Major Tourist Spots

Hiroshima Castle

Address 21-1 Moto-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Tel (082) 221-7512
Access From Hiroshima Station, take a streetcar bound for Hiroden-miyajima-guchi or Eba and get off at "Kamiya-cho-higashi" or "Kamiya-cho-nishi", and walk north for 15 minutes.
*By Astram Line: Get off at "Kencho-mae" and walk 10 minutes
Open 9:00 - 18:00
December - February: weekdays 9:00 - 17:00
Entrance permitted until 30 minutes before closing.
Closed December 29 - January 2
Admission Fee Individual/Adults 360 yen, Children 180 yen
Group(30 people or more)/Adults 280 yen, children 100 yen

Hiroshima Castle is also known as "carp castle". The exterior of its donjon was restored to the former condition in 1958. The exhibits in the castle tell us how the castle was constructed and what was going on in Hiroshima during the Edo Era. War helmets and armor, used by Hiroshima-based feudal lords and warriors, are on exhibit in the castle. The second compound was reconstructed in 1994.

This information is valid as of
April 1. 2006.