have free access to the B1F of the East Building.

Recommended Visit Time

About 1.5 hours.

How to Get to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

From JR Hiroshima Station

You can take Hiroshima Bus No. 24, and get off at the “Heiwa kinen koen” Station. The single way takes about 20 minutes.

From Hiroshima Airport

You can take the airport bus, get off at the Hiroshima Bus Center Station, and walk for about 8 minutes. The one-way trip takes about 75 minutes.

Adjacent Attractions to Visit

1. Hondori Street is one of the busiest streets in Hiroshima, about 577 meters (631 yards) long and 9 meters (10 yards) wide. More than 200 stores are located here, like clothes stores, cosmetics stores, and gourmet stores.

2. Atomic Bomb Dome is the only surviving structure around the nuclear explosive center and bears witness to the destructive power of nuclear weapons. Standing next to the building, you can clearly see its steel bars.

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