Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
広島平和記念資料館34°23′ N 132°27′ EMuseumOpened 24 August 1955; Main Building an…
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum suits every visitor to the city who wants to understand what the atomic bomb did to people, and the trade-off is long queues at busy times unless you book an early or late slot online.
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Visiting with care · Open to visitors
The museum asks visitors to keep quiet and to watch their shutter sounds, out of respect for other visitors and for the people whose belongings are on display.
- Do not touch the exhibits or the display cases, except in the hands-on exhibits
- Large bags are not allowed in; coin lockers are on the first floor of the East Building
- Photography and video without flash are allowed for personal use, and tripods and selfie sticks are not
- No phone calls in the exhibition rooms, and food and drink only in the designated areas
- Smoking is banned throughout Peace Memorial Park and the museum
- The galleries hold the belongings and photographs of people who died, so move through them quietly
- Give survivors and A-bomb legacy successors your full attention at their talks
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The museum opened on 24 August 1955 in Peace Memorial Park, with the geologist Shogo Nagaoka as its first director. Kenzo Tange's group had won the design competition for the park in 1949, and in 2006 the Main Building became the first postwar building in Japan designated an Important Cultural Property. The East Building covers Hiroshima before the bombing and the dangers of nuclear weapons. The Main Building holds victims' belongings and photographs.
Opening hours follow the season: 7:30 to 19:00 from March to July and from September to November, 7:30 to 20:00 in August and 7:30 to 18:00 from December to February. On 5 and 6 August it stays open until 21:00. Entry in the first and last hour needs an online booking, which you can make up to 90 days ahead. Adults pay ¥200 and high school students ¥100, and children of junior high age and younger enter free.
Photography without flash is fine for personal use. Tripods and selfie sticks stay outside, and staff ask visitors to keep shutter sounds down. Hiroshima Peace Volunteers give guided tours, and A-bomb legacy successors give talks that pass on survivors' testimony.
Worth knowing
- Visitors aged 65 and over pay ¥100 on showing a passport.
- The museum posts its congestion levels online, so check them before you queue.
- The Atomic Bomb Dome is across the Motoyasu River at the north end of the park.
Quick answers about Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museumよくある質問
Do I need to book the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum?
You can buy a ticket on the day for normal hours. Entry to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in the first hour (7:30 to 8:30) and the last hour needs an online booking, which opens 90 days ahead.
How much is the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum?
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum costs ¥200 for adults and ¥100 for high school students in 2026, and junior high students and younger enter free.
Can you visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum?
Open to visitors. Do not touch the exhibits or the display cases, except in the hands-on exhibits. Large bags are not allowed in; coin lockers are on the first floor of the East Building. Photography and video without flash are allowed for personal use, and tripods and selfie sticks are not. No phone calls in the exhibition rooms, and food and drink only in the designated areas. Smoking is banned throughout Peace Memorial Park and the museum.
What are the opening hours of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum?
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum keeps these hours: Mon–Sun 07:30–19:00.
How should you behave at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum?
At Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum: The galleries hold the belongings and photographs of people who died, so move through them quietly. Give survivors and A-bomb legacy successors your full attention at their talks.
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