The castle was built by Terumoto Mori and became the base of the Hiroshima clan, changing hands between the Fukushima clan and the Asano clan.
Construction of Hiroshima Castle began in 1589 by Mori Terumoto, who ruled over most of the Chugoku region, in this area with good land and water transport. At that time, large-scale construction was carried out, including stone walls, moats, buildings such as the castle tower, and the castle town. The Mori clan was transferred after the Battle of Sekigahara, but during the Edo period, it became the castle residence of 12 generations of the Asano clan, including Fukushima Masanori and Asano Nagaakira. The castle tower and some other buildings remained even after the Meiji period, but all of the buildings were completely destroyed by the atomic bomb. The castle tower was rebuilt in 1958, and is now a museum that introduces the history of Hiroshima through documents and models, and holds about six special exhibitions a year, as well as various outreach activities. In 1994, the Hira-yagura, Tamon-yagura, and Taiko-yagura towers were completed, restoring the original appearance of Ninomaru.
INFORMATION
- business hours
- ・Opening hours of the castle tower: March to November 9:00 to 18:00, December to February 9:00 to 17:00 ・Opening hours of the Ninomaru: April to September 9:00 to 17:30, October to March 9:00 to 16:30 *Entry is allowed until 30 minutes before closing.
- Holidays
- The castle tower is temporarily closed on December 29th, December 30th, and December 31st. Ninomaru is closed on December 29th, December 30th, December 31st, January 1st, and January 2nd.
- price
- Adults 370 yen (280 yen) High school students/seniors 180 yen (100 yen) Junior high school students and younger free *Age confirmation required. Prices in parentheses are for groups of 30 or more people.
- address
- 〒730-001121-1 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
- Phone Number
- 082-221-7512082-227-7875
- Website
- Parking notes
- * There is no parking lot in the ruins of the castle, so please use the general parking lot in the vicinity. * The parking lot for sightseeing buses is located on the south side of Hiroshima Castle (north side of Jonan Dori). For inquiries about the sightseeing bus parking lot, please contact the Central Park RCC front guard room (TEL 082-227-7875).