What are nice day trips from Hiroshima?
Short answer
Higashihiroshima and Iwakuni are some potential day trips within 50 km of Hiroshima. Imabari, Matsuyama, Fukuyama and Hōfu-shi are within 100 km of Hiroshima. Matsue, Takamatsu, Tokushima and Kotohira are within 200 km of Hiroshima by train. We list 18 places below, including 14 coastal towns (Mihara and Onomichi), 4 old-world towns (Ozu), 3 mountain villages and 3 lake or river towns (Ibara). More below.
Within 50 km 2 places
Within 100 km 12 places
By train, within 200 km 4 places
Places with a railway station within a 10-minute drive. Each one links to public-transport directions from Hiroshima, so you can check the route and journey time.
Tokushima
Tokushima, the capital of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku island, sits at the water's edge and markets itself as a "water city," with mountains close by.
Matsue
Matsue Castle, one of the last surviving feudal castles from the Tokugawa era, anchors this lakeside city in Shimane Prefecture on Japan's Honshu island.
