Hiroshima Private Guided Tour from Osaka or Kyoto
About This Tour
Travel from Osaka or Kyoto for a full-day private guided journey through Hiroshima and Miyajima, combining powerful history with some of Japan’s most iconic cul...
Duration: 9 Hours · Tour type: Private · Activity level: Moderate · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Included · Wheelchair access: No · Cities: Hiroshima, Itsukushima · Languages: English, French, Japanese
Know before you go: WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE; STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE; ANIMALS OR PETS ALLOWED; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY; INFANTS MUST SIT ON LAPS; Infant seats unavailable; Wheelchair accessible; Not wheelchair accessible
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What's Included
- Peace Memorial Museum
- Itsukushima Shrine
- Transports in Hiroshima Prefecture
- Round Trip Shinkansen (For those who choose the non-included option)
Itinerary
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1Day 01
Genbaku Dome The Genbaku Dome is a poignant testimony to the atomic bomb that hit Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. This building is still partially standing. We pass by and can reflect there. Peace Memorial Park We walk in the Peace Memorial Park between the Genbaku Dome and the Hiroshima Peace Museum. Peace Memorial Museum We visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, an important and moving testimony to the Second World War and the atomic bomb that fell on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Ferry between Hiroshima and Miyajima We take the ferry to Itsukushima island. We can admire all the surroundings on the Seto Inland Sea. Miyajima Omotesando Shopping Street The Miyajima Omotesando shopping street welcomes us and we can have lunch there. Itsukushima Shinto Shrine The island of Miyajima and its Shinto shrine Itsukushima is famous throughout the world especially for its gate, the large torii positioned on the sea. We visit this shrine and learn more about the history and religion of Japan. Great Torii Gate of Itsukushima Shrine We walk to the torii of the shrine if it is low tide. Omoto Park We walk in Omoto Park. This is the best opportunity for us to meet shika deer and interact with them.
Meeting Point
Meeting point: Osaka, JP · Tour start: Osaka, JP — Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
