Hiroshima

Travel Guide Asia Japan Honshu Chugoku Hiroshima

Introduction

Sun setting at the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima

Hiroshima may be best known for the atomic bomb dropped on it on August 6, 1945, but travellers visiting the Japanese city of 1.1 million will do themselves a favour by remembering that there is more to Hiroshima than that one event. The city's Peace Memorial Park is the focal point of tourism to the city, but dig a little deeper and you'll find a thriving cosmopolitan city with cultural attractions like Hiroshima Castle and Miyajima.

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Neighbourhoods

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Sights and Activities

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Hiroshima Castle
Miyajima

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Events and Festivals

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Weather

Hiroshima has a subtropical humid climate with warm, wet summers and drier but mild winters. Summers last from June to September when average highs are mostly between 26 and 31 °C and nights are between 18 and 24 °C. Winters from December to February see highs of 8-11 °C and lows of 0-3 °C. Most of the annual rain falls between March and October, while winters are relatively dry with some chance of snow, especially in January and February.

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Getting There

By Plane

Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) has a number of flights. Destinations include Beijing, Okinawa, Sendai, Sapporo, Tokyo, Seoul, Guam, Bangkok, Taipei and Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

By Train

Hiroshima is connected by rail east towards Tokyo and west towards Fukuoka. You can find details about schedules and prices at the Japan Rail website.

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

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Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

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Eat

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Drink

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Sleep

Property	Address	Type	Popularity
Backpackers Hostel K's House Hiroshima	1-8-9, Matoba-cho, Minami-ku, Hiroshima city, Japa	Hostel	90
Backpackers Miyajima	1-8-11 Miyajimaguchi Hatsukaichi-shi	Hostel	93
Hiroshima Hana Hostel	Kojinmachi 1-15 Minami-ku	Hostel	91
Hiroshima Central Hotel	1-8 Kanayama-cho Naka-ku	Hotel	82
Hiroshima Youth Hostel	1-13-6, Ushita-shinmachi Higashi-ku	Hostel	67
Hotel Million City	3-2-24, Ohtemachi, Naka-ku	Hotel	73
Ikawa Ryokan	5-11,Dobashi-cho,Naka-ku,Hiroshima-shi	Hostel	91
J-Hoppers Hiroshima Trad Guesthouse	5-16, Dobashi-cho Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi	Hostel	93
Kasuga Ryokan	3-6-23 Otemachi Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi	Hostel	83
Kyoubashi Ryokan	10-15 Kyoubashichou Minami-ku	Hostel	92
Minsyuku Ikedaya	6-36 Dohashicho, Naka-ku,	Hostel	68
Ryokan Sansui	4-16　Koamicho　Naka-ku,	Hostel	85
Reino Inn Hiroshima Peace Park	3-7-3, Otemachi Nakaku	Hostel	85
Ryokan Chizuru	4-12, Fukuro-machi Naka-Ku	Hostel	71
Hotel Flex Hiroshima	7-1 Kaminobori-cyo Naka-ku Hiroshima-shi	Hotel	91
Hiroshima Garden Palace	1-15 Hikari-Machi	Hostel	85
Hiroshima Peace Hotel	2-6-14,Yokokawa-cho,Nishi-ku,Hiroshima-shi	Hostel	87

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Work

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Learn

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Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

Post

The Japanese postal service is excellent! Domestic and international mail service is very quick and reliable. The prices for sending letters, postcards and parcels vary depending on where you send if from and to which country you send it too, and of course depends on weight as well, so check this calculation page of Japan Post for more details. Post offices generally are open from 9:00am to 5:00pm on weekdays, closing at weekends and also on national holidays, though a few open on Saturdays from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Central post offices are sometimes open until 7:00pm, open on Saturdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm and on Sundays and holidays from 9:00am to 12:30pm. Another thing to remember is that the post office is one of the few places in Japan that is guaranteed to have ATMs that take international cards.