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The port-side hour, Hiroshima

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The port-side hour

Short calls — the city is 40 min away, so stay true. Timed from the gangway and back.

2 hr 30 min door to door4 stopsNeeds a 4.5-hour call
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Door to door
2 hr 30 min
From the gangway and back
Best for
A 4.5-hour call or longer
Short calls — the city is 40 min away, so stay true
Room to spare
None
Fits a 4.5-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
¥240
Trams ¥240 flat if you ride.
Booking
Book ahead
At least one step needs booking before you sail: the steps below say which

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
    Ujina waterfront park walk at the berth

    The Seto islands scatter across the view

  2. +0:45
    Mazda Museum (weekdays, if you reserved) — taxi ~15 min

    Weekdays only, plus Saturdays 7 Nov and 5 Dec 2026, 9 Jan and 20 Mar 2027; never Sundays. Free, web booking only, no walk-ups. Closed 26 Dec–5 Jan and 8–26 Feb 2027

    What you will see here
  3. +2:00
    Taxi back to the terminal
  4. +2:20
    Back at the gangway

    No museum booking, or a weekend call? The port park + an early lunch aboard beats a rushed tram gamble

    What you will see here
    The Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima
    Photo: Jakub Hałun / CC BY 4.0
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 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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