Peace Memorial Park and Museum

The Peace Memorial Park and Museum are a part of any trip to Hiroshima, and the city's most widely recognized symbol is the Atomic Bomb Dome. It's a sobering sight, as is the rubble field around its perimeter, a reminder of what six square kilometers of downtown looked like following the blast. The Park also contains dozens of other monuments and memorials to the victims.
The Peace Memorial Museum's purpose is to sustain the memory of the bombing. Its exhibits examine the buildup to the war and the attack, but the real impact comes from exhibits of melted children's toys and elementary school uniforms burned to rags.
Each August 6th, a siren sounds at 8:15 am, the moment the bomb detonated. This signals a moment of silence, and many people briefly fold their hands in prayer. In the evening, a memorial is held in the Park, with 10,000 paper lanterns floated on the Motoyasu River in memory of the dead.

Matt Mangham

1-2 Nakajima-cho Naka-ku Hiroshima

Open Hours:
March - November: 8:30 - 18:00
August: 8:30 - 19:00,
December - February: 8:30 - 17:00
Holidays:
December 29th - January 1st

Adult (College students or older): 50 yen
Elementary, Junior high, and High school students: 30 yen

Peace Memorial Park: http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/