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Hiroshima Tour: Itsukushima Shrine and Peace Memorial
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18 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
Konnichiwa (Hello) from Hiroshima!
This tour covers all the must-see spots in Hiroshima in just one day, running from around 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
Led by a local guide with deep knowledge of Hiroshima’s history during the war, you’ll experience the authentic story firsthand.
A highlight of the tour is Itsukushima Shrine, famous for its stunning torii gate…
Konnichiwa (Hello) from Hiroshima!
This tour covers all the must-see spots in Hiroshima in just one day, running from around 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
Led by a local guide with deep knowledge of Hiroshima’s history during the war, you’ll experience the authentic story firsthand.
A highlight of the tour is Itsukushima Shrine, famous for its stunning torii gate that appears to float on the sea at high tide. This iconic shrine, deeply tied to Japan’s Shinto tradition, is one of the country’s most beautiful and renowned landmarks.
In addition to visiting Hiroshima’s famous sites, we’ll take you to hidden local spots related to the atomic bombing that are known only to locals—places you won’t find on the internet.
The tour is flexible and can be tailored to your preferences. If there are any other places you’d like to visit, just let us know 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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(18 Ratings)
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Camper16144779152
Jul 8, 2024
Must see when in Hiroshima - It was our first time to Japan and also Hiroshima. I would strongly recommend going to Hiroshima if you are going to Japan. We had a wonderful day with our guide Yuta. Who was fantastic and very knowledgeable and passionate about his country and Hiroshima. The trip to the Torii gate, shinto shrine on Miyajima made for a great morning. Then we had a traditional lunch of Okonomiyaki at location chosen by Yuta in Hiroshima. The Afternoon was filled with learning about the Atomic bombing of Hiroshima from ground zero to Peace Memorial Park Museum and the Atomic Dome. It was humbling, informative and hard to grasp the devistaion. Thank you for the fantastic tour and new friendship.
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Mara_d
Jun 24, 2024
Great tour and best guide (Yuta) - We had this tour with Yuta and really enjoyed it. Yuta has great knowledge to share and he is always willing to make you feel comfortable taking your interests into account as well as preferences (we were a bit peeky with food and he found a great option for us). We had great conversations, he had everything planned to perfection, entrances to every visit point we're already taken care of and he made the best out of every minute of the tour.
Yuta is also a really helpful guy, he took great pictures of us and helped us to book a train for the next part of our trip.
If you ever have the chance to book a tour ask for Yuta, highly recommended!
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Rei_y
Jun 15, 2024
An excellent Hiroshima family tour with Yuta-San! - We were extremely fortunate to be guided by Yuta during our stay in Hiroshima. Our tour was a full day and was easy to book. Yuta met us at our hotel, the Sheraton. We then went by local train and then ferry to Miyajima. It was fantastic. After eating okanomiyaki we saw the Hiroshima bomb exhibit which was somber but an excellent experience. The best part of our tour was Yuta. He is young, intelligent and engaging. This was great because he interacted so well with our 12 and 13 year old boys. By the end of the tour they were friends and he was teaching them Japanese! Yuta is also very knowledgeable of all the sites we saw and educated on many Japanese customs at the Miyajima shrine. I highly recommend getting a tour with Yuta!
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439reiy
Jun 15, 2024
Amazing experience with our tour guide Yuta-San! - We were extremely fortunate to be guided by Yuta during our stay in Hiroshima. Our tour was a full day and was easy to book. Yuta met us at our hotel, the Sheraton. We then went by local train and then ferry to Miyajima. It was fantastic. After eating okanomiyaki we saw the Hiroshima bomb exhibit which was somber but an excellent experience. The best part of our tour was Yuta. He is young, intelligent and engaging. This was great because he interacted so well with our 12 and 13 year old boys. By the end of the tour they were friends and he was teaching them Japanese! Yuta is also very knowledgeable of all the sites we saw and educated on many Japanese customs at the Miyajima shrine. I highly recommend getting a tour with Yuta!
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Ismaelcj726jj
Jun 10, 2024
Awesome review! - Yuta was amazing. He was very nice and incredibly knowledgeable. The scenery and food combo were exquisite. You will have a great time.
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Renee_c
Jun 10, 2024
This was an amazing tour. Our guide Yuta was wonderful! - This was an amazing tour! Our guide Yuta was wonderful and so knowledgeable. He communicated with us prior to the tour to see where we wanted to meet. He then picked us up at our hotel in Hiroshima, and spent the day with us. We got to see so many wonderful things that we would have had trouble finding on our own. We only had one day in Hiroshima, so this was a wonderful way to see the city and the nearby island with the famous floating gate. We would definitely recommend this tour to anyone!
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Andrea
May 12, 2024
Interesting and moving tour of Hiroshima - Lovely day spent in Hiroshima exploring the history. We also went across to Miyajima. Enjoyed some lovely Oysters and got some pictures of the day. Our guide was lovely and insightful and we throughly enjoyed our day with Yuta. I don’t think coming to Hiroshima and not having a tour will most likely miss out on interesting information.
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Kathleendf546lm
Apr 30, 2024
Fun morning followed by heart-wrenching afternoon. Yuta was knowledgeable with wonderful English! - One of the best tour guides I've ever had. I've visited 7 continents so I am a seasoned traveler. Yuta's coordination was terrific. Three of us came down from Kyoto for the day and he met us exactly where he said he would be with his white board. We started our new friendship with introductions and a walk to the ferry to head to Miyajima to see the Itsukushima Shrine, many deer, oysters oysters and more oysters, fun drinks and snacks, a Japanese wedding, and a five storied pagoda and much more. After a great morning of unhurried sightseeing, we headed back to Hiroshima, had a nice Japanese lunch with Yuta and then caught the train to the Peace Memorial Park and gardens. We asked many questions about how the Japanese feel about Americans after the bombing. The day had started out sunny and beautiful, but by the time we were at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, it had begun to rain. It actually seemed fitting for the day. Somber. Yuta showed us where to start in the museum, and where to meet him after an hour. He said that many Japanese had not wanted to give their remaining mementos from the blast to the museum, but when they saw it in the beginning, they were touched and donated many things for displays. It was very moving, and I found the artwork to be the most touching. Yuta and I shared some thoughts on peace and war, and he shared words from a 90 year old friend who said the way to end war is to make friends, just keep making friends. I consider Yuta my friend now. We finished the day seeing the remaining statues, and finally the only remaining building from the bomb blast. Yuta got us back to the Shinkansen train back to Kyoto with plenty of time to grab a snack for the 1 1/2 hour train ride back to Kyoto.
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Coops905
Apr 9, 2024
Fantastic day with Yuta in Hiroshima - We had an awesome day with Yuta traveling in Hiroshima. We were three people - my husband and me, and our twelve year old son. Everything about the day was easy and exactly customized to what we wanted. We traveled in from Kyoto that morning and headed back to Tokyo that night (!) and Yuta met us at the station without any issues, helped us figure out luggage storage and got us set off again at night. We visited all the sites we wanted to see in and around Hiroshima, got great pictures and learned a lot from our guide. We did everything at a pace and ease that we could never have done if we’d done it by ourselves or done a larger group. We also have dietary restrictions, and Yuta was able to take us to a tiny local restaurant where we would never have otherwise been able to figure out the menu, and ordered for us all. Yuta’s English was fantastic, as was his knowledge of the city, and he was super kind and engaging with our son. All in all, a great day and highly recommended.
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Marisa_c
Apr 9, 2024
History and Food All in One Tour! - Yuta-san was the best tour guide we could have asked for! My husband had a laundry list of places he wanted to see in Hiroshima and Yuta made it happen. He also let me deviate so I could try Miyajima street food I smelled along the way. He gave us a bit of a foodie tour too so both my husband and I were happy. I would highly recommend him as a guide and cannot thank him enough for our day!
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