Hiroshima Sightseeing Loop Bus

Hiroshima Sightseeing Loop Bus めいぷるーぷ

The Hiroshima Sightseeing Loop Bus (Hiroshima meipuru-pu) is an excellent way for tourists to get around Hiroshima. This is especially so if you also have a Japan Rail Pass.

Loop Bus (Hiroshima meipuru-pu) at Hiroshima Station

Passes & Schedule

The distinctive, red Hiroshima Loop Bus leaves from Hiroshima Station's Shinkansen-guchi exit outside the Hotel Granvia Hiroshima. It passes eight major tourist attractions in the city including Hiroshima Castle, the Atomic Bomb Dome and the Peace Memorial Park. A one-day pass for the Hiroshima Sightseeing Loop Bus is 400 yen or use your Japan Rail Pass. One ride is 200 yen only. Buses depart every 30 minutes from the station between 9 am-5.30 pm. The bus takes around 50 minutes to complete the circuit of Hiroshima's main attractions.

A bus outside Hiroshima Station

Routes

There are two routes: the Orange Route and the Green Route. The Orange Route is as follows: Hiroshima Station, Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum (and Shukkeien), Hiroshima Castle, Hiroshima Museum of Art, Kamiya-cho, the Atomic Bomb Dome, the Peace Memorial Park, Hatchobori and Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art. The Green Route is as follows: Hiroshima Station, Hatchobori, Kamiya-cho, Peace Memorial Park, Okonomi-mura, Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum (Shukkeien), Futabanosato Historical Walking Trail and Hiroshima Toshogu Shrine.

Further Information on the bus and routes

Hiroshima Sightseeing Loop Bus website (Chugoku JR Bus Company) Etajima to Hiroshima Ferry

Other Loop Buses in Japan

Several cities in Japan have tourist loop buses. They are a cheap and convenient way to get around. There are loop buses in Hagi in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Matsue in Shimane Prefecture, Nagoya, Sendai, Kumamoto in Kyushu and the Yanaka Loop Bus (Tozai Megurin) in Tokyo, too.

Sightseeing Loop Bus, Hiroshima Station

Loop Bus at Hiroshima Station