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The peace pilgrimage, Hiroshima

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The peace pilgrimage

The reason your ship stops here, done with respect. Timed from the gangway and back.

5 hr 30 min door to door6 stopsNeeds a 7.5-hour call
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Photo: DXR / CC BY-SA 4.0
Door to door
5 hr 30 min
From the gangway and back
Best for
A 7.5-hour call or longer
The reason your ship stops here, done with respect
Room to spare
None
Fits a 7.5-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
¥480
Trams ¥480 round trip; Peace Museum ¥200.
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
    Tram/taxi from the port to Peace Park (~40 min)

    Taxi halves the time for four people

    What you will see hereFull guide: The Peace Memorial Park
  2. +0:45
    Peace Memorial Museum — two unhurried hours

    Audio guide; let it be heavy

    What you will see hereFull guide: The Peace Memorial Park
    The Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima
    Photo: Jakub Hałun / CC BY 4.0
  3. +2:45
    Cenotaph, the flame, the Dome across the river

    Walk slowly; read the school plaques

    Full guide: The Peace Memorial Park
  4. +3:30
    Hondori arcade to Mitchan Sohonten

    Okonomiyaki as the city rebuilt itself eating it. The Hatchobori main shop closes 14:30–17:30 (17:00 at weekends)

    What you will see hereFull guide: Okonomi-mura
    Okonomiyaki at Mitchan, Hiroshima
    Photo: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA / CC BY 2.0
  5. +4:30
    Tram/taxi back to Ujina

    Trams run every few minutes; taxis wait at Hondori edges

    What you will see here
    Hondori arcades, Hiroshima
    Photo: そらみみ / CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. +5:15
    Back at the gangway
Would rather have it arranged?Private Hiroshima Peace Memorial & City Tour with Local GuideSame Peace Park route, paced with a local guide instead of the tram · from US$113 · 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
The floating torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine at high tide, Hiroshima
The floating torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine at high tidePhoto: 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
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 trueTwo heavyweightsNeeds a 10.5-hour call · ~8.5hThe longest calls — Peace Park AND Miyajima, in the right order
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