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Atomic Bomb Dome 原爆ドーム

Checked October 2026 · next check January 2027 · 1 post since 2010

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Visiting Atomic Bomb Dome today

  • What it is: The former Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, designed by the Czech architect Jan Letzel and completed in 1915. It stood about 160 m from the hypocentre. The city decided to preserve it in 1966, and it became a World Heritage Site in 1996.
  • Getting there: From the south exit of JR Hiroshima Station, take streetcar line 2 or 6 to the Genbaku-dome Mae stop (about 20 minutes).
  • Tip: You can view the Dome only from outside its perimeter fence. There is no public parking nearby except for tour buses.
  • Best time: The Peace Memorial Ceremony is held in Peace Memorial Park on 6 August each year, from 8:00 to 8:50. A minute's silence is held at 8:15.
  • Then and now: The city inspects the structure about every three years. Since 2024 it has mainly used drones, so the Dome is less often covered in scaffolding.
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Peace Memorial Ceremony held every 6 August

Checked against: Visiting the Atomic Bomb Dome (City of Hiroshima) · Atomic Bomb Dome (MLIT multilingual database) · Peace Memorial Ceremony (City of Hiroshima) · Drone inspection of A-bomb Dome begins (Hiroshima Peace Media Center). Check opening times and prices before you go.

Atomic Bomb Dome on Shibuya246

Photos and stories from our visits, as they were written at the time.

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Hiroshima Genbaku Dome

Hiroshima Genbaku Dome, the well known scene of the destruction caused by the first Atomic bomb dropped on Japan at the end of World War II. Every year in August a ceremony is held to remember the lives lost and to remind the world of the danger of atomic weapons.