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The rainy-day Hiroshima

Wet weather — the museum, the arcade and a griddle. Timed from the gangway and back.

5 hr door to door5 stopsA wet day
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Photo: DXR / CC BY-SA 4.0
Door to door
5 hr
From the gangway and back
Best for
A wet day
Wet weather — the museum, the arcade and a griddle
Room to spare
None
Fits a 7-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
~¥800 pp
(tram or taxi share). 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 or taxi from Ujina to the Peace Park

    About 40 minutes by tram; taxi halves it for four people

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

    Two indoor hours; the park itself can wait for a gap in the rain

    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
    Cross to Hondori — 600 m of covered arcade

    The city built a roof over its high street; use it

    What you will see hereFull guide: Okonomi-mura
    Hondori arcades, Hiroshima
    Photo: そらみみ / CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. +3:15
    Okonomiyaki at Mitchan or Okonomimura

    A hot griddle in front of you is the correct answer to rain

    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. +4:15
    Tram back to the port
Would rather have it arranged?Private Hiroshima Peace Memorial & City Tour with Local GuideSame Peace Park ground with a guide who can pace the museum for you · 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 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 respectTwo heavyweightsNeeds a 10.5-hour call · ~8.5hThe longest calls — Peace Park AND Miyajima, in the right order
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