Hiroshima 3-Hour Peace Walking Private Tour with Local Guide
Description
Hiroshima holds a unique and profound place in world history: it was the first city ever subjected to an atomic bomb attack in 1945. In the aftermath of the devastation, local residents expressed agonizing despair, often repeating that "no flowers or trees would grow here for 75 years." Yet, out of that suffering, Hiroshima has achieved a magnificent restoration, transforming into a vibrant City of Peace—a vital center for learning about and advocating for peace worldwide. This essential tour offers you the opportunity to deeply explore this remarkable recovery. You will journey to the most critical sites—the Peace Memorial Park, the Peace Memorial Museum, and the Atomic Bomb Dome—alongside a knowledgeable local guide.
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Listening to what happened in 1945 and how the city has revitalized. The bomb dome was constructed in 1915 by construct from Czech Republic. So the building is little bit different from Japanese typical construction. Let's listen to the reason from the guide about why this bomb dome was survived from the atomic bomb, what this building is originally for, and the situation when the bomb attacked the city.
We visit the ground zero of the atomic bomb and discover more about the hospital and those people who used to work here.
This building used to be the Taisho ya kimono shop where people sell the Japanese traditional clothes. There was only one person who have survived the explosion inside the building even though the place is within 200m from ground zero.
Visiting Peace Memorial Park where all the Japanese come to pray for the peace. The Peace memorial museum was constructed after the World war II in 1954 by the very famous Japanese architect Kenzo Tange. The park has many monument and statues that are related to the bomb event. Each of these has really deep stories, and the guide will explain especially about the places which you would want to know. G7 summit was held in Hiroshima on May in 2023, and presidents from each countries visited this place and pray for the peace. Let's visit this important place and take a look at those precious monuments.
Hear from your guide the story of Sadako Sasaki, who experienced the atomic bombing at the age of two and inspired the tradition of folding a thousand paper cranes.
Visit a deeply significant place where the registry of those who lost their lives in the atomic bombing is enshrined.
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. The Peace memorial museum has so many exhibits from the war time like clothes, bento boxes, pictures and stories about how the atomic bomb event changed their life. The building itself was constructed by Kenzo Tange, who is the construct of Peace memorial park as well. What do you think we can do for the peace? Let's visit this place with having the question.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(4)
Naomi was wonderful, she was warm, friendly, well informed and spoke great English. Highly recommend doing a tour with her.
Thank you so much for coming to our IKIGAI Tour this time! We really appreciate all the words that you wrote here for the tour and our wonderful guide Naomi-san! Please come back to Japan and Hiroshima anytime! Arigatou~~!
This was such a great experience! My guide was so knowledgeable and sweet! He had a lot of good information to share about the history and memorials, took pictures of me, answered all my questions, and even gave me local recommendations which was great! We even got to make paper cranes at the end which was so special. Definitely recommend for your trip to Hiroshima!
Thank you so much for coming to our tour in Hiroshima this time! I hope you had a wonderful time with our guide Kippei, who is such a professional and friendly guide! Please have a great time in Japan, and come back to Hiroshima someday! Thank you so much, Arigatou!
Great tour and very worthwhile to ensure you see the most important parts of Hiroshima - but also to plan and structure the tour the way that suits you best! There were no extra costs unless you wanted to get some souvenirs or ice cream! Our guide Kippei was brilliant; authentic, and knowledgeable- and supportive of us customising the tour to spend more time in the things we wanted to see!
Thank you so much for coming to our town Hiroshima this time! We really appreciate every single words that you wrote for our wonderful guide Kippei san, and about the experience with him. I hope you extra enjoyed our food culture including tasty ice cream:) Please have a wonderful trip in Japan!
Yuta was a wonderful, kind, thoughtful, and knowledgeable guide! We had a great time seeing Miyajima, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and Park and trying okonomiyaki.
Thank you so much for coming to Hiroshima this time! The cherry blossom was also beautiful and we were lucky to see all the places with such a beautiful scenery! I hope you will have a wonderful rest of the trip in Japan!! See you again:) Yuta
