HIROSHIMA ¨C The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, which documents the world¡¯s first atomic bombing in August 1945, will be reservation-only during the Bon?holiday period from Aug. 8 to 16, it was learned Monday.
During the period, the museum will accept up to 1,000 visitors per hour, as part of its efforts to ease seasonal congestion. The museum will start accepting online reservations as early as this month.
In fiscal 2025, which ended this March, the museum attracted some 2.58 million visitors, hitting a record high for the third straight year.
During the Bon period, the museum is usually too crowded for people to easily move around within the building, and ensuring visitors have sufficient time to safely view the exhibits?has become an issue.
While the museum has already introduced reservation-only hours before and after the regular opening hours, this is the first time it will have reservation-only days.
¡°We hope to create an environment in which visitors can thoroughly see the museum¡¯s exhibits,¡± a city official said.
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