HIROSHIMA STATION

Has everything a weary traveler needs. Starbucks, storage lockers, Ramen store and JR ticket office. Tip:. There are sightseeing busses that are free for JR pass holders that run past the dome and museum. Don't sweat it though, buses and trains are plentiful and cheap.

Huge Food Court area!!! Very simple to navigate and signs and markings are in multiple languages. Staff very friendly and helpful if you get confused or lost.

Very modern, bright spacious station. 7/11 on platform 14 for Shinkansen. Many rest areas, with wall socks to plug into for charging your phone.

The very bery busy station. Everyone looks like in a hurry. Japanese walks really fast, so, watch your step. If you want wo walk slowly, better you get out of the line. There are so many stores that sold snacks and omiyage too. Like shin-onomichi station, here in Hiroshima Station there is a mini-cultural exhibition in every wall in the main hall. That is really interesting, I do love it. You can buy one day pass here, one ticket for 1000 yen to get free (as you want) ride for bus and Hiroden (Hiroshima electrics railway/street car) in the entire Hiroshima City and ferry to access Miyajima island. You don't need to pay for entrance ticket to Miyajima island if you have one day pass.

Big and busy station. Lots of signs and helpful employees to direct you to your designated platform. I love this station because it has 6 platforms for Shinkansen trains. If you have a JR pass and you're taking Shinkansen, make sure you go to reserve seats. This can be done at the ticket counter on the ground floor before you enter the platforms. Keep in mind that this is a busy station so it has frequent Shinkansen, about every 15-30 minutes, and the line to get a seat reservation is usually a 20 minute wait. JR passes do not cover Nozomi Shinkansen, it will cover Sakura Shinkansen. Please be aware of this or you'll end up paying extra for the Nozomi line. Tons of stores to grab a bento box or snacks right on the platform. There's even a 7-Eleven store and a stand up ramen shop. (No chairs) AC waiting rooms available and also an enclosed smoking room. Shinkansen is non smoking except for certain designated sections on the train.

railway station in Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Hiroshima Station is the terminal station for several lines, and all Sanyō Shinkansen trains stop here. Hiroshima Station has two main entrances: the north — or Shinkansen — entrance, and the south entrance. Until the 1975 opening of the Shinkansen service, the Shinkansen entrance was called the "north entrance", and many local residents, newspapers, and real estate advertisements continue to refer to it as the "north entrance". A pedestrian tunnel connects the area in front of the Shinkansen entrance to an underground plaza underneath the south entrance to Hiroshima Station. The tunnel includes many gift shops and restaurants, as well as two exits to Fukuya, one to the Hiroshima Station Tram Stop, one in front of the Hiroshima Higashi Post Office, and one directly in front of the south entrance to Hiroshima Station. Elevator and escalator access is available for several of the entrances. Events are sometimes held in the large area of the underground plaza in front of the entrance to Fukuya. Prior to 2017, the south entrance connected the plaza outside directly to the platform for track 1; passengers wishing to access any other track from the south entrance were forced to first enter onto the track 1 platform and then ascend to the concourse above. Similarly, passengers wishing to exit the south entrance after arriving on any other platform were forced to descend from the concourse level to the track 1 platform to exit. To eliminate this bottleneck, the concourse level was expanded and a new south entrance was added slightly to the east of the old one. This design, which is standard for major Japanese rail stations, enables direct access to the concourse level from the south entrance. The new south entrance of the station was opened on May 28, 2017, and the old south entrance was permanently closed.

Super modern station, well marked, its not possible to get lost there. Moreover the information stand is very useful, the ladies there speak perfect English and are very helpful. At the back there are interesting sculptures.

There were so many places to see in Japan, especially this place where the atomic bomb was dropped in 1945. This building was still standing as today when it happened, but surrounding areas were totally destroyed. Today , the whole town had come back alive and beautiful, but the scars were still lingering at this place. People here were so friendly and respectful. By the way the foods here were so good and delicious , I loved the noodles , they were fresh and chewy.