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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Tickets (2026): Web Tickets, Queues and When Booking Is Required

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum costs only ¥200 for adults, but the line to buy a ticket on the day can take a while. The museum's own advice is to buy a web ticket in advance. For the first and last hour of each day a web ticket is the only way in, and for overseas visitors the museum sells it through Klook.

On Nov 6, 2026 we read the museum's English visiting pages, its notices and its live congestion page. Everything below comes from those pages.

Want to skip the ticket counter? Buy the web ticket on your phone before you go. The museum sells it to overseas visitors through Klook, and its English site links straight to that listing.
Museum ticket on Klook ↗
By How to Book Japan Editorial TeamLast checked Nov 7, 2026

Some links on this page are affiliate links. The Klook ticket links go to the listing the museum itself uses for overseas web ticket sales; we may earn a commission on it.

The short version
Where to buy
Web ticket (recommended): the museum uses Klook for overseas buyers and asoview for buyers in Japan. Or at the counter on the day.
On sale
From midnight, 90 days before your visit (Japan time)
Price
Adults ¥200 · high school ¥100 · junior high and younger free
Hours (Sep–Nov)
7:30–19:00. Dec–Feb 7:30–18:00. Last entry 30 min before closing.
Web ticket required
7:30–8:30 and 17:30–18:30 (Dec–Feb: 16:30–17:30)
Closed
Dec 30–31, and Feb 15–20, 2027 for an exhibition change
Getting there
Bus about 20 min, loop bus about 17 min, or streetcar about 25 min from Hiroshima Station

Do you need to book the Peace Memorial Museum?

For most of the day, no, but it helps. The museum says same-day tickets can take a while to buy, and recommends a web ticket bought ahead. Even with one, you may still be asked to wait when it's crowded.

For the first and last hour of the day, yes. The museum page says: "ONLINE RESERVATION IS REQUIRED to enter 7:30–8:30 or 17:30–18:30." The museum itself recommends visiting in these slots, which are capped at 300 visitors each.

Mar–Jul, Sep–Nov
Open 7:30–19:00Web ticket only: 7:30–8:30 and 17:30–18:30
August
Open 7:30–20:00 (21:00 on Aug 5–6)Web ticket only: 7:30–8:30 and from 18:30 (19:30 on Aug 5–6)
Dec–Feb
Open 7:30–18:00Web ticket only: 7:30–8:30 and 16:30–17:30
What we checked on Nov 6, 2026

The museum's English home page lists the hours, the reserved-only slots and the ¥200 / ¥100 / free prices above.

It also warns that web tickets may sell out before the last entry time.

The museum's web ticket page says tickets go on sale at midnight 90 days before the visit date, that it uses Klook for overseas sales and asoview for domestic sales, and that you can't change the date or number of people after buying: you cancel and buy again.

The ticket counter and machines sell same-day tickets only outside the reserved slots (8:30–17:30 from September to November).

How to buy the official web ticket

  1. Open the museum's English site and tap the web ticket banner. The English banner links to the Klook listing for permanent exhibition admission. (The other banner, hpmmuseum.urkt.in, is for school groups and groups of 30 or more.)
  2. Pick the date and a time slot. Dates open 90 days ahead. If you want the early slot, choose 7:30–8:30. Each reserved slot is capped at 300 visitors.
  3. Choose the number of adults and high school students, then pay. Children of junior high age and younger are free. Check the final price on Klook before you pay; your card charge depends on the exchange rate.
  4. Keep the ticket on your phone. Show it at the entrance. The museum says you can't change the date or group size after buying; you cancel and buy again. Read Klook's refund terms on the listing before you pay.
    You'll need data for the QR ticket, the bus and maps. A Japan eSIM is the simplest fix.
    Compare Japan eSIMs on Klook ↗

When is it least crowded?

The museum doesn't publish busy hours, but it does run live cameras on its State of Congestion page: outside the entrance, the East Building 1F entrance and the 3F corridor. Check them before you walk over.

Museum's pick

First hour, 7:30–8:30

Web ticket required. Up to 300 visitors per slot.

Museum's pick

Last hour

17:30–18:30 (Dec–Feb 16:30–17:30). Web ticket required. Leave enough time: last entry is 30 minutes before closing.

Is it closed when I'm visiting?

Every year
Dec 30–31
Feb 15–20, 2027
Closed for an exhibition change
On now
New Arrivals Exhibit, Oct 1, 2026 – Feb 23, 2027

Even with a web ticket, the museum says you may have to wait, or may not get in exactly at your slot time, when it's crowded.

How long does the visit take, and is it suitable for children?

The museum's route guide for the main building takes about 30 minutes. Add time for the East Building, and for Peace Memorial Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome outside.

The exhibits show the real effects of the bombing, including personal belongings and photographs of injuries. It's a serious visit. Parents of young children may want to look at the route guide first. Audio guides in 15 languages, including English, rent for ¥500 at the counter on the 1st floor of the East Building.

Getting there from Hiroshima Station

Bus
Hiroshima Bus No. 24 for Yoshijima, south exit · about 20 minGet off at Heiwa kinen koen
Meipuru-pu loop bus
From the Shinkansen exit · about 17 minOrange and green routes both stop at Heiwa kinen koen
Streetcar
About 25 minLine 1 to Fukuro-machi, or Line 2 / 6 to Genbaku Domu Mae. Routes near the station changed in 2025; check the stop signs.
Taxi
About 15 min

Hiroden streetcars take IC cards such as ICOCA and Suica. Since July 1, 2026 you tap when you board and again when you get off. Coming from Tokyo or Osaka? See Tokyo to Hiroshima by Shinkansen and whether the Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass pays off.

Official ticket, Klook ticket or a tour?

No booking

At the counter on the day

Adults ¥200

Fine outside the reserved slots, but the queue can be long. You can't buy the 7:30–8:30 or evening slots here.

Museum website (official)
The museum's overseas channel

Web ticket on Klook

Compare with the ¥200 counter priceOn sale 90 days ahead

The museum's English site links to this listing for overseas buyers. It's how overseas visitors book the early and late web-ticket-only slots.

Check the Klook ticket ↗
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Hiroshima and Miyajima in one day

Peace Museum + Itsukushima Shrine bus tour

Check the guide language on the listingCheck what's included, such as lunch

An option if you're short on time and don't want to plan the ferry yourself. Compare the price with doing it yourself, and note that the tour sets how long you have in the museum.

See the tour on Klook ↗
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Make a day of it

Same day

Miyajima

The floating torii and Itsukushima Shrine. There's a ¥100 visitor tax on the ferry.

Miyajima ferry and visitor tax →
Pass

Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass

¥17,000 for 5 days, includes the Shin-Osaka–Hiroshima Shinkansen and the JR Miyajima ferry.

The pass on Klook ↗
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Still deciding when to go?

Book the 7:30 web ticket if you can, and look at the live cameras before you go. If something here has changed, please tell us.

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