Hiroshima in two days: city sightseeing or Miyajima?
For less intercity rail travel, see museum and park on day 1, then Shukkeien. For Miyajima, see shrine and shops first, then the city collection. Choose the island only if arrival leaves enough time for return trains, ferries and shrine.
Choose a 1 night, 2 days itinerary
Peace Memorial Park and garden
Spend 1 night near Hiroshima Station, separating museum exhibitions and a garden walk. This route uses no JR journeys to the island or another city.
Peace Memorial Park and garden →1 night, 2 daysMiyajima and art museum
Spend 1 night near Hiroshima Station. See shrine and shopping streets on day 1, then the collection exhibition on day 2 without another ferry trip.
Miyajima and art museum →Peace Memorial Park and garden
Spend 1 night near Hiroshima Station, separating museum exhibitions and a garden walk. This route uses no JR journeys to the island or another city.
Day 1 · Hiroshima Station → museum and park → Hiroshima Station
See museum exhibitions and Peace Memorial Park first. After a late arrival, shorten the park walk to fit your admission booking and deadline.
- Hiroshima Station → Museum and park
Go to the tram platforms on the station building’s second floor. Line 2 normally uses D and line 6 C; check the destination too. Take line 2 towards Miyajimaguchi or Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima, or line 6 towards Eba, to Genbaku Dome-mae. Some services use other platforms; follow the displayed destination and platform for your service.
Hiroden platform changesHiroden line 2 stops and directionHiroden line 6 stops and directionCurrent Hiroden platform diagram: line 2 D and line 6 C
- Museum and park entrance → Museum and park visit, with a meal
View the dome outside its fence, then walk south through the park to the museum’s East Building entrance. Allow a suggested 2 hours for exhibitions and 45 minutes for the park, with queues extra. After a late arrival, shorten the park to fit booked entry and deadlines. Park access to the East Building and return walking are excluded from the 2-hour exhibition estimate.
Open the official Peace Memorial Museum guideOfficial museum guide
- Museum and park → Hiroshima Station
After a meal near the park, return to Genbaku Dome-mae and take line 2 or 6 towards Hiroshima Station.
Open the official Peace Memorial Museum guideHiroden line 2 stops and directionHiroden line 6 stops and direction
Day 2 · Hiroshima Station → Shukkeien → Hiroshima Station
Walk in the garden in the morning before departure, then return by tram to Hiroshima Station.
- Hiroshima Station second floor → Hatchobori
Take a westbound tram from the usual line 2 D or line 6 C platform to Hatchobori. Some services use other platforms; follow current destination and platform signs.
Hiroden line 2 stops and directionHiroden line 6 stops and directionHiroden platform changesCurrent Hiroden platform diagram: line 2 D and line 6 C
- Hatchobori → Shukkeien-mae and Shukkeien
Use the pedestrian crossing to reach the Hakushima Line platform. Take line 9 towards Hakushima to Shukkeien-mae, then walk to the entrance. With cash, collect a transfer ticket at the first alighting and surrender it at the next. With IC, tap at each boarding/alighting and change within 60 minutes of the first alighting.
Hiroden line 9 stops and directionHatchobori transfer diagramHiroden cash transfer ticket and IC validityGarden access and current opening
- Shukkeien entrance → Garden visit and meal
After the 09:00 opening, allow about 60–90 minutes for the garden.
- Shukkeien entrance → Hatchobori
Return to Shukkeien-mae and take line 9 towards Hatchobori. Add stop walking and tram waiting to the visit estimate. The opposite-direction return requires a new fare.
Hiroden line 9 stops and directionHiroden cash transfer ticket and IC validityGarden access and current opening
- Hatchobori → Hiroshima Station
Cross to the Hiroshima Station-bound platform and board line 2 or 6. Check return services for your date. Adult ordinary fares meeting the transfer conditions are JPY 240 one way or JPY 480 return.
Hiroden line 2 stops and directionHiroden line 6 stops and directionHatchobori transfer diagramHiroden ordinary faresHiroden cash transfer ticket and IC validity
Included: The subtotal includes JPY 200 for the museum, JPY 480 for return museum trams, JPY 350 for Shukkeien and JPY 480 for return garden trams.
Extra costs and conditions: Airport transport, accommodation, meals and luggage storage cost extra. Museum and garden use trams, with no JR travel.
Free-entry days, JR passes and ropeway discounts are excluded from this total. Check travel-date prices, opening and reservations.
Official museum admission, opening and bookingHiroden ordinary faresHiroden transfersOfficial Shukkeien admission and opening
Miyajima and art museum
Spend 1 night near Hiroshima Station. See shrine and shopping streets on day 1, then the collection exhibition on day 2 without another ferry trip.
Day 1 · Hiroshima Station → Miyajima → Hiroshima Station
Visit the island shrine and shops, then return to Hiroshima. Choose a city route if your arrival leaves too little time for return trains, ferries and the shrine.
- Hiroshima Station → JR Miyajimaguchi Station
Take the JR Sanyo Line towards Iwakuni to Miyajimaguchi. This differs from Hiroden’s tram stop of the same name. Check outward and Hiroshima-bound return trains for your date together.
Walking between station, landing and shrineFerry timetableJR Hiroshima official timetable and station-map entry
- JR Miyajimaguchi Station → JR ferry passenger terminal
Walk about 10 minutes from the station to JR Miyajima Ferry’s terminal. For a JR pass, distinguish it from other operators serving the same island. Boarding waits are extra.
Walking between station, landing and shrineFerry timetableJR Hiroshima official timetable and station-map entry
- JR ferry passenger terminal → Miyajima landing
Cross on JR Miyajima Ferry in about 10 minutes. Ordinary adult fare is JPY 200 one way or JPY 400 return, with a separate JPY 100 visitor tax. Choose your return ferry first and check time for the shrine visit.
Walking between station, landing and shrineFerry timetableJR Miyajima Ferry ordinary fares and visitor tax
- Miyajima landing → Itsukushima Shrine
Walk about 15 minutes from the landing to the shrine. Visits proceed one way, so recheck harbour directions from the exit. Tides change the view; walking beneath the torii is not always possible.
Walking between station, landing and shrineFerry timetableJR Hiroshima official timetable and station-map entry
- Shrine and shopping-street entrance → Shrine and shopping-street visit, with a meal
Allow 45–60 minutes for shrine and 90 minutes for shopping-street lunch and walking. Count the JPY 100 visitor tax once when entering the island on this return trip.
Open Itsukushima Shrine’s official guideOpen the official Miyajima Omotesando guideFerry fares
- Shrine and shopping streets → Miyajima landing
Return to the landing after the shrine and shops. Allow the roughly 15-minute shrine-to-landing walk and boarding queue separately, adjusting street time to your return ferry.
- Miyajima landing → Mainland terminal and JR Miyajimaguchi
Return on JR ferry, then walk about 10 minutes to JR Miyajimaguchi. Do not treat ferry arrival as JR departure time; leave walking and train-waiting time when choosing the connection.
Walking between station, landing and shrineFerry timetableJR Miyajima Ferry ordinary fares and visitor tax
- JR Miyajimaguchi Station → Hiroshima Station
Return on the JR Sanyo Line towards Hiroshima. Check stopping stations and departures for your date. Stay at your booked Hiroshima hotel tonight.
Walking between station, landing and shrineFerry timetableJR Hiroshima official timetable and station-map entry
Day 2 · Hiroshima Station → prefectural art museum → Hiroshima Station
See the city collection on the final day. For exhibition changes or closures, substitute the garden and use its actual admission fee.
- Hiroshima Station second floor → Hatchobori
Take a westbound tram from the usual line 2 D or line 6 C platform to Hatchobori. Some services use other platforms; follow current destination and platform signs.
Hiroden line 2 stops and directionHiroden line 6 stops and directionHiroden platform changesCurrent Hiroden platform diagram: line 2 D and line 6 C
- Hatchobori → Shukkeien-mae and prefectural art museum
Use the pedestrian crossing to reach the Hakushima Line platform. Take line 9 towards Hakushima to Shukkeien-mae, then walk to the entrance. With cash, collect a transfer ticket at the first alighting and surrender it at the next. With IC, tap at each boarding/alighting and change within 60 minutes of the first alighting.
Hiroden line 9 stops and directionHatchobori transfer diagramHiroden cash transfer ticket and IC validityGarden access and current openingTram access
- Prefectural art museum entrance → Art museum visit and meal
Allow about 90 minutes for the nearby museum’s second-floor collection. Add neither garden nor special exhibition on departure day. If collection changeover prevents viewing, substitute the garden at JPY 350 instead of museum admission JPY 510.
Art museum admission and closuresGarden access and current opening
- Prefectural art museum entrance → Hatchobori
Return to Shukkeien-mae and take line 9 towards Hatchobori. Add stop walking and tram waiting to the visit estimate. The opposite-direction return requires a new fare.
Hiroden line 9 stops and directionHiroden cash transfer ticket and IC validityTram access
- Hatchobori → Hiroshima Station
Cross to the Hiroshima Station-bound platform and board line 2 or 6. Check return services for your date. Adult ordinary fares meeting the transfer conditions are JPY 240 one way or JPY 480 return.
Hiroden line 2 stops and directionHiroden line 6 stops and directionHatchobori transfer diagramHiroden ordinary faresHiroden cash transfer ticket and IC validity
Included: The subtotal includes JPY 300 for the shrine, JPY 400 for the return JR ferry and JPY 100 visitor tax, JPY 510 for the art museum and JPY 480 for return museum trams.
Extra costs and conditions: Hiroshima–Miyajimaguchi JR return, airport transport, accommodation, meals and luggage storage cost extra. Special exhibitions are excluded.
A valid pass covering JR ferry removes the separate JPY 400 return fare from this amount; the JPY 100 visitor tax still applies.
Free-entry days, JR passes and ropeway discounts are excluded from this total. Check travel-date prices, opening and reservations.
Open Itsukushima Shrine’s official guideFerry faresArt museum admission and closuresHiroden ordinary faresHiroden transfers
Frequently asked questions
Can you visit Miyajima after a late arrival?
It needs JR, terminal walking and a ferry. Check dated outward and return trains/boats first. If arrival leaves too little time for shrine, shops and return to Hiroshima, move the island to another day or choose city museum/garden. Immigration and getting to the station need time outside sightseeing.
Walking between station, landing and shrineFerry timetableOpen Itsukushima Shrine’s official guide
Official sources and confirmation dates
- Official museum guide ·
- Hiroden ordinary fares ·
- Open the official Peace Memorial Museum guide ·
- Open Itsukushima Shrine’s official guide ·
- Ferry fares ·
- Ferry timetable ·
- Walking between station, landing and shrine ·
- Open the official Miyajima Omotesando guide ·
- Art museum admission and closures ·
- Tram access ·
- Hiroden transfers ·
- Hiroden platform changes ·
- Hatchobori transfer diagram ·
- Garden access and current opening ·
- Hiroden line 9 stops and direction ·
- Hiroden line 2 stops and direction ·
- Hiroden line 6 stops and direction ·
- Current Hiroden platform diagram: line 2 D and line 6 C ·
- Official museum admission, opening and booking ·
- Official Shukkeien admission and opening ·
- Hiroden cash transfer ticket and IC validity ·
- JR Miyajima Ferry ordinary fares and visitor tax ·
- JR Hiroshima official timetable and station-map entry ·