Train Route: Tokyo to Hiroshima via Osaka
Ride the bullet train from Tokyo, past Yokohama and Mount Fuji, to Osaka and on to Hiroshima, where you can visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial from World War II.
The route at a glance
- Tokyo Station (東京駅)
- Shinagawa Station (品川駅)
- Shin-Yokohama Station (新横浜駅), for Yokohama
- Nagoya Station (名古屋駅)
- Kyoto Station (京都駅)
- Shin-Osaka Station (新大阪駅), for Osaka
- Shin-Kobe Station (新神戸駅), for Kobe
- Okayama Station (岡山駅)
- Hiroshima Station (広島駅)
By bullet train across Japan
This route takes the Shinkansen, the Japanese bullet train, from Tokyo to Hiroshima via Osaka. On the fastest Nozomi trains, the whole ride takes about four hours.
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Tokyo to Yokohama
From Tokyo Station, the train stops at Shinagawa and then at Shin-Yokohama, the bullet train station for Yokohama, in under half an hour.
Look for Mount Fuji
Heading west from Tokyo, sit on the right side of the train (seat E in a standard car). On a clear day, you can see Mount Fuji about 40 to 60 minutes after leaving Tokyo.
On to Osaka
The train continues through Nagoya and Kyoto to Shin-Osaka, the bullet train station for Osaka. Tokyo to Osaka takes about two and a half hours.
Osaka to Hiroshima
From Shin-Osaka, the line continues west through Kobe and Okayama to Hiroshima, in about another hour and a half.
Visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial
In Hiroshima, visit the Peace Memorial Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome. The dome is the ruin of a building that stood near the center of the atomic bombing on August 6, 1945, near the end of World War II. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Peace Memorial Museum in the park tells the story of that day.
Break the journey
You do not have to ride straight through. Kyoto and Osaka are both great places to stop for a night or two on the way. You can also ride the route the other way around, from Hiroshima to Tokyo; then sit on the left side for Mount Fuji.
Photos along the way
