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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum: Location & Nearest Station (2 km from Hiroshima Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is a museum in Nakajimachō, Hiroshima Prefecture, about 2 km in a straight line from Hiroshima Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Hiroshima.

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Photo: Taisyo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese広島平和記念資料館
LocationNakajimachō, Hiroshima Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Hondōri Station – about 0.4 km
From Hiroshima Stationabout 2 km (straight line)
From Hakata Stationabout 207 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 281 km (straight line)
Established1955
DesignationsImportant Cultural Property of Japan
Interest among English readersabout 2,400 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates34.39147, 132.45306
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://hpmmuseum.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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