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The peace pilgrimage

The reason your ship stops here, done with respect. Timed from the gangway and back, with the hour before all-aboard already set aside.

~5.5h door to door6 stops4–6 hours ashore
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Photo: Stripy T-Shirt / CC BY-SA
Door to door
~5.5h
From the gangway and back
Best for
4–6 hours
The reason your ship stops here, done with respect
What it costs
trams ¥480 round trip; Peace Museum ¥200
Transport spend: trams ¥480 round trip; Peace Museum ¥200.
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups
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 here →Full guide: The Peace Memorial Park →
  2. +0:45
    Peace Memorial Museum — two unhurried hours

    Audio guide; let it be heavy

    What you will see here →Full guide: The Peace Memorial Park →
    Photo: Dmitry Romanoff / Pexels
  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

    What you will see here →
    Photo: shikenhung / CC BY-SA
  5. +4:30
    Tram/taxi back to Ujina

    Trams run every few minutes; taxis wait at Hondori edges

    What you will see here →
    Photo: Wikimedia contributor / CC BY 3.0
  6. +5:15
    Back at the gangway
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: Mo Qian / Pexels
The floating torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine at high tide
The floating torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine at high tidePhoto: Guohua Song / Pexels
Oysters grilling in the shell at a Hiroshima stall
Oysters grilling in the shell at a Hiroshima stallPhoto: lee starry / Pexels
A row of Japanese calligraphy brushes
A row of Japanese calligraphy brushesPhoto: Feng Zou / Pexels
Hiroshima Castle
Hiroshima CastlePhoto: Glen Zi 加侖子 / Pexels
Peace Memorial Park
Peace Memorial ParkPhoto: BriYYZ from Toronto, Canada / CC BY-SA
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 honest hour2–3 hours · ~2.5hShort calls — the city is 40 min away, so stay trueTwo heavyweights8 hours or more · ~8.5hLong calls — Peace Park AND Miyajima, in the honest order
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