Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Chugoku, Japan

5David E 5:00 PM Jan 4, 2023

Made me naseaus
This is very cheap to visit as they want you to see the museum. It is designed to show the horrors and concentrates on the children. It is very graphic and informational. It tip toes around the events that led to the atomic bombing. However, it is understandable and a good monument as to why these weapons are not to be trifled with. I took no pictures inside as I felt it would be disrespectful. Free lockers for your jackets.

5Rumples 5:00 PM Sep 23, 2020

A Moving Experience
We considered this museum to be the highlight of our visit to Hiroshima's Peace Park. It not only captures the horror of what happened as a result of the Aug. 6, 1945 atomic-bomb attack on the city, but it also offers information on what led to the blast, Hiroshima today and the need to eliminate all nuclear weapons from the world. The story is presented in two buildings through what I consider to be a fairly balanced presentation with excellent exhibits. These include videos, photos, victims' comments, their personal possessions and bomb-damaged artifacts. Some sections can be emotionally draining, such as the stories of children victims and the graphic descriptions of medical problems, resulting from the blast. The rooms' dark walls intensified the discomfort I felt when viewing these types of exhibits. Information signs appear in Japanese and English and there are interactive elements for visitors, who would like more details. The case is definitely made for history to never repeat itself with nuclear weapons. We visited on an October 2019 morning and found the museum to be incredibly crowded. I often had to wait to see some of the exhibits. Many school groups were in the rooms, but the children stayed fairly quiet and were extremely well behaved. We spent more than three hours here and had a nice lunch in the cafe before leaving to look at the myriad monuments and memorials in the park. The museum admission at the time was a most reasonable 200 Y (about $1.90 U.S.). It is on the south side of the park and easily accessible by public transport.