The Peace Memorial Park and Museum, Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima, and the hillside temple town of Onomichi.
Hiroshima is about four hours from Tokyo by Nozomi. Plan one day for the city and one for Miyajima; Onomichi suits a cycling or slow-travel day.
JapaLens editorial guide · Read in about 5 minutesThe Atomic Bomb Dome and the Peace Memorial Park recall 6 August 1945. The Peace Memorial Museum tells the story through personal belongings and testimonies. Hiroshima Castle and Shukkeien garden are nearby.
Allow at least two hours for the museum, which can be crowded; arrive at opening time.
Read this area guide →Itsukushima Shrine and its great torii appear to float at high tide; at low tide you can walk to the gate. Take the ropeway up Mount Misen for views over the Inland Sea. Deer wander freely.
Check the tide table. A visitor tax of ¥100 is charged per person on entry to Miyajima.
Read this area guide →A port town of slopes, temples and cat alleys, and the start of the Shimanami Kaido, a cycling route over bridges and islands to Imabari in Shikoku. Rental bikes can be dropped off along the way.
Shin-Onomichi (Shinkansen) is a bus ride from central Onomichi; JR Onomichi Station is on the Sanyo Line.
Read this area guide →An editorial route idea, not a timed tour. Adjust it for weather, opening days and your walking pace.
Peace Memorial Museum at opening time, then the park.
Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki.
Train and ferry to Miyajima.
Torii at sunset; stay on the island or return.
Try Hiroshima okonomiyaki, oysters, anago-meshi eel rice on Miyajima and momiji manju.
Stay near Hiroshima Station or Hatchobori in the city. A night on Miyajima lets you see the shrine after day visitors leave.
Trams cover central Hiroshima. JR trains and the tram reach Miyajimaguchi for the ferry; JR operates one of the ferries.
