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

Start at the usual line 2 platform D or line 6 platform C on Level 2 of the station. Take a westbound line 2 or 6 tram to Genbaku Dome-mae. Some services may use other platforms, so check the local destination and platform signs for your actual service.

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From outside the dome, walk through the park to the east-building entrance, then allow two hours in the museum. The walk from the dome to the museum and the return to Genbaku Dome-mae are outside exhibition time. If the museum is closed, you can swap with the garden day, but check both facilities' closures together.

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If eating on Hondori, check the route from the restaurant's address back to Genbaku Dome-mae. Take line 2 or 6 towards Hiroshima Station. Do not add Miyajima tonight; the island visit is tomorrow.

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Take a JR Sanyo Line train towards Iwakuni and get off at Miyajimaguchi. This is separate from the Hiroden tram stop. Check outward and Hiroshima-bound return JR services for your date together.

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Walk about 10 minutes from the station to the JR Miyajima Ferry passenger terminal. If using a JR pass, distinguish this operator from other ferries to the same island. Boarding waits are outside the walking time.

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Cross to the island on JR Miyajima Ferry, about 10 minutes. Standard adult fares are JPY 200 one way or JPY 400 return; the JPY 100 visitor tax is separate. Choose your return ferry first and check you have time for the shrine.

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Walk about 15 minutes from the island terminal to the shrine. Visits proceed in one direction, so check the route back towards the port from the exit. Views change with the tide; you cannot always walk beneath the torii.

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After the ferry, follow the coastal route to the shrine and allow about three hours for its corridors and lunch on the shopping street. Distinguish coastal views outside the shrine from its interior corridors.

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After the shrine and shopping street, return to the ferry terminal. Allow separately for the roughly 15-minute walk from the shrine and boarding waits. Adjust shopping-street time to your return ferry.

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Take the JR ferry back to the mainland, then walk about 10 minutes to JR Miyajimaguchi Station. Choose a connection allowing for this walk and train waits, rather than treating ferry arrival as your JR departure time.

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Take a JR Sanyo Line train towards Hiroshima. Check stopping stations and departures in the timetable for your date. Stay at your booked Hiroshima accommodation tonight.

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Take a westbound tram from the usual line 2 platform D or line 6 platform C and get off at Hatchobori. Some services may use other platforms, so follow the local destination and platform signs.

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Cross at the pedestrian crossing to the Hakushima Line platform, then take line 9 towards Hakushima to Shukkeien-mae. Walk from the stop to the entrance. With cash, collect a transfer ticket when first alighting and hand it in when next alighting. With an IC card, tap on and off each tram and transfer within 60 minutes of the first alighting.

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Allow 60–90 minutes for a garden walk after opening. This morning, visit only the garden instead of making another island round trip.

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Return to Shukkeien-mae and take line 9 towards Hatchobori. Add the walk to the stop and tram wait to your visiting time. The return is in the opposite direction and needs a new fare.

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Cross at the pedestrian crossing to the Hiroshima Station-bound platform and take line 2 or 6. Check your day's timetable for a return service. Following the transfer conditions, the standard adult fare is JPY 240 one way, or JPY 480 return.

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Take a westbound tram from the usual line 2 platform D or line 6 platform C and get off at Hatchobori. Some services may use other platforms, so follow the local destination and platform signs.

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Cross at the pedestrian crossing to the Hakushima Line platform, then take line 9 towards Hakushima to Shukkeien-mae. Walk from the stop to the entrance. With cash, collect a transfer ticket when first alighting and hand it in when next alighting. With an IC card, tap on and off each tram and transfer within 60 minutes of the first alighting.

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Choose 60 minutes in the garden, then 90 minutes in the neighbouring museum's collection exhibition, using the standard JPY 660 combined ticket. Between these visits, allow extra time for the walk, lunch and admission queues at each facility. Special exhibitions are excluded. If one is closed, buy individual admission for the open facility instead of assuming the combined ticket applies.

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Return to Shukkeien-mae and take line 9 towards Hatchobori. Add the walk to the stop and tram wait to your visiting time. The return is in the opposite direction and needs a new fare.

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Cross at the pedestrian crossing to the Hiroshima Station-bound platform and take line 2 or 6. Check your day's timetable for a return service. Following the transfer conditions, the standard adult fare is JPY 240 one way, or JPY 480 return.

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Choose a JR Sanyo Line service towards Mihara or Fukuyama that stops at Onomichi. If it is not direct, change at the station shown in the official search. This is separate from Shinkansen Shin-Onomichi Station. For a day trip, also check Mihara-bound return departures from Onomichi.

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Walk about 15 minutes from Onomichi Station to the lower station. Choose one of the operator's suggested routes along the railway, Hondori or the waterfront.

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Buy a return ropeway ticket. A one-way ride takes about three minutes, with ticketing and boarding waits extra. The standard adult return fare is JPY 700; a JR pass does not provide a free ride.

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Allow 60–90 minutes for park views and 60 minutes for lunch below the mountain. Normal ropeway operations end at 17:15. Check the final downward service for your date and finish viewing with enough time for the station walk and JR return.

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Use the return ticket for the downward ropeway. Normal operations end at 17:15; check the final downward service and notices for your date when choosing your descent. If suspended, choose sights below the mountain instead of the summit view.

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Follow the same route about 15 minutes towards Onomichi Station. Allow extra time for meals, breaks and finding your way.

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Check Mihara-bound departures from JR Onomichi Station and direct or connecting services to Hiroshima. Allow the station walk and boarding wait after reaching the lower ropeway station, rather than treating descent arrival as JR departure time.

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Start at line 2 platform D or line 6 platform C on Level 2 of the station. Take line 2 or 6 to Genbaku Dome-mae, then walk through the park to the east-building entrance. Some services may use other platforms, so check local destination and platform signs for your actual service.

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Allow two hours for exhibitions in the morning. This day excludes a long walk to the park's southern end or shopping on Hondori. If your booking slot, queues and return travel leave too little time before departure, move the museum to Day 1 and reduce either the garden or art museum visit.

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After viewing, walk from the east-building exit through the park to Genbaku Dome-mae and take line 2 or 6 towards Hiroshima Station. Add the park walk, tram waits and travel to your departure train's platform to exhibition time. Booking museum admission does not secure your onward connection.

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