Passengers can wait inside the building, which has toilets, a café, coin lockers and several stores.

Passengers can wait inside the building, which has toilets, a café, coin lockers and several stores. (Photo: Virginia González)

Hiroshima Port

Connecting Hiroshima to Shikoku and Miyajima

Virginia Gonzalez Aug 27, 2013 - 1 min read

Passengers can wait inside the building, which has toilets, a café, coin lockers and several stores.

The building is easily accessible both coming by tram or car. The parking lot is located next to the port.

Hiroshima Port is washed by the waters of the Pacific Ocean.

The Super Jet ferry to Matsuyama departs every hour from Deck 7.

Before getting to Matsuyama, it makes a stop at Kure. From here, it takes under an hour to get to Matsuyama city.

The water in this area is quite dirty, as this picture shows.

The ferry to Miyajima departs from Dock 6. There is a special two day open ticket that costs around 3600 yen.

Fishing is permanently prohibited in the port.

Waiting outside is also an option, but I do not recommend to do so during the summer.

Hiroshima Port is a quiet and remote spot, far from the city center.

Located at Ujina, in the last stop of the tram lines 1 and 5, Hiroshima Port offers daily connections to Miyajima Island, Matsuyama on Shikoku, and other nearby islands in the Inland Sea. The tram train stops in front of the port's main entrance and it costs 150 yen from any location in the city. From here, visitors can head to the World Heritage Site on Miyajima, where they will observe the famous Itsukushima Shrine and the also famous deer that inhabit the island. A bit further from here is Matsuyama, the capital of Ehime prefecture, famous for its beautiful castle and one of Japan's oldest onsen hot springs.

Virginia Gonzalez

Virginia Gonzalez @virginia.gonzalez

21 year old English and Literature student from Spain, mostly interested in film, travelling, indie music and pizza.