Hiroshima · Day Tour
A city that rebuilt itself, and an island shrine that stands in the sea.
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¥18,000 per person
approx. US$114
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A private Hiroshima tour with a local guide. The Peace Memorial Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome, the Shukkei-en garden, the downtown and Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima are the usual candidates. How much time you give each is decided with you rather than fixed in advance.
The Peace Memorial Park is not a place to be marched around. Your guide gives you the context — what stood here before August 1945, what the Dome was, what the memorials commemorate — and then leaves you the time you need. Some guests want an hour in the museum, some want three, and some want to sit by the river afterwards. All of those are the right answer.
Hiroshima is a working city of over a million people, and it can be a mistake to see only the park. Shukkei-en was laid out in 1620, destroyed with everything else and replanted; a ginkgo in it survived the blast and is still growing. The downtown, the covered arcades and the baseball are what people actually live here for.
The shrine at Itsukushima is built on piles over the water, so at high tide it appears to float and the great torii stands offshore. The island itself was held sacred for centuries. It is around forty minutes from the city by train and ferry, and it is worth arriving early or staying late, when the day visitors have gone.
Hiroshima's version is layered rather than mixed, with noodles in it, cooked on a hot plate in front of you. There are places in the city with several floors of nothing else. Your guide takes you to one where locals eat and orders in the local shorthand.
Meet your guide at the Starbucks in Minamoa, or at your accommodation.
The Dome, the memorials and the museum, at your pace.
A garden replanted after 1945.
The ferry across, and Itsukushima Shrine.
Okonomiyaki, and the arcades.
Starbucks Coffee at Minamoa Hiroshima, second floor, or your accommodation if you prefer. Your guide will contact you on WhatsApp beforehand to agree the plan.
The price covers your private English-speaking guide. Entry fees, transport and meals are paid as you go, and by convention you also cover your guide's. Bring cash.
Yes, but it makes for a full one. Many guests give the park the morning and the island the afternoon, and your guide will pace it around how long you want in the museum.
Parts of it are hard for adults. Your guide will tell you what to expect and can route around the most difficult sections. Tell us the ages when you book.
At high tide. Tide times are published in advance and your guide will plan the day around them if that matters to you.
Yes. Hiroshima is around ninety minutes from Osaka by shinkansen, though most guests stay a night to do the island properly.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start time. Bookings are confirmed instantly.
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