Just short of a two hour JR Shinkansen train ride from the Shin - Kobe station this is a must see visit if you are in the area. Once arriving at the Hiroshima JR Station you will need to locate and board one of the Hiroshima trolley trains that will take you to the Park which is about 15 minutes... More

I think everyone visiting or living in Japan should visit the Peace memorial museum. it is really well presented and I must say very touching. It is important to know and learn about the true story and to understand what they've been through.

It is a place everyone should visit in their lifetime! It is not sensationalised but presented with correct facts & no bias. It is a very moving experience to visit!

Manages to personalise a massive disaster, which is no mean feat. Displays are direct, sometimes confronting, but always highly relevant.

The accounts of children, like that of the 3 year old who just loved to ride his bike, are tastefully described and are very moving. People moved through the place in quiet, sombre lines but are jerked back to reality outside by the sounds of Japanese children waiting to view what war did to their people.

So clean, quiet, peaceful and respectful. Everything was done tastefully, realistically and with much forethought.

Having basic GCSE history I'd always bought the line that dropping the A bomb was a necessary evil to finish the war. This museum was humbling & so upsetting but very measured and objective in its perspective, considering the subject matter. Some of the exhibits were truly horrifying but the presentation was never sensationalist. I felt really haunted by what... More

The museum is an excellent place to learn about the Hiroshima bombs, before, during and after. There is an amazing and touching movie in english that will touch your heart. The museum will definitely inspire you to advocate peace. You CANNOT go to Hiroshima and not visit this amazing place.

A visit there enables to better understand the unspeakable from a Japanese perspective. Excellent presentation and good English explanations. Some exhibits are deeply moving.