Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

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In 2024 it had 2.26 million visitors, 720,000 of them from abroad, both records.

The exhibition route is now divided into four sections: ‘The devastation of 6 August’, ‘Radiation damage’, ‘The cry of the soul’ (personal belongings of the victims) and ‘Living’. Visitors have exceeded one million a year since the '80s; in fiscal year 2024 there were more than 2.26 million, of whom more than 720,000 were from abroad (over 30%): both records.

A museum devoted to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and its consequences, in the Peace Memorial Park. Opened on 24 August 1955 as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Hall, it was built with state funds under the law for the construction of Hiroshima as a peace memorial city. It was renovated in two stages: the east building in April 2017, the main building in April 2019.

ℹ️ Open 7:30–19:00 (March–July, September–November), 7:30–20:00 in August (until 21:00 on 5 and 6 August), 7:30–18:00 (December–February). Closed only on 30 and 31 December. Tickets: adults 200 yen, high school students 100 yen, free below junior high.

🚉 Hondōri · 9 min walk

Sources: hpmmuseum.jp · ja.wikipedia.org

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