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Map showing Hiroshima Lantern Floating Ceremony venue in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Near the Motoyasu River, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
(Riverbank area facing the Atomic Bomb Dome)

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* Heavy crowds are expected on the day. There is no dedicated parking. Please use public transportation.
* For traffic restrictions, please contact the City of Hiroshima Citizens' Safety Promotion Division.

Venue Map

・There are 5 reception tents. You can buy a lantern at any of them.
・If you use a wheelchair or need assistance, please come to the volunteer tent.
・The tent marked with a ★(star) closes at 2:00 p.m.

Lantern reception tent locations
Waiting line for lantern floating

Getting here from
JR Hiroshima Station

Streetcar (Hiroshima Electric Railway) / approx. 25 min

Line 6 (bound for Eba) or Line 2 (bound for Hiroden-Miyajimaguchi)
Get off at the "Genbaku Dome-mae" stop, then a 5-min walk.

Route map to the venue by streetcar

"Maple-Loop" sightseeing bus / approx. 20 min

Board the"Maple-Loop" at the Shinkansen exit stop,
get off at the "Genbaku Dome-mae" stop, then a 5-min walk.

Route map to the venue by sightseeing bus

* Any route will get you there.

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