【Hiroshima Peace Memorial MUSEUM】What happened in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945?

About the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

At the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, you can learn about what happened in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, by displaying items left by the victims and photographs and drawing showing the terror of the atomic bomb.

You can also watch video testimonies of A-bomb survivors and talk about the dangers of nuclear weapons.

There are also exhibits made by America big names!

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum has many valuable exhibits.

Did you know that there is an exhibition of paper cranes that were actually folded by a certain person when he United States , with a wish for peace?

That person is former US President Barack Obama!

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Rules

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum has a lot of valuable materials, so let’s follow the rules inside the museum.

・Do not touch the exhibits and cases in the museum.
・Please be quiet so as not to disturb others.
・Photography is allowed for personal records.(Flash is prohibited.)
・Please refrain from bringing large luggage.
・You cannot enter with pets.(Excluding guide dogs, service dogs and hearing dogs)

Tourists from all over the world can visit here with peace off mind!

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, which is visited by many tourists every year, lends audio guide equipment so that tourists from all over the world can use it with peace of mind!

・Usage fee 400yen per unit
・Explanation languages(14 languages)
Japanese,English,Chinese,Korean,French,
Spanish,Portuguese,German,Italian,Russian,Thai,Arabic,Indonesian,Filipino

Information on the opening of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

*Reservations are not required for opening tours.

■Open Hours
March-July / 8:30-18:00
August / 8:30-19:00(August 5th and August 6th until 20:00)
September-November / 8:30-18:00
December-February / 8:30-17:00
*You can enter until 30 minutes before closing time.
*December 30th and December 31st are closed days.

■Admission fee
Adults 200yen High school students 100yen Free for junior high school students and younger

■Parking Lot
There is no parking lot for the general public to park in the Peace Memorial Park.
If you are visiting by car, please use the nearby pay parking lot.

Where is the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum?

1-2 Nakajimacho, Naka Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture 730-0811
It is located on the fountain side of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.

Information around the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

Toll parking lots around Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Atomic Bomb Dome
■ [Hiroshima Cruise] Pleasure boat in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome where you can learn about the history of Hiroshima

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