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Hiroden (Tram, Streetcars) |
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Most convenient when moving in the city center and its vicinities. They
are operated by a company named Hiroden. The whole fare system is simple.
When you travel in the city center, the flat rate of 150 yen applies;
you pay when you get off by putting coins in the box-like machine next
to the driver. This box also serves as a bill & coin exchanger and
has a slot to insert passes as well. The exchanger accepts 1000 yen bills,
500 yen coins, 100 yen coins, and 50yen coins. When conductors are available
on the car, you can also ask them to break your bills (basically any kind).
If you buy a one-day pass (600 yen), you don't have to worry about preparing
change and can ride the streetcars at your heart's content for a day. You
can also go to Miyajima-guchi with this pass (the regular one-way rate
is 270 yen between city center and Miyajima-guchi).
You are asked to insert it in a designated slot of the box-like machine
at the entrance and again do the same at the exit near the driver when
you get off. Buying it is easy; at Tourist Information of Hiroshima Station,
the Rest House (serving as Tourist Information in Peace Park), major hotels,
and from conductors on the car. But you want to ride frequently enough
on the day of purchase for a bargain. And you cannot ride buses or Astramline
with this. Also, you can use JR trains to go to Miyajimaguchi. One time-effective
way for your one day trip in Hiroshima will be to take a JR train to Miyajima-guchi,
take a boat to Miyajima, stay there as your time allows, and come back
to the city by Hiroden, riding it at Hiroden Miyajima-guchi. If you are
interested in visiting Peace Park and the Museum, get off at Genbaku-dome-mae,
from which you can start your Peace Park tour and eventually visit the
museum. It's not difficult to go back to JR Hiroshima Station by bus from
the museum. There's a bus stop in front of the museum on Peace Boulevard.
Or taxies are always available (1500 yen or less to the station).
There's also another kind of one day pass which includes the ferry ride
between Miyajima-guchi and Miyajima. But again, if you have a Japan Rail
Pass, you can show it and take the JR boat free of extra charge. Since
two companies runs the boat service and the schedules are slightly different,
you might want to decide which you want to use once you are at the boat
terminals of Miyajima-guchi or Miyajima. The JR boats go closer to the
famous Oh-torii gate on its way to the island but you can take a good look
at it once you are on the island and walk toward it.
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The web site named "HIRODEN AVENUE" gives you detailed information
about Hiroden streetcar ride in English.
http://www.hiroden.co.jp/train/rosenzu/streetcar_map.htm |
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JR Trains |
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Punctual and reliable. Good when traveling to Hiroshima's neighboring cities.
Buy tickets every time or simply show the Japan Rail Pass at the ticket
gate if you have one.
West J.R. Co.
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Astramline |
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It's an AGT or automated guideway transit connecting the city center and
the northern urban district; partly underground and mostly overhead. Purchase
tickets when you ride.
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Bus |
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So many buses crisscross the city and the networks are quite complicated.
Rather hard to handle properly. Only for the cases that there are no other
means available, such as going to Naka Incineration Plant. Use the middle door when riding and get a numbered ticket. Press the
button to let the driver know that you are getting off, proceed to the
driver, put the numbered ticket and exact fare into the box-like machine
next to the driver. There's an electric board at the front indicating the
fares for respective numbers. Check the board and your numbered ticket
to know your fare.
Hiroden Bus (in Japanese)
Hiroshima Bus (in Japanese)
Hiroko Bus (in Japanese)
Chugoku JR Bus (in Japanese)
Geiyo Bus (in Japanese)
Bihoku Kotsu (in Japanese) |
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Hiroden Bus (Green)
Hiroshima Bus (Red)
Hiroko Bus (Orange) |
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Ship |
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When the tide is right and if your schedule allows, you can go to Miyajima
straight from Peace Park by boat. The service is not frequent and rather
expensive but might be fun. Run by a company called Aqua Net. For details,
click here.
http://www.aqua-net-h.co.jp/sekaiisan_course_english.html
Minato Navi HIROSHIMA (in Japanese) |
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