Everything for your trip to Hiroshima in one place: model itineraries, where to stay, culture experiences, anime pilgrimage, power spots, events & festivals. Open any page for access, highlights and typical dates.
🗺 2 days, 1 nightChugoku & Shikoku ・ 6 stops
Stay overnight on Miyajima to take your time at Itsukushima Shrine and around the island, then on day 2 visit Kintaikyo Bridge in Iwakuni and Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park and Shukkeien Garden. With Miyajimaguchi as the dividing point, the route heads west to Iwakuni first and then back east into Hiroshima city.
🛏 5 neighborhoodsChugoku & Shikoku
Hiroshima Station Area・Hatchobori & Kamiyacho・Peace Memorial Park Area・Miyajimaguchi・Miyajima
🖌️ 6 placesTokyo & Around ・ Kansai ・ Chugoku & Shikoku
Using a brush and ink, you practice your favorite kanji or your own name on hanshi practice paper, then write a final copy on shikishi (a decorative square board). Studios in Ginza and Yushima in Tokyo and in a Kyoto machiya townhouse welcome beginners and overseas travelers, while in Nara and Kumano, Hiroshima, you can also get hands-on with making the ink and brushes that calligraphy depends on.
🎬 3 placesChugoku & Shikoku ・ Honmachi, Takehara, Hiroshima
Set in Takehara, Hiroshima, on the Seto Inland Sea, Tamayura follows a girl who captures everyday life with her late father's camera, along with her friends' friendships and dreams for the future. Takehara is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and the highlights are its historic preservation district and the building that served as the model for the photo studio.
🎬 7 placesTohoku・Tokyo & Around・Kansai・Chugoku & Shikoku・Kyushu ・ Mutsu, Aomori・Wakamatsucho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa (Keikyu Yokosuka-chuo Station)・Yokosuka, Kanagawa
A browser game in which you collect "Kanmusu" (ship girls), characters inspired by naval vessels, and organize them into fleets; it has also been adapted into anime. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes the port cities of Mutsu (Ominato) in Aomori, Yokosuka in Kanagawa, Maizuru in Kyoto, Kure in Hiroshima and Sasebo in Nagasaki.
🎬 13 placesTohoku・Tokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku・Kansai・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Aomori City, Aomori・Morioka City, Iwate・Awashimaura Village, Niigata
A university student who dreams of becoming a manga artist hits a creative wall and sets off on easygoing trips around Japan, choosing each destination by social media poll. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes all 13 prefectures the story visits: Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Tochigi, Tokyo, Niigata, Toyama, Mie, Wakayama, Shimane, Hiroshima and Kagawa.
🎬 1 placeChugoku & Shikoku ・ Onomichi City, Hiroshima
A mecha anime series about young people living on Tatsumiyajima, an island that seems peaceful, who pilot humanoid weapons called Fafners to protect it. Onomichi City in Hiroshima is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
⛩️ ShrineChugoku & Shikoku ・ Hatsukaichi (Miyajima), Hiroshima
A World Heritage shrine on Miyajima whose vermilion buildings and Grand Torii Gate appear to float on the sea. Hiroshima Prefecture's official tourism site introduces it as "a power spot that brings balance to the mind."
May
July–AugustChugoku & Shikoku ・ Hiroshima & Miyajima
Every year on the 17th day of the 6th lunar month (between July and early August on the modern calendar, depending on the year)
AquariumChugoku & Shikoku ・ Hiroshima & Miyajima
An aquarium themed on the Seto Inland Sea, on Miyajima, home of the World Heritage-listed Itsukushima Shrine. It reopened after renovation in 2011 and displays more than 15,000 creatures of 380 species, centered on Seto Inland Sea life. It will be closed from December 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027 for equipment upgrades and repair work, so visit by November 30.
Park
Gorge🍁 Typical peakParkChugoku & Shikoku ・ Hiroshima & Miyajima
🍁 Typical peak: Mid Nov – Late Nov
🎆 JulyChugoku & Shikoku ・ Onomichi, Hiroshima
🎆 Every year on the Saturday around the 27th day of the 6th month of the lunar calendar (July 25 in 2026)
🚄 JRKansai ・ 5 consecutive days (from 0:00 on the first day to 24:00 on the last day)
From ¥17,000
🚄 JR
🚄 JRChugoku & Shikoku ・ 7 consecutive days (from 0:00 on the first day to 24:00 on the last day)
From ¥23,000
Fastest: Approx. 4 hr (example: Nozomi 89, dep. Tokyo 20:00 → arr. Hiroshima 23:54)
Fastest: About 1 hr 25 min (e.g. Nozomi No. 89 departs Shin-Osaka 22:29 → arrives Hiroshima 23:54)
Monthly temperatures, rain and what to wear are in our weather guide.
Itineraries, intercity routes and travel passes that cover several prefectures are listed under each of them.
