Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

 

The Peace Memorial Museum is located in the Peace Memorial Park.

It has a large collection of artifacts and testimony from survivors and victims from the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima toward the end of WW2.

According to the Museum, "The Peace Memorial Museum collects and displays belongings left by the victims, photos, and other materials that convey the horror of that event...Hiroshima's deepest wish is the elimination of all nuclear weapons and the realization of a genuinely peaceful international community."

 

Address

 

1-2 Nakajimama-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City

 

Admission Fee

 

Yes. 50 Yen /adult

 

Getting There

 

From the JR Hiroshima Station (South exit),
By bus
Take a Hiroshima Bus (red bus) bound for Yoshijima and exit at
Heiwa Kinen Koen (Peace Memorial Park).

By streetcar
Take a streetcar bound for Hiroshima Port (Ujina) via Kamiyacho, and exit at
Chuden-Mae (front of Chugoku Electric Power Co.)

or,
take a streetcar bound for Eba or Miyajima-guchi and exit at
Genbakudomu-mae (the A-bomb Dome).

 

Recommendations

 

• This attraction will take at least 1 hours if you go only to the main section of the museum (the east wing is currently under renovation). Add an additional 2 hour for walking in the rest of the park.
• You may want to bring tissue.
• Parent corner: This was a very sad and somber attraction. My child is elementary age and was very interested in reading the stories of the children who died. Many questions came up as we walked through the park and museum. The museum offers a website for children which can be viewed before or after your visit to aid understanding.

 

Website

 

Peace Memorial Museum Website - by Hiroshima City

 

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