Overview
- Total attendance reached 2,580,926 in fiscal 2025, a new high for the third year in a row.
- Foreign visitors hit 945,618, which was 36.6% of all entries, with more travelers from Europe and the United States than from Asia.
- Mayor Kazumi Matsui linked the increase to worries over wars involving nuclear states and to a weaker yen that drew more tourists.
- The museum has added recorded video testimonies from survivors and expanded its shop, with broader display updates scheduled for September.
- Hiroshima also confirmed 14 new recorders of the deceased register, including five teenagers, as survivors criticized a foreign leader’s plan to expand nuclear forces.