Orizuru Tower Observation Decks
Last updated: August 26, 2026
Right beside the Atomic Bomb Dome, Orizuru Tower gives Hiroshima its most thoughtful view: the rooftop Hiroshima Hills deck is an open wooden terrace wrapped in mesh, where the World Heritage dome, the Peace Park and the whole rebuilt city spread out below — with Miyajima visible across the Seto Inland Sea on clear days, two World Heritage Sites in one sweep. On the 12th floor, Orizuru Square hands you special origami paper to fold a crane and release it into the glass Orizuru Wall, one more wish of peace on the growing pile, and the spiral slope down passes nine Hiroshima artists' visions of 2045.
Itinerary
- Stop at: Orizuru Tower
Frequently Asked Questions
A glass column running down the tower's facade that visitors fill one paper crane at a time: fold yours at Orizuru Square on the 12th floor with the tower's special origami paper, then drop it in to join hundreds of thousands of others — a collective prayer for peace assembled by visitors from around the world.
The Atomic Bomb Dome directly below — the deck was built precisely for this perspective — with the Peace Memorial Park beyond it and Hiroshima's rebuilt grid running to the hills. On clear days the view reaches across the Seto Inland Sea to Miyajima, putting two World Heritage Sites in a single glance.
Hiroshima Hills is open-air: a wooden terrace under a soaring roof, screened by mesh rather than glass, so the Seto Inland Sea breeze moves through as you look out. The descent is its own exhibit — the spiral slope 'Sampo' carries the 2045 Nine Hopes wall art, nine local artists imagining the city a century after the war.
Perfectly — the tower stands at the east side of the Atomic Bomb Dome, two minutes from the Genbaku Dome-mae tram stop, and most visitors pair the ground-level walk through the Peace Memorial Park and museum with the tower's view from above to complete the picture.