Hiroshima Station Building Minamoa

A mixed-use station complex opened in March 2025 at the south entrance of Hiroshima Station. The 20-storey, approximately 100-metre tower combines retail floors with Hotel Granvia Hiroshima South Gate, while a tram platform on the second floor brings Hiroden streetcars directly into the building.

Use

Office tower

Area

Minami Ward, Hiroshima

Completed

2025

Floors

20 above ground, 1 below

Height

100 m

Total floor area

approx. 111,000 m²

Developer

West Japan Railway Company (JR West)

A Half-Century Reinvented at the South Gate

On 24 March 2025, a station building reaching approximately 100 metres opened at the south entrance of Hiroshima Station. The structure stands 20 storeys above ground with one basement level and covers a total floor area of about 111,000 square metres. Developed by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), the building integrates a retail complex named Minamoa on floors 1 to 6, and Hotel Granvia Hiroshima South Gate on floors 7 to 20.

The previous station building, long known as Big Front Hiroshima, served the south entrance for decades before ageing prompted a full redevelopment. Planning and construction stretched through the 2010s, culminating in the 2025 opening of the current structure.

Streetcars Rise to the Second Floor

The most distinctive feature of the new building is its second-floor tram platform. In a configuration rare among Japanese stations, the Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcar network now enters the second-storey concourse directly rather than running at street level. With JR lines—both conventional rail and Shinkansen—and the tram system connecting under a single roof, Hiroshima Station has become one of Japan’s few multi-modal terminals where passengers transfer between rail types without stepping outdoors.

Surrounding the building, the south forecourt was redesigned simultaneously, expanding pedestrian areas and reorganising bus terminal access to improve flow between transport modes. The Hiroshima JP Building, completed nearby in recent years, is part of the same southward regeneration push.

Summary

Minamoa opened in 2025 as a 20-storey, roughly 100-metre station complex on the south side of Hiroshima Station. By stacking retail, hotel, and a streetcar terminus in one building, JR West has given Hiroshima’s southern gateway a structure that serves as both a transport hub and a city landmark. For another landmark station redevelopment by JR West, Kyoto Station Building offers an instructive comparison. Visitors looking for accommodation near Hiroshima Station can search options at Rakuten Travel.