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Attraction · Hiroshima

Hiroshima Castle

Vaporised in 1945 and rebuilt in 1958, with two trees inside the moat that survived the blast and are still growing.

Time needed1 hour
Best timeMorning
CostGrounds free · keep charged
DistrictNaka
About

Rebuilt, with survivors in the grounds

Hiroshima Castle was completed in the 1590s and was one of Japan’s great flatland castles until 6 August 1945, when it stood about nine hundred metres from the hypocentre and was destroyed instantly. The keep was rebuilt in concrete in 1958 and now holds a museum on the city before the bomb, which is the part most visitors find unexpectedly affecting — Hiroshima had four centuries of history that the single day tends to erase. Two trees inside the moat survived the blast and are marked.

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What to See

What to look for

A reconstruction, but the grounds hold the more interesting things.

🏯 The keep

  • Five floors of museum on pre-war Hiroshima, ending in a view over the city

🌳 The survivor trees

  • A eucalyptus and a willow inside the moat that lived through the blast
  • Marked with panels and easy to walk past

⛩ Gokoku Shrine

  • In the grounds, and a popular spot for New Year visits
Getting There

Getting there

A short walk north of the Peace Memorial Park.

🚋 By tram

  • Kamiyacho-nishi or Kamiyacho-higashi, about 10 minutes on foot

🚶 On foot

  • 15 minutes from the Peace Memorial Park
  • 20 minutes from Hiroshima station

🎫 Tickets

  • Grounds and moat free; the keep museum charged
Best Time

When to visit

Exposed grounds in a hot city.

🌅 Morning

  • Before the heat; the grounds have limited shade

🌸 April

  • Blossom around the moat, and the best the site looks

📅 Pairing

  • Best done after the Peace Park, not before
Visitor Intelligence

Visitor intelligence

Come for the pre-war city rather than the castle.

⚠️ Expectations

  • A 1958 concrete reconstruction — not an original keep
  • The museum inside is the reason to buy a ticket

🌳 The trees

  • Look for the hibaku-jumoku panels; there are survivor trees across the city

🗣 Language

  • Bilingual displays throughout the museum

♿ Access

  • Grounds are flat; the keep is stairs above the ground floor
Nearby

Close by

Central Hiroshima.

Shukkeien Garden
East · 10 min walk
Peace Memorial Park
South · 15 min walk
Good to Know

Frequently asked

No. The 1590s original stood about nine hundred metres from the hypocentre and was destroyed on 6 August 1945. The current keep is a 1958 concrete reconstruction housing a museum.
Trees that lived through the blast, known as hibaku-jumoku. Two inside the castle moat — a eucalyptus and a willow — are marked with panels, and others are scattered across the city.
Yes, and it is the reason to pay. It covers Hiroshima before the bomb — four centuries of history that the events of one day tend to erase entirely.
After. The pre-war city museum lands differently once you have seen what happened to it.
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