Hiroshima City considers online reservations for Peace Memorial Museum to eliminate waiting time for admission
Dec. 7, 2023
by Keiichi Nohira, Staff Writer
On December 6, it was learned the city of Hiroshima is considering selling tickets for certain time slots online in order to eliminate the chronic waiting time for admission to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, located in the city’s Naka Ward. The city is planning the trial within fiscal year 2023. It is also working on adjusting to distribute and exhibit atomic bomb materials to the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims, only in August.
According to multiple sources involved, the opening hours of the Peace Memorial Museum will be extended on a trial basis, and there will be time in the morning and afternoon when online reservations can be made. In addition to streamlining ticket purchases at the counter and alleviating congestion, the city is also working on specific measures to increase the length of visitors’ stay in the city, such as encouraging overnight stays.
Moreover, in August, when the number of domestic and international visitors to the museum increases, a plan has come up to display the museum’s A-bomb materials and photo panels introducing the reality of the atomic bombing at the memorial hall, also located in Peace Memorial Park. This initiative aims to disperse visitors and is under discussion with the Japanese government.
The museum is not currently accepting advance reservations for tours, and tickets are sold face-to-face at the counter. The number of visitors has increased as the country’s border measures and movement restrictions due to the spread of the new coronavirus have been lifted, and interest in the A-bombed city has increased through the G7 Hiroshima Summit held in May. The line of tourists often extends outside, and there have been complaints about the long waiting time.
(Originally published on December 7, 2023)
On December 6, it was learned the city of Hiroshima is considering selling tickets for certain time slots online in order to eliminate the chronic waiting time for admission to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, located in the city’s Naka Ward. The city is planning the trial within fiscal year 2023. It is also working on adjusting to distribute and exhibit atomic bomb materials to the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims, only in August.
According to multiple sources involved, the opening hours of the Peace Memorial Museum will be extended on a trial basis, and there will be time in the morning and afternoon when online reservations can be made. In addition to streamlining ticket purchases at the counter and alleviating congestion, the city is also working on specific measures to increase the length of visitors’ stay in the city, such as encouraging overnight stays.
Moreover, in August, when the number of domestic and international visitors to the museum increases, a plan has come up to display the museum’s A-bomb materials and photo panels introducing the reality of the atomic bombing at the memorial hall, also located in Peace Memorial Park. This initiative aims to disperse visitors and is under discussion with the Japanese government.
The museum is not currently accepting advance reservations for tours, and tickets are sold face-to-face at the counter. The number of visitors has increased as the country’s border measures and movement restrictions due to the spread of the new coronavirus have been lifted, and interest in the A-bombed city has increased through the G7 Hiroshima Summit held in May. The line of tourists often extends outside, and there have been complaints about the long waiting time.
(Originally published on December 7, 2023)
