Where to Stay and How Far to Go in Hiroshima

Where to stay and which areas to visit

The Peace Memorial Museum and Hondori are in central Hiroshima City. Miyajima is an island in Hatsukaichi, while Onomichi is in the eastern part of the prefecture. Miyajima requires a ferry after the train. For Onomichi, distinguish Shin-Onomichi Station from Onomichi Station.

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum visitor guide2026-10-08Walking between the station, ferry terminal, and shrine2026-10-08Ropeway operator access from each station2026-10-08JR Shin-Onomichi Station Shinkansen and connections2026-10-08

Choose your hotel, arrival station, and departure station

The city and Miyajima round-trip itineraries use the area around Hiroshima Station as a base. If you stay around Hondori, check your hotel's route and travel time to Hiroshima Station separately from the tram examples. Three- and four-night itineraries that stay in Onomichi move to a hotel near Onomichi Station partway through and depart from Onomichi on the final day. For luggage storage, check your booked hotel's address and storage and collection hours. Add hotel detours to the sightseeing time.

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum visitor guide2026-10-08Ropeway operator access from each station2026-10-08

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 separate the exhibition day from Shukkeien and the art museum. Check mandatory reservation windows for your museum visit first.

Museum official fees, hours, and entry reservations2026-10-08Museum official information2026-10-08Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum visitor guide2026-10-08Hiroden ordinary fares2026-10-08Hiroden route 2 stops and directions2026-10-08Hiroden route 6 stops and directions2026-10-08Current museum crowd information2026-10-08

Miyajimaguchi and Miyajima

Take a JR train to Miyajimaguchi, then a ferry to the island. Visit Itsukushima Shrine and Omotesando Shopping Street and choose a return ferry. Treat ferry fares, visitor tax, and shrine admission separately.

Itsukushima Shrine official visitor information2026-10-08Ferry timetable2026-10-08Walking between the station, ferry terminal, and shrine2026-10-08JR Miyajima Ferry ordinary 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 Senkoji

Shin-Onomichi and Onomichi are separate stations. These itineraries use Onomichi Station for hotel bases and town walks. Choose a day trip or local stay; give the ropeway, temple, and film exhibition separate days.

Senkoji Ropeway official fares2026-10-08Ropeway official operating hours2026-10-08Ropeway operator access from each station2026-10-08Additional transport and service information2026-10-08Senkoji Ropeway ordinary tickets and JR pass discount2026-10-09

To and from the Peace Memorial Museum

From Hiroshima Station, take route 2 toward Miyajimaguchi or route 6 toward Eba to Genbaku Dome-mae. Walk through the park to the museum's east building entrance. Return from the same stop on route 2 or 6 toward Hiroshima Station. Ordinary one-way fares are ¥240 for adults and ¥120 for children.

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum visitor guide2026-10-08Hiroden ordinary fares2026-10-08Hiroden route 2 stops and directions2026-10-08Hiroden route 6 stops and directions2026-10-08

To and from Itsukushima Shrine

From Hiroshima Station, take the JR Sanyo Line toward Iwakuni to Miyajimaguchi. Tourism federation guidance gives about ten minutes on foot to the passenger terminal, then a roughly ten-minute JR ferry crossing and a 15-minute island walk to the shrine. Ferry travel, walking, and queues are separate from JR time. The shrine visit follows a one-way route.

Ferry timetable2026-10-08Walking between the station, ferry terminal, and shrine2026-10-08

To and from Senkoji Ropeway

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

Senkoji Ropeway official fares2026-10-08Ropeway operator access from each station2026-10-08

Stay in Onomichi or Return to Hiroshima

Stay one night in Onomichi and visit Jodoji before departing, or keep the same hotel for city exhibitions and Miyajima. The Onomichi stay uses a Hiroshima–Miyajimaguchi JR round trip and a one-way Hiroshima–Mihara–Onomichi journey. Staying in Hiroshima uses the Miyajimaguchi JR round trip. Both are within the Kansai-Hiroshima and Sanyo-San'in pass areas, with the JR ferry covered too. Visitor tax, trams, ropeway, admission, and hotels are extra. Compare ordinary tickets including your departure outside the prefecture.

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

Add Miyajima or Stay Longer in Onomichi

Including Miyajima leaves one night in Onomichi; skipping the island gives you two. Both itineraries' JR Sanyo Line journeys fall within the Kansai-Hiroshima and Sanyo-San'in pass areas, but the option without Miyajima does not use the JR ferry. The passes last five and seven consecutive days respectively. Visitor tax, trams, ropeway, admission, and hotels are extra. Keep ordinary tickets as an option, comparing your arrival into Hiroshima and departure from Onomichi too.

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

Check Transport for Your Next Journey

For Miyajima, choose JR travel to Miyajimaguchi and the JR ferry, then check a Hiroshima-bound train after your return ferry. When moving to Onomichi, choose the connection via Mihara and check your hotel location. Look up city trams to the museum and garden separately from intercity JR trains.

Hiroshima Okonomiyaki

Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki is cooked by layering batter, vegetables, noodles, and other ingredients. Check restaurant menus and hours when eating around Hondori or Hiroshima Station. A tourism organization's description of the dish is separate from a restaurant's reservation conditions.

Hiroshima tourism organization okonomiyaki preparation guide2026-10-09

Choose Restaurants Where You Stay That Day

The restaurant guide below is for choosing okonomiyaki in Hiroshima City. On evenings in Miyajima or Onomichi, choose a local restaurant near your hotel and check its address and your return transport. Follow the restaurant's information for menus, prices, and reservations.

Peace Memorial Park and Garden: ¥1,510

Museum ¥200 + museum round-trip trams ¥480 + Shukkeien ¥350 + garden round-trip trams ¥480. Airport transport, hotels, meals, and luggage storage are extra. Both visits use trams, without JR trains.

Museum official fees, hours, and entry reservations2026-10-08Hiroden ordinary fares2026-10-08Hiroden transfers2026-10-08Shukkeien official fees and opening hours2026-10-08

Miyajima and Art Museum: ¥1,790

Shrine ¥300 + JR ferry round trip ¥400 and visitor tax ¥100 + prefectural art museum ¥510 + museum round-trip trams ¥480. JR round-trip travel between Hiroshima and Miyajimaguchi, airport transport, hotels, meals, and luggage storage are extra. Special exhibitions are excluded.

Itsukushima Shrine official visitor information2026-10-08Ferry fares2026-10-08Prefectural art museum fees and closures2026-10-08Hiroden ordinary fares2026-10-08Hiroden transfers2026-10-08

JR and Ferry Travel to Miyajima, and Onward to Onomichi

The Kansai-Hiroshima and Sanyo-San'in passes cover JR Sanyo Line local trains between Hiroshima and Miyajimaguchi and from Hiroshima via Mihara to Onomichi, plus the JR-West Miyajima Ferry. The ¥100 Miyajima visitor tax remains extra; Hiroden trams, ropeway rides, and admission do not become free. Compare the adult five-day Kansai-Hiroshima pass at ¥17,000 and seven-day Sanyo-San'in pass at ¥23,000 with JR journeys into and out of the prefecture too. Savings have not been established because all ordinary fares have not been totaled.

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

Two Days: Hiroshima City or Miyajima?

To reduce train travel between cities, visit the Peace Memorial Museum and park on day one and walk through Shukkeien the next day. For Miyajima, see the shrine and shopping street first, then the city's collection exhibition on day two. Choose the island itinerary only if your arrival leaves time for round-trip trains, ferries, and the shrine.

Three Days: Where to Spend the Middle Day?

Stay two nights in Hiroshima and choose Miyajima or Onomichi for day two. Choose Miyajima for a waterfront shrine and shopping street, or Senkoji in Onomichi for views of the city and islands from above. The Miyajima option ends with Shukkeien; the Onomichi option ends with the Peace Memorial Museum.

Four Days: Stay a Night in Onomichi?

For Onomichi's mountain views and Jodoji on different days, stay two nights in Hiroshima and one in Onomichi. Without changing hotels, stay three nights in Hiroshima and give the garden, collection exhibition, Miyajima, and museum a day each. The Onomichi stay returns to Onomichi Station after final sightseeing; the Hiroshima stay returns to Hiroshima Station.

Five Days: Add Miyajima or Stay Longer in Onomichi?

To see both Miyajima and Onomichi, stay three nights in Hiroshima and one in Onomichi. For more time in Onomichi instead of Miyajima, split the nights two and two. Two nights in Onomichi give the mountain views, Jodoji, and Cinema Museum different days. Both options return to Onomichi Station after final sightseeing.

Peace Memorial Museum East Entrance Camera

Check the camera page for its field of view and update time. Consult the museum's official information too for entry queues and opening that day.

Omotesando Shopping Street Camera

The Miyajima Omotesando camera overlays anonymized people currently captured onto a prerecorded background. The background does not change with time or weather, so do not use it to judge current weather or day versus night. Check official guidance separately for tides in front of Itsukushima Shrine and ferry operation.

Miyajima Omotesando Shopping Street official information2026-10-08

Senkoji Summit Camera

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

Hiroshima Prefecture Camera Directory

Choose a camera page for Hiroshima City, Miyajima, or Onomichi according to where you will visit. Do not extend an island or summit view to conditions around your city hotel.