Search the travel guide:

City Guide

• Overview
• The Basics
• Contacts
• Attractions
• Excursions
• Transport
• Climate
• Photos
• Hotels in Hiroshima
• Expat guide to Hiroshima

Maps

• 

Directory

• Hostels
• Cheap Airfares
• Useful Resources

<< Back to Hiroshima Attractions

Hiroshima Castle

Hiroshima’s original castle, built in the late 16th century, was totally destroyed in the atomic blast but has been reconstructed as a perfect reproduction of the original. The castle houses a museum detailing the city’s history and the historic feudal system. The exhibits include some models of ancient Hiroshima and the castle.

Address: 21-1 Motomachi, Naka-ku
Telephone: (0)82 221 7512
Transport: Streetcar from Hiroshima station to Kamiya-cho station on lines 1, 2 or 6; it is a 10-minute walk from there
Opening time: Daily 9am to 5.30pm; 9am to 4.30pm (October to March)
Admission: Castle tower: ¥360 (adults), ¥160 (children). Castle grounds free