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Two heavyweights

The longest calls — Peace Park AND Miyajima, in the right order. Timed from the gangway and back.

8 hr 30 min door to door7 stopsNeeds a 10.5-hour call
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Photo: DXR / CC BY-SA 4.0
Door to door
8 hr 30 min
From the gangway and back
Best for
A 10.5-hour call or longer
The longest calls — Peace Park AND Miyajima, in the right order
Room to spare
None
Fits a 10.5-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.
What it costs
~¥1,500–2,000 pp
Trams + JR + Miyajima ferry ~¥1,500–2,000 pp; museum ¥200, shrine ¥300, and the ¥100 Miyajima visitor tax collected with the ferry fare.
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups

Timed from the gangway with the port's official timetables · updated · Takumi Yamada

Numbers follow the route below. Pins are the places themselves; walking lines are not drawn because the best way between two stops can change with the tram, the tide or the weather.

The route

How the day runs

Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.

  1. +0:00
    Early tram/taxi to Peace Park

    Beat the museum opening if you can

    What you will see hereFull guide: The Peace Memorial Park
  2. +0:45
    Museum + park, compressed to 2h

    The full version belongs to the half-day plan

    What you will see here
    The Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima
    Photo: Jakub Hałun / CC BY 4.0
  3. +2:45
    Tram to Miyajimaguchi (~50 min), ferry across

    JR ferry hugs the torii side

    Miyajima & Itsukushima shrine, Hiroshima
    Photo: Pistachio001 / CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. +4:00
    Itsukushima Shrine + Omotesando lanes

    Anago-meshi at Ueno by the ferry if the queue allows

    What you will see hereFull guide: Miyajima
    The floating torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine at high tide, Hiroshima
    Photo: Balon Greyjoy / CC0
  5. +5:30
    Grilled oysters + momiji manju, fresh-fried

    Hayashi grill (closed Wednesdays, last order 16:30); Fujiiya bakes in view

    What you will see here
    Grilled oysters on Miyajima, Hiroshima
    Photo: puffyjet / CC BY 2.0
  6. +6:15
    Ferry + JR + tram/taxi back toward Ujina

    About 80–95 minutes with no waits. This is the leg people misjudge

  7. +7:45
    Back at the gangway
Would rather have it arranged?Hiroshima & Miyajima: UNESCO A-Bomb Dome & Itsukushima with LocalSame A-Bomb Dome + Itsukushima combination, done by car with a guide · from US$217 · 5.0★ — why we list it
The margin is not optional. This route ends an hour before all-aboard on purpose. If you are running late, drop the last stop, not the hour.
What the day looks like

Hiroshima, along this route

Real photographs of the places above and the streets between them. Every one is credited.

The A-Bomb Dome standing beside the river in Hiroshima
The A-Bomb Dome standing beside the river in HiroshimaPhoto: Balon Greyjoy / CC0
Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki cooking on a griddle
Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki cooking on a griddlePhoto: Maarten Heerlien from Voorschoten, The Netherlands / CC BY 2.0
An oyster hut (kaki-goya) on the Inland Sea shore at Akitsu, Hiroshima Prefecture
An oyster hut (kaki-goya) on the Inland Sea shore at Akitsu, Hiroshima PrefecturePhoto: puffyjet / CC BY 2.0
A row of Japanese calligraphy brushes, Hiroshima
A row of Japanese calligraphy brushesPhoto: Feng Zou / Pexels
Hiroshima Castle
Hiroshima CastlePhoto: Suicasmo / CC BY-SA 4.0
Two heavyweights, Hiroshima
Shukkei-enPhoto: Jakub Hałun / CC BY 4.0
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Hiroshima

The rainy-day HiroshimaA wet day · ~5hWet weather — the museum, the arcade and a griddleThe port-side hourNeeds a 4.5-hour call · ~2.5hShort calls — the city is 40 min away, so stay trueThe peace pilgrimageNeeds a 7.5-hour call · ~5.5hThe reason your ship stops here, done with respect
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