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Hiroshima and Miyajima in 2 days: a day-by-day itinerary

2 days · 6 places · Nights near Shin-Hakushima 新白島

This plan spends its one night near Shin-Hakushima station, a short walk from Hiroshima Castle, and gives each day one half of the trip. Day 1 starts at the castle and Shukkei-en garden while they are close by, then rides out to Miyajima for Daishō-in Temple and Itsukushima Shrine in the late afternoon. Day 2 stays in the Peace Memorial Park from nine until about four: the A-Bomb Dome in the morning, then three hours in the museum after lunch before the airport.

Calculated by Michiplan for a trip starting Wed, Dec 2, 2026, with days from 06:00. Every ride here is estimated from how often its line runs: no open timetable covers these lines. Check the times before you go.

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Day 1: Hiroshima Castle, Shukkei-en and Miyajima

Wed, Dec 2, 2026 · 4 places · 4h 54m on the move
  1. Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) · leave 06:22

  2. 1h 48m, 1 changeEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

    1. 21 min
    2. 芸陽バス: 白市駅～広島空港線 · 31 min
    3. Sanyo Main Line · 32 min
  3. Leave the bags at Shin-Hakushima 新白島, 08:10–08:20
  4. Breakfast near Shin-Hakushima 新白島 08:20–09:20

  5. 14 min

    1. Stop 1: Hiroshima Castle09:34–12:04
    2. Lunch near Hiroshima Castle 12:04–13:04

    3. 12 min

      1. Stop 2: Shukkei-en13:16–14:36

      2. 1h 28m, 1 changeEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

        1. 6 min
        2. 中国ジェイアールバス: 広島市内循環線 (+2) · 6 min
        3. World Heritage Sea Route · 45 min
        4. 19 min
      3. Stop 3: Daishō-in Temple16:04–16:44

      4. 9 min

        1. Stop 4: Itsukushima Shrine16:53–18:13

        2. 1h 3m, 1 changeEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

          1. 10 min
          2. JR Miyajima Ferry · 10 min
          3. 6 min
          4. Sanyo Main Line · 16 min
        3. Dinner near Shin-Hakushima 新白島 19:16–20:16
        4. Hotel near Shin-Hakushima 新白島 · arrive 19:16

        Day 2: The A-Bomb Dome and the Peace Memorial Museum

        Thu, Dec 3 · 2 places · 2h 13m on the move
        1. Hotel near Shin-Hakushima 新白島 · leave 07:50
        2. Breakfast near Shin-Hakushima 新白島 07:50–08:50

        3. 10 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

          1. Astram Line · 4 min
          2. 6 min
        4. Stop 5: Hiroshima Peace Memorial09:04–11:34
        5. Lunch near Hiroshima Peace Memorial 11:34–12:34

        6. 7 min

          1. Stop 6: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum East Building12:41–15:41

          2. 16 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

            1. 8 min
            2. Astram Line · 4 min
          3. Collect the bags at Shin-Hakushima 新白島, 15:57–16:07

          4. 1h 40m, 1 changeEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

            1. Sanyo Main Line · 32 min
            2. 芸陽バス: 白市駅～広島空港線 · 31 min
            3. 21 min
          5. Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) · 17:55

          Good to know

          • From the airport the plan goes straight to the hotel area near Shin-Hakushima to leave your bags, and picks them up again at 15:57 on day 2 on the way back, so neither the island nor the museum is done with a suitcase.
          • On Miyajima the plan climbs to Daishō-in first and then walks about ten minutes downhill to Itsukushima Shrine, so the slope is behind you by the time you reach the water.
          • Itsukushima Shrine looks different with the tide: at high water the shrine and its great torii seem to stand in the sea, at low water you can walk out across the sand to the gate. A tide table for your date tells you which one 16:53 will give you.
          • The shrine's opening hours are not part of this plan and it is the last stop of day 1, so check its closing time for your date; if it is early, cut the time at the castle rather than at the shrine.

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          It opens with each place on its day, ready to calculate for your own dates or change. Bring the places you want to see. Michiplan puts each on a day and in order around opening hours and train times, and it is free while in beta.

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