Peace Memorial Park to Hiroshima Castle: free self-guided walking tour
Quick answer. A free self-guided walking tour from the Peace Memorial Park to Hiroshima Castle: 4 stops, about 2.6 km, about 35 minutes of walking plus about 24 minutes of listening. Start at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, opened in 1955, where victims’ belongings and survivors’ testimonies tell the story of August 6, 1945. Walk north through the park Kenzo Tange laid out, past the Cenotaph whose arch frames the Atomic Bomb Dome, to the Children’s Peace Monument, raised for Sadako Sasaki. Finish at Hiroshima Castle, a plains castle begun in 1589; its rebuilt keep has been closed since March 2026, but the grounds stay open.
- Stops:
- 4
- Distance:
- about 2.6 km
- Walking:
- about 35 min
- Listening:
- about 24 min
Two ways to do this walk
Hiroshima with Mappu
Walk Mode, in the free Mappu app
It knows where you are, tells you about everything you pass between the stops, answers your questions and keeps you on the route. Your phone stays in your pocket.
A 2-hour live walk, €4.99.
50 credits from the Starter pack. One-time purchase, no subscription.
Self-guided audio walk. No guide accompanies you. Not affiliated with the sites.
Free: the audio guides
Listen to each stop’s audio guide in your browser and find your own way between the stops.
Walking directions in Google MapsPeace Memorial Park to Hiroshima Castle: how long does the walk take?
About 59 minutes in all: about 35 minutes on foot over about 2.6 km, plus about 24 minutes of audio at the 4 stops. Time inside the sites is extra.
Peace Memorial Park to Hiroshima Castle: in what order should you visit the stops?
Follow the stops in this order: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Children’s Peace Monument, and Hiroshima Castle. The longest stretch between two stops is about 1.8 km, about 24 min on foot.
Route and map
Indicative route. While you walk, watch where you're going, mind the traffic and follow local signs and rules. The map is an aid, not a safety guide. Terms
Follow Mappu’s map: the route runs along the streets from stop to stop, and the stories keep playing as you walk.
To get to the first stop, or if you’re far from the route, Google Maps has walking directions through every stop.
Stop 1
Opened in August 1955, ten years after the bombing, it tells the story of August 6, 1945 through victims’ belongings, photographs and survivors’ testimonies.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park · about 0.3 km, about 4 min on foot
Stop 2
A green island of more than 120,000 square meters between two rivers, where Kenzo Tange’s Cenotaph frames the Atomic Bomb Dome across the water.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Children’s Peace Monument · about 0.5 km, about 6 min on foot
Stop 3
Built in 1958 for Sadako Sasaki and the children who died because of the bomb, paid for by more than 3,200 schools and hung with strings of paper cranes.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Hiroshima Castle · about 1.8 km, about 24 min on foot
Stop 4
A plains castle on the Ota River delta, begun in 1589 by Mori Terumoto; the keep fell in 1945, and its 1958 replica has been closed since March 2026.
about 6 min of audio
The stop stories are AI-generated audio guides and can contain mistakes. Check opening hours and tickets on the official sites.
Planning a trip to Hiroshima?
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- Weekend trip, €9.99: Your day-by-day plan plus 2 live walks
- Save your trip’s free guides on your phone in the Mappu app: they play with no signal
Before you go
- Check opening hours, tickets and access on each site’s official page before you go.
- Distances and times are estimates: the walking route between stops, from OpenStreetMap, at 4.5 km/h. Your route on the street may differ.
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Route checked by Mappu on October 31, 2026. Stop descriptions come from each place’s published Mappu audio guide. Mappu is a Fenutech product.