Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, who is chairing the G7 gathering, welcomed the leaders taking part at Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park with his wife Yuko, APA reports citing NHK World.
The last Group of Seven summit meeting to take place in Japan was held seven years ago.
The leaders are to visit the Peace Memorial Museum in the park of the same name. Inside are exhibits detailing the aftermath of the atomic bombing of the city.
They are also expected to meet with atomic bomb survivors, known as hibakusha.
The leaders will lay flowers at a cenotaph dedicated to victims of the bomb and offer prayers.
In the afternoon, they are scheduled to begin discussions at a hotel in the city.
A total of ten sessions will be held during the 3-day summit. To wrap up the talks, the leaders will issue a declaration highlighting the main points of their discussions.
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