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The ruin of the A-Bomb Dome has been left as a memorial, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, beside the Peace Memorial Park and Museum.\r\n\r\nThe city that was rebuilt around it is green, friendly and lively, known for its own style of okonomiyaki.\r\n\r\nMiyajima, an island with a shrine whose great torii gate appears to float at high tide, is less than an hour away. Two days is right.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting there | Shinkansen from Osaka, about 1.5 hours\r\nGetting around | Tram\r\nLanguage | Japanese\r\nTipping | Do not tip\r\nTap water | Safe\r\nHow long to stay | Two days","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Most hostels are near the Peace Park and the covered Hondori shopping street, walkable to the main sights. 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The Peace Memorial Park, built over the old centre, is the city's heart.\r\n\r\nThe Peace Memorial Museum tells the story of that day and its aftermath through survivors' belongings and testimony; it is harrowing and essential, and costs \u00a5200. Allow two to three hours, and arrive early to avoid queues. The A-Bomb Dome, the ruined shell of a building almost directly below the blast, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. At the Children's Peace Monument, strings of paper cranes are left in memory of Sadako Sasaki.\r\n\r\nShukkeien, a landscaped garden, and Hiroshima Castle, rebuilt after the war, are a short walk away. The city's streetcars include some that survived the bomb.\r\n\r\nMiyajima, under an hour away by train and ferry, is home to Itsukushima Shrine and its great torii gate, which appears to float at high tide; check the tide times. Deer roam the island, and a ropeway and trail lead up Mount Misen for views over the Inland Sea. 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The Peace Memorial Museum costs only \u00a5200, one of the cheapest major museums in Japan.\r\n\r\nMiyajima's streets and the view of the torii from the shore are free, apart from the island's small visitor tax.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Peace Park | Free\r\nA-Bomb Dome | Free\r\nChildren's Monument | Paper cranes\r\nMiyajima streets | Small visitor tax","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Hiroshima","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Hiroshima","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki is layered rather than mixed: batter, cabbage, noodles, pork and egg, cooked on a hotplate in front of you. Okonomimura, a building of okonomiyaki stalls over several floors, is the place to try it.\r\n\r\nHiroshima is also famous for oysters, grilled on Miyajima, and momiji manju, maple-leaf cakes. A meal is \u20ac6 to \u20ac12.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Okonomiyaki | Layered, with noodles\r\nOkonomimura | Floors of stalls\r\nOysters | Grilled on Miyajima\r\nA meal | \u20ac6\u201312","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Hiroshima","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Hiroshima","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Hiroshima has a lively, friendly nightlife around Nagarekawa, the bar district east of Hondori, with izakaya and small bars.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac4 to \u20ac6.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Nagarekawa | The bar district\r\nIzakaya | Friendly\r\nSmall bars | Lively\r\nA beer | \u20ac4\u20136","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Hiroshima","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Hiroshima","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Hiroshima Station has shinkansen to Osaka in about one and a half hours and to Fukuoka in about one hour. Hiroshima Airport is about 50 minutes away by bus.\r\n\r\nStreetcars cover the centre and run to Miyajimaguchi, for the ferry, in about an hour; the JR train is faster, about 30 minutes. The ferry crosses to Miyajima in ten minutes.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"To Osaka | Shinkansen, about 1.5 h\r\nTo Fukuoka | Shinkansen, about 1 h\r\nTo Miyajima | Train and ferry\r\nAround | Streetcars","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Hiroshima","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Hiroshima costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Hiroshima is mid-priced. Dorms start around \u20ac18 and a careful day is \u20ac40 to \u20ac60.\r\n\r\nThe Peace Memorial Museum is \u00a5200, about \u20ac1.20. Miyajima's visitor tax is \u00a5100, and the Mount Misen ropeway several euros. An okonomiyaki is \u20ac6 to \u20ac10.\r\n\r\nSince July 2026, the international tourist tax added to flights out of Japan is \u00a53,000.\r\n\r\nThe currency is the yen (JPY); prices here are euro equivalents. Cards and IC cards work widely in cities, but carry cash: small restaurants, temples and rural places are often cash-only. Convenience store ATMs (7-Eleven, Lawson, FamilyMart) take foreign cards.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From about \u20ac18\r\nMuseum | \u00a5200\r\nMiyajima tax | \u00a5100\r\nA day | \u20ac40\u201360","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Hiroshima","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Hiroshima","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Hiroshima is very safe.\r\n\r\nThe Peace Park and museum are places of memory: be quiet and respectful. On Miyajima, feeding the deer is banned, and they snatch food and paper; keep bags closed.\r\n\r\nEmergency: 110 police, 119 ambulance and fire.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Very safe | Yes\r\nPeace Park | Be respectful\r\nDeer | Feeding is banned on Miyajima\r\nEmergency | 110 police, 119 ambulance","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Hiroshima","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Hiroshima","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"The floating torii, a cycling route and the rabbit island.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Miyajima | Under 1 hour | Train and ferry | The floating torii and Mount Misen. |  | 1305462\nOnomichi | About 1 hour | Train | Temples, and the start of the Shimanami cycling route. |  | 1305463\nOkunoshima | About 2 hours | Train and ferry | The rabbit island, with a wartime history. |  | 1305461","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Hiroshima","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"Spring and autumn are best.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 10 | 2 | Cold, clear\r\nFebruary | 11 | 2 | Plum blossom\r\nMarch | 15 | 4 | Cherry blossom starts\r\nApril | 20 | 5 | Cherry blossom, Golden Week\r\nMay | 25 | 4 | Good\r\nJune | 28 | 2 | Rainy season\r\nJuly | 31 | 3 | Hot, humid\r\nAugust | 33 | 4 | Obon, hot\r\nSeptember | 29 | 3 | Typhoons possible\r\nOctober | 24 | 4 | Excellent\r\nNovember | 18 | 5 | Autumn leaves\r\nDecember | 12 | 3 | Illuminations","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"On 6 August, the city holds its Peace Memorial Ceremony.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Hiroshima","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/asia\/japan\/hiroshima\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Peace Memorial Ceremony | 6 August | Peace Park | The anniversary, with lanterns on the river. |  | \nCherry blossom | Late March to early April | Peace Park | Blossom by the river. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Prices are in yen locally; these are euro equivalents.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5\r\nMiddle of the road | 35 | 28 | 8 | 12\r\nComfortable | 70 | 45 | 12 | 20","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Hiroshima","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"The top-rated places to stay in Hiroshima right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Hiroshima","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/asia\/japan\/hiroshima\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Hiroshima travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"How long should I spend at the museum? | Two to three hours. 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