Miyajima Private Tour: Explore Itsukushima Shrine with Licensed Guide

Embark on a value-packed private tour of Miyajima island and Itsukushima Shrine with a licensed guide. Customize your itinerary and make the most of your four-hour visit!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • JR Miyajima Ferry - For optimal tour time, we suggest meeting at the Miyajimaguchi Passenger Terminal Ticket Office (Ferry Boarding Area for Miyajima). However, we can also arrange to meet at your hotel in Hiroshima city. Please inform us of your preference.
  • Daishoin Temple - Daishō-in, also known as Daisyō-in, is a historic temple complex…
What's Included
  • Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Hiroshima
  • Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
  • Customizable Tour of your choice of 2-3 sites from ‘What to expect’ list
What's Not Included
  • Transportation fees, Ferry, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
  • Miyajima Visitor tax of 100 yen per person (Cash only)
  • Private Vehicle
  • You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
  • Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.
Additional Information

Embark on this value-rich journey accompanied by a licensed and expert English speaking guide, offering a superb and efficient method to explore Miyajima Island and Itsukushima Shrine!
You may commence your day by selecting the landmarks in Miyajima island you wish to visit first. Your guide will meticulously personalize your four-hour private tour to…

Location
JR Miyajima Ferry
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Shenar2025
Jan 5, 2025
Tour with Yoshiko Horimasu - Amazing tour with our guide Yoshiko Horimasu. Very knowledgable and friendly. Overall a great experience, highly recommended !! Thanks Yoshiko
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Maesonm2024
Dec 23, 2024
Great visit to Miyajima - We had a wonderful morning on Miyajima Island with Mimi. Mimi met us at Hiroshima station and guided us to Miyajima using the public transport system. She showed us around Itsukushima shrine and told us some interesting points. After, we went for a stroll around the village and tried some delecious food on the shopping street. Thanks Mimi.
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Jamiebolton
Dec 15, 2024
Man amazing tour with a knowledgable guide - We had an unbelievable day! Masa was a superb tour guide who was knowledgeable and friendly. We could not have asked for a better experience!
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Explorer538528
Dec 11, 2024
Miyajima Island Tour with Nori - Nori provided a well organised and informative tour showing shrines and temples of Miyajima Island. Nori also showed us a special look out that other tourist did not know about.
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Catherine_u
Dec 10, 2024
Great Half Day with Shin! - We enjoyed our half day tour to Miyajima from Hiroshima with our private guide, Shin, a professional guide with Japan Guide Agency, in November 20. He met us at our hotel, which was next to the train station, then escorted us to the train and then to the ferry over to Miyajima. Lots of wild deer strolling about here but not as tame as those in Nara-avoid feeding them! Our first stop after brief walk from the ferry was the famous Torii gate that stands in the water. We were not there at low tide so we could not walk out to it but were happy just seeing and it (and posing for pictures. Our guide offered to take many photos for us). We also visited the Itsukushima Shrine and learned about the different buildings and uses of the Shrine and observed a bride and other traditions. We also walked through the peaceful and beautiful Momijidani Park and learned how to get to the Miyajima Ropeway to get to the top of the mountain for great views. Our guide showed us around to see the Senjokaku Shrine area, and some of the Omotesando Shopping Arcade, where we had a snack and parted ways at the end of our half day together, as we opted to stay in and explore further. Shin made dure we knew how to get back to the ferry and train. We had an excellent walking tour and appreciated our time together. Thank you Shin! Highly recommended! (Not as part of the tour, we took the Ropeway and spent some time enjoying the ride and views from up high, thanks to Shin's directions. Worth doing if you have time! It was a beautiful day!
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Traveler607350
Dec 10, 2024
The real deal - The views were great, the guide was very knowledgeable of the history as well as the culture. The guide was very courteous and professional.
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Charlie_m
Dec 9, 2024
Eiji was fantastic, very... - Eiji was fantastic, very friendly, very knowledgeable. The island was stunning at night and was well worth it to wait for!
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591alan
Nov 30, 2024
Beautiful experience in Miyajima. - Had an amazing experience with our guide Eiji. Eiji took the time to contact us and move the time of our tour to Miyajima ahead of our scheduled time to accommodate the pending rain. It worked out perfect as heavy rain moved in just as we boarded the ferry back to the train station. We had a very enjoyable tour of Miyajima. Such beauty and fall colors were at their peak. Eiji also shared his family’s personal connection to Hiroshima as his grandfather was in Hiroshima at the time the bomb blast. Thanks for all your help Eiji.
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Carolyn_w
Nov 27, 2024
Beautiful Island - This was a fun afternoon with our guide, Nob. He met us at our hotel and shared many interesting facts about Hiroshima, on our walk, bus ride, train and 10 minute ferry ride to Miajima Island. He spoke excellent English and was a wealth of knowledge. I highly recommend this tour and our guide, Nob. 10 stars!! Carol and Thom, Seattle, Washington USA
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Carolyn
Nov 25, 2024
Beautiful Island - If I could rate this experience 10 stars, I would. Nob Ushio was our tour guide and he met us in the hotel lobby exactly on time. He provided us with a written itinerary. Nob was a wealth of knowledge not only about our tour but about the other historical facts of Hiroshima. We had a nice lunch in a non touristy and quiet restaurant, opportunity to buy a souvenir and take many pictures. We learned a lot from Nob and he was a very pleasant and kind man. I highly recommend this experience and I hope you are able to have Nob as your guide. A couple other recommendations: we liked meeting Nob in the hotel lobby and did not have to figure out the bus, then train then a meeting point at the ferry dock, much less stress. We learned things in transit so the time was not wasted. Also know that there’s a fair amount of walking but mostly it is flat. This tour was a great way to spend the afternoon with our guide. Carol and Thom, Seattle, Washington
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