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Miyajima, Hiroshima — where to start?

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From the airport to Miyajima
1Bus Hiroshima Airport → Hiroshima Sta. About 50 min
Airport limousine bus
2Train Hiroshima Sta. → Miyajimaguchi Sta. About 27 min
JR Sanyo Line
3Boat Miyajimaguchi → Miyajima About 10 min
JR or Matsudai ferry
Change at Hiroshima Sta. · about 97 min total
Recommended Food in Miyajima
  1. 辛部 廿日市店RamenSpicy tsukemen
  2. TensenSushiSetouchi sushi
  3. Sakanaya Dojo HatsukaichiIzakayaA seafood izakaya
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Getting around Miyajima

OtherA ¥100 Miyajima visitor tax is added to your ferry fare

On footPier, shrine and shopping street are all within about 10 minutes on foot

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Historic·Temples

Itsukushima Shrine

厳島神社

A World Heritage shrine famous for its vermilion corridors built over the sea and its giant torii gate.

Area
Hiroshima · Miyajima
Location
Miyajima
Getting there
10 min walk from Miyajima pier
Admission
¥300
Hours
6:30–18:00Varies by season
Closed
Open every day

A ¥100 visitor tax applies when you enter Miyajima.

As of October 2026 · Prices and hours can change, so check the official website before you go.

Travel tips · At low tide you can walk right up to the torii; check the tide table.
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More places nearby

Scenery·NatureMiyajima

Mt. Misen & Miyajima Ropeway

宮島ロープウエー

Ride the ropeway, then hike about 30 minutes to Mt. Misen's summit for views over the islands of the Seto Inland Sea.

Free shuttle bus or walk from the pier
Historic·TemplesMiyajima

Daisho-in Temple

大聖院

An old temple at the foot of Mt. Misen, with sutra-wheels on the stair rails and countless small Buddha statues.

10 min walk from Itsukushima Shrine
Sushi·SeafoodMiyajima

Miyajima oysters

焼き牡蠣

Hiroshima is Japan's top oyster producer; try them grilled or fried along the shopping street.

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SouvenirsMiyajima

Miyajima Omotesando shopping street

宮島表参道商店街

The shopping street from the pier to the shrine, famous for momiji manju, grilled oysters and souvenir rice paddles.

Miyajima pier
Historic·TemplesCentral Hiroshima

Peace Memorial Park

平和記念公園

A park remembering the atomic bombing and praying for peace, with the Cenotaph and the Flame of Peace.

Genbaku Dome-mae (streetcar)
Historic·TemplesCentral Hiroshima

Atomic Bomb Dome

原爆ドーム

A building left as it stood after the 1945 atomic bombing, now a World Heritage site.

Genbaku Dome-mae (streetcar)
Historic·TemplesCentral Hiroshima

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

広島平和記念資料館

A museum conveying the reality of the atomic bombing through survivors' belongings and testimonies.

Chuden-mae / Fukuromachi (streetcar)
Scenery·NatureCentral Hiroshima

Shukkeien Garden

縮景園

A daimyo garden from 1620; walk around the pond to see mountains and valleys in miniature.

Shukkeien-mae (streetcar)