Where should you stay, and how far should you travel in Hiroshima?

Places to stay and sightseeing areas

The Peace Memorial Museum and Hondori are in central Hiroshima City, Miyajima is an island in Hatsukaichi, and Onomichi is in eastern Hiroshima Prefecture. Miyajima needs a ferry after the train; in Onomichi, distinguish Shin-Onomichi Station from Onomichi Station.

Open official Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum information2026-10-08Walks between station, terminal and shrine2026-10-08Operator's directions from each station2026-10-08JR Shin-Onomichi Shinkansen and connecting-station information2026-10-08

Choosing accommodation and your arrival and departure stations

City and Miyajima return-trip routes use a base near Hiroshima Station. If staying around Hondori, check travel from your accommodation to Hiroshima Station separately from the tram examples. Three- and four-night routes staying in Onomichi move accommodation near Onomichi Station partway through and depart from Onomichi on the last day. For luggage storage, check your booked accommodation's address and drop-off and collection hours, adding the detour separately to sightseeing time.

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Hiroshima Station and Peace Memorial Park

Take a tram from Hiroshima Station to Genbaku Dome-mae, then walk through the park to the museum. You can visit the museum on a different day from Shukkeien and the art museum. Check the museum's mandatory booking time slots for your visit date first.

Official museum admission, hours and booking2026-10-08Official museum information2026-10-08Open official Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum information2026-10-08Standard Hiroden fares2026-10-08Hiroden line 2 stops and directions2026-10-08Hiroden line 6 stops and directions2026-10-08Current museum crowding2026-10-08

Miyajimaguchi and Miyajima

Take a JR train to Miyajimaguchi Station, then a ferry to the island. Plan your shrine and Omotesando shopping street visit around the return ferry. Budget separately for the ferry fare, visitor tax and shrine admission.

Open official Itsukushima Shrine information2026-10-08Ferry timetable2026-10-08Walks between station, terminal and shrine2026-10-08JR Miyajima Ferry standard fares and visitor tax2026-10-09JR West Kansai-Hiroshima pass coverage, price and eligibility2026-10-09JR West Sanyo-San'in pass coverage, price and eligibility2026-10-09

Onomichi Station and Senkojiyama

Shin-Onomichi and Onomichi are different stations. These itineraries use Onomichi Station for accommodation and street walks. Choose a day trip or an overnight stay, and consider visiting the ropeway, temple and film exhibits on separate days.

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Getting to and from Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

Take line 2 towards Miyajimaguchi or line 6 towards Eba from Hiroshima Station to Genbaku Dome-mae. Walk through the park to the museum's east-building entrance. Return from Genbaku Dome-mae on line 2 or 6 towards Hiroshima Station. Standard one-way fares are JPY 240 for adults and JPY 120 for children.

Open official Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum information2026-10-08Standard Hiroden fares2026-10-08Hiroden line 2 stops and directions2026-10-08Hiroden line 6 stops and directions2026-10-08

Getting to and from Itsukushima Shrine

Take a JR Sanyo Line train towards Iwakuni from Hiroshima to Miyajimaguchi. The tourism federation gives about 10 minutes walking to the passenger terminal, then about 10 minutes on JR ferry and about 15 minutes from the island terminal to the shrine. Ferry rides, walks and waits are separate from JR time. Visits inside the shrine proceed in one direction.

Ferry timetable2026-10-08Walks between station, terminal and shrine2026-10-08

Getting to and from Senkoji Ropeway

Walk about 15 minutes from JR Onomichi Station to the lower station, then ride about three minutes. By bus, take an eastbound service to Nagaeguchi, 長江口. Distinguish this from the bus route starting at Shin-Onomichi Station.

Open official Senkoji Ropeway information2026-10-08Operator's directions from each station2026-10-08

Stay in Onomichi or return to Hiroshima?

You can stay one night in Onomichi and leave after visiting Jodoji, or keep the same Hiroshima accommodation for city exhibitions and Miyajima. An Onomichi stay uses a Hiroshima–Miyajimaguchi return train journey and a one-way JR journey from Hiroshima via Mihara to Onomichi. Staying in Hiroshima uses the Miyajimaguchi return journey. Both rail sections are within the Kansai-Hiroshima and Sanyo-San'in pass areas, and the JR ferry is also covered. Visitor tax, trams, the ropeway, admission and accommodation cost extra. Compare ordinary tickets and your JR journeys into and out of the prefecture as well.

JR West Kansai-Hiroshima pass coverage, price and eligibility2026-10-09JR West Sanyo-San'in pass coverage, price and eligibility2026-10-09Official Kansai-Hiroshima pass coverage map2026-10-09Official Sanyo-San'in pass coverage map2026-10-09

Include Miyajima or spend longer in Onomichi?

The itinerary including Miyajima has one night in Onomichi. For more time there, leave out the island and stay two nights in Onomichi. The JR Sanyo Line journeys in both itineraries are within the Kansai-Hiroshima and Sanyo-San'in pass areas, but you will not use the JR ferry if you skip Miyajima. The passes run for five and seven consecutive days respectively; visitor tax, trams, the ropeway, admission and accommodation cost extra. Keep ordinary tickets as an option and include the days you arrive in Hiroshima and leave Onomichi in your comparison.

JR West Kansai-Hiroshima pass coverage, price and eligibility2026-10-09JR West Sanyo-San'in pass coverage, price and eligibility2026-10-09Official Kansai-Hiroshima pass coverage map2026-10-09Official Sanyo-San'in pass coverage map2026-10-09

Check transport for your next journey

For Miyajima, connect a JR train to Miyajimaguchi with the JR ferry, then check a Hiroshima-bound train after your return ferry. When moving to Onomichi, choose a connection via Mihara and check your accommodation's location. Look up city trams to the museum and garden separately from JR journeys between cities.

Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki

Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki is cooked in layers of batter, vegetables and noodles. Check menus and opening hours near Hondori or Hiroshima Station for the day you plan to eat there. A tourism body's description of the dish does not establish a restaurant's booking conditions.

Hiroshima tourism agency okonomiyaki cooking method2026-10-09

Choose a restaurant near where you are staying that day

Use the restaurant guide below for okonomiyaki in Hiroshima City. For dinner on Miyajima or in Onomichi, choose local restaurants near your accommodation and check their addresses and return transport. Follow shop information for menus, prices and reservations.

Peace Memorial Park and garden · JPY 1,510

Museum JPY 200 + return museum trams JPY 480 + Shukkeien JPY 350 + return garden trams JPY 480. Airport transport, accommodation, meals and luggage storage cost extra. Both museum and garden journeys use trams, with no JR train journey.

Official museum admission, hours and booking2026-10-08Standard Hiroden fares2026-10-08Hiroden transfers2026-10-08Official Shukkeien admission and opening information2026-10-08

Miyajima and art museum · JPY 1,790

Shrine JPY 300 + return JR ferry JPY 400 + visitor tax JPY 100 + prefectural art museum JPY 510 + return museum trams JPY 480. Return JR trains between Hiroshima and Miyajimaguchi, airport transport, accommodation, meals and luggage storage cost extra. Special exhibitions are excluded.

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Miyajima trains and ferry, and travel to Onomichi

JR Sanyo Line local trains between Hiroshima and Miyajimaguchi and from Hiroshima via Mihara to Onomichi, plus the JR West Miyajima Ferry, are covered by the Kansai-Hiroshima and Sanyo-San'in passes. Miyajima's JPY 100 visitor tax still costs extra; the passes do not make Hiroden trams, the ropeway or attraction admission free. Compare the adult five-day Kansai-Hiroshima pass at JPY 17,000 and seven-day Sanyo-San'in pass at JPY 23,000 with your JR travel into and out of the prefecture. Savings have not been established because all ordinary train fares have not been totalled.

JR West Kansai-Hiroshima pass coverage, price and eligibility2026-10-09JR West Sanyo-San'in pass coverage, price and eligibility2026-10-09Official Kansai-Hiroshima pass coverage map2026-10-09Official Sanyo-San'in pass coverage map2026-10-09

One night in Hiroshima: city sightseeing or Miyajima?

To keep travel between cities to a minimum, visit the peace museum and park on day one, then walk through Shukkeien on day two. For Miyajima, visit the shrine and shopping street first, followed by the city's collection exhibition the next day. Choose Miyajima only if your arrival leaves time for the return train and ferry journey and shrine visit.

Two nights in Hiroshima: where will you spend the middle day?

Both options have two nights in Hiroshima, with a day trip to either Miyajima or Onomichi on day two. Choose Miyajima for a seaside shrine and shopping street, or Senkojiyama in Onomichi for hilltop views across the city and islands. The Miyajima itinerary ends with Shukkeien; the Onomichi itinerary ends with the peace museum.

Three nights in Hiroshima Prefecture: stay a night in Onomichi?

For Onomichi's hilltop views and Jodoji on separate days, stay two nights in Hiroshima and one in Onomichi. To keep the same accommodation, stay three nights in Hiroshima and give the garden, collection exhibition, Miyajima and peace museum a day each. The Onomichi stay ends at Onomichi Station; the Hiroshima stay ends at Hiroshima Station.

Four nights in Hiroshima Prefecture: include Miyajima or stay longer in Onomichi?

To visit both Miyajima and Onomichi, stay three nights in Hiroshima and one in Onomichi. For more time in Onomichi, leave out Miyajima and split the stay into two nights in each city. Two nights in Onomichi let you see the hilltop views, Jodoji and cinema museum on separate days. Both itineraries finish at Onomichi Station after sightseeing.

Museum east-building entrance camera

Check the museum east entrance camera page for its field of view and update time. Use the museum's official information to check admission queues and whether it is open that day.

Omotesando Shopping Street camera

The Miyajima Omotesando camera shows anonymised people filmed now against a prerecorded background. The background does not change with the time or weather, so do not use it to judge current weather or whether it is day or night. Check official tide information for the sea in front of Itsukushima Shrine and the operator's ferry information separately.

Open official Miyajima Omotesando Shopping Street information2026-10-08

Senkojiyama summit camera

Check the Senkojiyama summit camera page for its field of view and timestamp. The summit image does not establish conditions on every Onomichi street or whether the ropeway is running.

Hiroshima Prefecture cameras

Choose a camera page for the area you will visit: Hiroshima city, Miyajima or Onomichi. An island or summit view does not establish conditions around your city accommodation.