The best museums in Hiroshima in September 2025

These are the top 10 best museums in Hiroshima, Japan, ranked by their rating and popularity in 2025. Click a museum for more information about the museum, including visitor information, exhibitions and reviews.

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Looking for the best museums in Hiroshima? These are the best ones:

  1. Hiroshima Castle1

    Hiroshima Castle

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    Also known as Carp Castle, the castle was built in the 1590s by the feudal lord Mori Terumoto. After it was destroyed by the atomic bombing in 1945, it was rebuilt and now it serves as a history museum. The exhibition is devoted to the history of Hiroshima and to the castle itself but also to Japa
  2. Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims2

    Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims

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    The memorial hall was built in 2002 by Kenzo Tange to commemorate the victims of the nuclear attack. The institution stores memories and stories from the survivors, photographs, and names of the victims.
  3. Hiroshima City Museum of History and Traditional Crafts3

    Hiroshima City Museum of History and Traditional Crafts

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  4. 5-Days Children's Cultural Science Museum4

    5-Days Children's Cultural Science Museum

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    Children are allowed not only to observe, but also to touch things in order to understand science in this museum. There's also a planetarium show.
  5. Hiroshima Museum of Art5

    Hiroshima Museum of Art

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    Founded in 1978, the museum presents European paintings as well as Japanese ones. Its main focus is the French Romantic period.
  6. Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park6

    Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park

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  7. Hiroshima MOCA- Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art7

    Hiroshima MOCA- Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art

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  8. Hiroshima City Manga Library8

    Hiroshima City Manga Library

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    All manga lovers will be excited! Go through more than 100,000 pieces of manga related materials or borrow manga magazines.
  9. Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum9

    Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum

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    One of the largest museums in Western Japan with a collection of over 3500 artworks. Both emerging and established artists are presented.
  10. Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum10

    Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum

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