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Hiroshima Tour: Itsukushima Shrine and Peace Memorial
5.0
45 Ratings
Hiroshima
Explore Hiroshima’s iconic sites and hidden gems with a local guide. Customize your tour and uncover stories beyond the guidebooks.
Explore Hiroshima’s iconic sites and hidden gems with a local guide. Customize your tour and uncover stories beyond the guidebooks.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Atomic Bomb Dome - Listening to what happened in 1945 and how the city has revitalized.
- Peace Memorial Park - Hiroshima - Visiting Peace Memorial Park where all the Japanese come to pray for the peace.
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum - Visiting one of the must-go museums to see the real things that are used back in the war time, and to…
- Atomic Bomb Dome - Listening to what happened in 1945 and how the city has revitalized.
- Peace Memorial Park - Hiroshima - Visiting Peace Memorial Park where all the Japanese come to pray for the peace.
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum - Visiting one of the must-go museums to see the real things that are used back in the war time, and to know the real stories.
- Itsukushima - The guide will take you to the island called Miyajima. We will visit Itsukushima shrine and Kiyomori souvenir street where you can enjoy lots of local cuisine and beer. Maybe this is going to be the place to have lunch!
- Itsukushima Shrine Torii - Going to one of the popular places to visit where you can see the Tori gate above the water Itsukushima Shrine.
- HIROSHIMA STATION - We are going back to the Hiroshima station, or your hotel in Hiroshima city where you are going to stay, by public transportation.
What's Included
- Entrance fee: Itsukushima shrine
- Photo data (the guide will take pictures)
- Certified guide fee
- Entrance fee: Peace Memorial Museum
- Entrance fee: Itsukushima shrine
- Photo data (the guide will take pictures)
- Certified guide fee
- Entrance fee: Peace Memorial Museum
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Private transportation
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Lunch
- Private transportation
- In-vehicle air conditioning
Additional Information
Greetings from Hiroshima!
This tour takes you to all the essential attractions in Hiroshima within a single day, operating from approximately 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
Public transportation, including trains and ferries, is primarily used (no private cars), allowing you to immerse yourself in the local lifestyle.
Guided by a local expert with extensive…
Greetings from Hiroshima!
This tour takes you to all the essential attractions in Hiroshima within a single day, operating from approximately 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
Public transportation, including trains and ferries, is primarily used (no private cars), allowing you to immerse yourself in the local lifestyle.
Guided by a local expert with extensive knowledge of Hiroshima’s wartime history, you’ll gain a genuine understanding of the area’s past.
A key feature of the tour is the Itsukushima Shrine, renowned for its breathtaking torii gate that seems to float on the sea during high tide. This iconic shrine, closely connected to Japan’s Shinto heritage, is among the nation’s most beautiful and celebrated sites.
Besides visiting Hiroshima’s well-known attractions, the tour includes visits to hidden local spots related to the atomic bombing, known only to locals and not found online.
The tour is adaptable and can be customized to suit your interests. If there are other places you wish to explore, feel free to inform us at any time!
Location
HIROSHIMA STATION
NOTE: Meeting point is in front of the Shinkansen gate in the Hiroshima station. (Just next to the Shinkansen Ticket machine).
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(45 Ratings)
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22tgw
May 29, 2025
First time visitors - We were a family of 5 adults visiting Hiroshima and Miyajima for the first time. Our guide, Lena, was a great host and connected immediately with my daughters. She provided a lot of information on the tour and gave us good recommendations for later on our own.
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Mara_p
May 28, 2025
Great tour - I had a very informative tour. The private tour was worth it. I get to ask all the questions I am curious about and got to know the culture and traditions of the Japanese people. My tour guide, Yuta, was great and kind. He was very nice and friendly. Would definitely recommend this tour to anyone, either family or solo travelers, who would want to have a private tour and solely focused on you or your group.
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Rocio
May 28, 2025
Mino is quite a nice guide, and she has a lot of knowledge of the area and its history. - Nice experience, the truth is worth it, as it feels very personalized the tour. Mino made our stay the best and I liked that he always asked us what we preferred to do and that he took us by different methods of transport. Also in the food; took us to a place that was very local and not the typical restaurants that are more for tourists.
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Jack_c
May 26, 2025
Wonderful experience - Wonderful with exceptional guide Uta. Very knowledgeable and went out of his way to help us . I would highly recommend the tour especially with Uts
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Tom
May 8, 2025
Hiroshima - Minori displayed high professionalism, excellent guidance, and precise execution. And the weather was nice too. That’s it
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Cheryl_livera
May 5, 2025
A wonderful memorable experience touring Hiroshima and Miyajima island. - We had a wonderful day exploring and learning so much aboutvthe history and culture of Hiroshima, Miyajima island and the atomic bomb dome, peace park and museum, thanks to our amazing, insightful, lovely tour guide Grace "Saori".
We visited some sites that we would never have found on our own. The pace of the tour was perfect. We had lots of time to absorb the information and enjoy the beautiful sites and scenery and take lots of photos. Grace was so insightful, she was fun to talk to and helped us navigate the transportation to and from the attraction sites with ease.
We also enjoyed a wonderful lunch of oysters which is a Miyajima local delicacy.
Grace also took some wonderful photos of us too which she shared with us. Everything was very well organised and timed. Good value tour and we really had such a fun tour and loved Grace's company.
I highly recommend this tour. We loved it!
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Jaimesj2255ew
May 1, 2025
History and Reflection in Hiroshima - Amazing tour! We learned about the history and culture exploring this beautiful area. Yuta was more than willing to adjust the schedule to our preferences. Lunch was very good and he listened to our request for no seafood and we still experienced a traditional japenese dish. He took great photos of us and left us with a token of appreciation that was incredibly kind. We would def utilize him as a tour guide again and hope to see him to continue to grow his tourism career.
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Elianamx2501vr
Apr 30, 2025
Incredible Day in Hiroshima with Yuta. - Incredible Day in Hiroshima with Yuta.
We had an amazing day exploring Hiroshima with our guide Yuta. From the beautiful island of Miyajima to the deeply moving Peace Memorial Museum and A-Bomb Dome, Yuta led us through each location with heartfelt insight and respect. His explanations of the history and local culture added so much depth to the experience — it was both educational and emotional in the best way.
Yuta was incredibly patient and accommodating, especially with our kids, making sure everyone felt comfortable and engaged throughout the day. It truly felt like we were exploring the city with a friend. We're grateful for the memories and so happy to now call Yuta a friend in Japan.
Highly recommended for anyone looking for a meaningful and enriching tour of Hiroshima.
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Miguel
Apr 27, 2025
An informative journey through MiyaJima and Hiroshima with Yuta-san - I had an excellent time with Yuta-san on my private tour. Yuta-san is a really nice kind hearted young man with excellent English speaking ability. We had a really great time. Wanting to be immersive in learning about Hiroshima, Miya Jima island and in general Japanese culture, he welcomed a blended N5 Japanese speaking experience throughout our tour. Of course, where my Japanese skills wained, he would make it clear in English.
We met at my hotel lobby and proceeded to MiyaJima. He came prepared and I was quite surprised at the breadth of knowledge he had on the island. Because it is such a special place, never once did he rush me through in order to meet the tour course objectives. I had a lot of questions, and he took his time to answer them to my satisfaction. And then we had the unique experience of watching a Shinto Priest blessing ceremony which he explained in detail what was happening.
What I found amazing was as we chatted, he just asked me regular questions abut me - but unbeknownst to me at the time, he was building a mental profile. He was subtly narrowing down where we would have lunch. Next thing I know we are at an amazing Okonomiyaki restaurant. To my amazement, he even knew the histories/origins of some of Japanese cuisines.
Eventually landing at the Dome and Peace Memorial. While I had read up on some of it, he explained things I had not even considered. Just a walking encyclopedia of knowledge. I never had any thought of time, and nor did I feel rushed whatsoever. Initially I thought it was a little unusual that he suggested I walk through the museum alone. But in hindsight it was the right decision given how moving it is. It allowed me to move at my pace.
In conclusion, it felt much more like a college roommate showing me around his hometown atmosphere. But with someone who had extended knowledge on the subject. And a very nice touch ending was he had a Polaroid camera where he had taken a picture of me at MiyaJima, placed in a clear envelope with some notes on it.
I’d highly Yuta-san as a guide.
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Miguel_p
Apr 27, 2025
An amazing day with ゆうたさん - Yuta - san is amazing. Communication via the app was excellent on the days leading up to the trip. We met up in my hotel lobby.
From the start I said lets just make it like he showing one of his college friends around - which removed a lot of the formalities. Although he is completely fluent in English, he allowed a blend of Japanese and English for me to get some practice in. I was amazed with breadth of knowledge he had about MiyaJima Island. From historical facts to current events. We got the rare experience of watching a sort of child blessing ceremony ( he provided the name, but I forget). He allowed me to ask as many questions as I liked. Never felt rushed.
He coyly asked me about foods (vegetables, meats, allergies) during our tour; which ended up with us at this slamming Okonomiyaki restaurant in Hiroshima.
He gave very detailed explanations about key historical locations. We ended up at the Peace Memorial Park/Museum - which was moving. I thought we would start there, but I am glad he had foresight not to.
Overall Yuta san i professional, knowledgeable, and super respectful young man. And I would absolutely go with him again.
Lastly, I was impressed that he paid attention to details of my Japanese learning journey as I mentioned i was reneweing my dedication to learning Kanji. At our parting he handed me Polaroid picture with some personnel writing on it with lots of Kanji. I don’t know what it says (yet), but I thought it a nice touch to remember this detail
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