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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Best time to visit
Weekday mornings avoid tour buses and make the galleries quieter; spring and autumn offer pleasant weather for walking Peace Park afterward.
Budget tips
Adult admission is modest, around 200–400 JPY depending on the exhibition, youth concessions are lower and children often free; check the official site for exact prices and special free-entry dates. Consider a Hiroshima museum pass or combined tickets only if visiting multiple paid sites to save money.
Recommended for
History buffs, Students and educators, Peace and human-rights advocates, Reflective travelers
Plan your visit
1-2 hours
About
Fatos rápidos: Inside the exhibits, personal items like charred clothing, a warped bicycle wheel, and a melted wristwatch stopped at 8:15 bring the human scale of the blast into sharp focus. Guided audio and eyewitness testimonies are offered in several languages, and many visitors report a hush in the galleries that makes ordinary city sounds feel startlingly close afterward.
Destaques: A display honors Sadako Sasaki with a preserved string of 1,000 origami cranes, while school groups and visitors leave tens of thousands more outside, banded into colorful bundles that pile up like confetti. Smelling faint incense and seeing the glossy paper catch the light, you can read tiny handwritten names and dates on some cranes, a tactile, ongoing reply to the human stories behind the exhibits.
Insider tips
- Arrive at opening to avoid large tour groups and have more time to reflect in each gallery.
- Use the second-floor windows for a framed view of the A-Bomb Dome, ideal for respectful photos.
- Photos are allowed in most areas without flash, but avoid selfies in sensitive exhibits and follow staff instructions.
- Carry tissues and wear comfortable shoes, exhibits can be emotionally intense and involve standing and reading.
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