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Hiroshima Peace Cycling Tour with Local Guide (3h Long Course)
4.9
53 Ratings
Hiroshima
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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What's Included
- English speaking guide
- insurance fee for bikes
- Data of the photos taken on the day
- Bicycle use
Additional Information
This is a guided cycling tour in which participants ride an electric bicycle and learn about the reconstruction of Hiroshima’s bombed heritage sites and how we are trying to protect peace in the city of Hiroshima. This tour is led by our friendly team from Hiroshima.
・Learn about local feelings towards the Peace Park from about 70 years ago.
・The area within a 2.5km radius from the hypocenter was severely damaged. We are heading to multiple bombed heritage sites that still remain.
・You will ride a comfortable electric bicycle through the local area to experience the Hiroshima Peace Museum and more.
・We will take you to unique places well-known by our local Japanese team.
・We will ride along the beautiful riverside and in the park to get an idea of the destruction of Hiroshima at that time and how the city has changed into what it is now.
- If you are late for the meeting time without prior notice, the tour will be cancelled. In such cases, a 100% cancellation fee will be incurred on the day of the tour and is non-refundable.
- In addition, even if you contact us in advance, it may be canceled due to the convenience of other customers.
- Adult bicycle (electric): Height 145 cm or more
- Bicycle with seat for children (electric) or A baby trailer
- Bicycles with seats for children (electric) are for children under 22 kg and under 115 cm. A baby trailer can accommodate two children at the same time, but since the maximum load capacity is 45 kg, each child must weigh less than 18 kg when riding in the cart at the same time.
- Children’s bicycle (cross bike type): 2 Children’s bicycles* for one booking are available. Children under age 15 can use both children’s bicycles and adult bicycles at child rate.
- If the number of seats for infants and children’s bicycles are full reserved, children of heights who cannot use adult bicycles may not be able to participate. After making a reservation, we will contact you after checking the stock of the bicycle.
- Free Wi-Fi: None（Hiroshima Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the city）
- The timetable may change depending on the situation on the day.
Location
Hiroshima Peace Park Rest House
Meeting point: Rest House of Hiroshima Peace Park
1-1 Nakajimacho, Naka Ward, Hiroshima
Access: Take the Hiroshima Electric Railway train from Hiroshima Station and get off at Atomic Bomb Dome Station (about 20 minutes). 5-minute walk from Atomic Bomb Dome Station.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Jane_m
Jun 19, 2024
Heartfelt tour of Hiroshima - Fantastic experience in Hiroshima!!
Our guide was a fantastic guide through Hiroshima!! She taught us a lot about the history of the city and the horrendous day that change the future of our world. She was fantastic with our family and made it a very interesting experience!!
I highly recommend our tour guide for a this must trip to Hiroshima!!
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702rebekkad
Jun 18, 2024
Wonderful bicycle tour - We had a great bike tour with the talkative guide Shin.
He shared a lot of personal moments with us, so he was able to bring us much closer to the history than the history books ever could.
It was a wonderful experience with him. We can highly recommend the bike tour in Hiroshima.
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佐藤公2024
Jun 11, 2024
I thought the smiles of children were peaceful. - I have been to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum several times, but this was my first time to participate in a peace tour, where I cycled around the peace heritage sites remaining in the city of Hiroshima (on an electric bicycle). It was a completely different feeling from the peace training I had received in the past. At the museum, I became more conscious of peace by learning about the tragic reality of the atomic bomb, but as I walked around Hiroshima city listening to the local guide's stories and feeling the history, culture, and climate of Hiroshima, I started thinking about how we can all work together to create peace. I think this is because I was able to hear the thoughts and voices of each person living in Hiroshima city about the time just before the atomic bomb was dropped, the moment of the explosion, immediately after the bombing, and the reconstruction. I lived in Hiroshima city for 11 years, but there were many memorial monuments that I had not known about, and I learned that each one has a thought for the people who died, their families, and their friends. This time, it was only for one day, but I would have liked to hear the stories. Next time, I would like to come to Hiroshima again with my children and family. I would like to spread this experience to many people. Thank you very much.
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Dawn_v
Jun 8, 2024
A great morning cycling Hiroshima - What a great guide, thank you so much Shin for showing us Hiroshima on this bike tour and for sharing with us your own personal and other stories about what happened on the very sad day of 6th August 1945. We had a lovely morning, thank you so much Shin
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Chiharuy18
May 29, 2024
A wonderful trip that your children will never forget. - We were guided along a long course.
Starting from the Peace Memorial Park, we cycled around the Atomic Bomb Dome, the Cenotaph, the Peace Memorial Museum, the Peace Bridge, the Hiroshima Red Cross Atomic Bomb Hospital, the Hiroshima Electric Railway Headquarters, the riverside where the mayor of Hiroshima lived at the time, and a bakery that has been there since then. It was a three-hour tour packed with the kind of attentive local guidance and the passion of our guide, Toby.
We learned not only about the tragic aspects of the atomic bomb, but also about the strength and warmth of the Hiroshima people who rose up afterwards, and although it was my first visit to Hiroshima, I became a big fan of Hiroshima. At the end of the tour, I felt very positive and optimistic about peace.
I participated with my two children, a second- and fourth-graders, and although the topics were difficult, the explanations were easy to understand for children, and the tour was full of laughter, with puns and quizzes mixed in. The children listened to the talk with great interest from beginning to end, and even after returning to Tokyo, they enthusiastically explained the stories that Toby had told them to their grandmother. It seems that this was a precious memory that the children will never forget.
Currently, my children are attending a cram school to prepare for their junior high school entrance exams, but rather than just "studying" from textbooks and flat maps, I think they have come to enjoy "learning" about society by seeing, touching, hearing and feeling actual events that actually happen in the world. Thank you very much.
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Tourist16707933304
May 28, 2024
Bicycle Tour Peace Memorial Park Peace Memorial Hall Atomic Bomb Dome Hiroshima Electric Railway Disaster Heritage - I wanted my children to learn about peace, so I joined the tour. Our guide, Mr. Ishitobi, explained everything in detail in a way that even children could understand and spoke passionately about the importance of peace, making it a great experience and learning experience for my child.
I would definitely like to participate again next time.
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Fearless14819963606
May 27, 2024
A passionate message from Hiroshima people - As I enjoyed the pleasant ride, I was moved by the many heartfelt stories that conveyed not only the horrors of war but also the desire and importance of peace. I was reminded that because war is a man-made disaster started by humans, it is also humans who must protect the happiness of living in peace. I strongly felt that I wanted as many people as possible to experience and feel this way.
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Sallie_d
May 16, 2024
Great personal and knowledgeable guide. - Shin, our guide shared personal stories which advised to his knowledge history…creating a moving and emotional picture of bombing of Hiroshima. Unforgettable!
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Jo_a
Apr 15, 2024
Don’t miss this tour! - We did so many fabulous things in Japan and this cycling tour was just meant to be a quick glimpse into the city’s history for our teenage son… wow, it was so much more. Shin was the most incredible guide, he was able to make us think, to chat about life, to bring us to tears and to make us laugh. He shared factual history interspersed with personal family stories whilst maintaining a wonderfully positive manner which combined to be hugely engaging and poignant. The ride was flat and the e-bikes made it effortless. We can’t recommend this tour highly enough.
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Emmaruhlepersonal
Apr 12, 2024
Great Experience and Great Guide - Our guide was a lovely lady who was a local to the area, it was great hearing a more personal experience and explanation of Hiroshima. Definitely recommend!
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