Hiroshima & Miyajima Full-Day Private Tour with Licensed Guide
Description
Enjoy a full-day private tour with a government-licensed guide, visiting Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and Miyajima Island. The itinerary is flexible and can be customized to your interests. In Hiroshima, walk through Peace Memorial Park, see the A-Bomb Dome, several monuments and statues, and, if you wish, visit the Peace Memorial Museum. At lunchtime, enjoy Hiroshima’s local specialty, okonomiyaki. In the afternoon, visit Miyajima, a UNESCO World Heritage island. Admire the floating torii gate, walk through Itsukushima Shrine, and enjoy the scenery and island atmosphere with your guide’s explanations. Lunch is not included in the tour price. We mainly use public transport; taxis can be arranged at extra cost. Hotel pick-up: your guide meets you at your hotel and travels with you by public transport. Cruise port pick-up: please pay the round-trip taxi fare between the port and city center on the spot.
Tour Options
Itinerary
You will walk around the park, learning Hiroshima's history and cultural heritages. Our guide will explain what kind of messages each monument/statue deliver.
You will walk trough the Peace Memorial Museum, and will see a number of important exhibitions inside. A ticket is included in this tour. You can go around the museum by yourself, or walk trough with the guide.
A guide will talk about the history of Hiroshima, before and after the WW2. We will visit the atomic bomb dome and you can see the remaining rubble around the dome.
Take tram from city center to Miyajima. During the tram ride, you can see the view of Hiroshima city which has beautiful scenery such as rivers and mountains.
Okonomiyaki Lunch Okonomiyaki is a Hiroshima's local cuisine. It is like Hiroshima pizza.
You will enjoy tram and ferry ride to Miyajima island, a World Culture Heritage. You will visit to Torii gate (floating shrine) and Itsukushima shrine on the island. You will also visit Daishoin Temple, one of the most important temples of Shingon Buddhism.
Take a ferry and Japan Rail from Miyajima island to Hiroshima station. You can enjoy the city view along the way. If you prefer, you can visit the souvenir shops at Hiroshima stations.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
If you are on a cruise: We will use a taxi (round-trip between the cruise port and the city center). Please pay the local taxi fare at sight. Our guide will wait outside the cruise ship. We will send you the exact location when we get your cruise ship information.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(11)
It was an amazing experience. Toshi was a fantastic guide. Very attentive and very knowledgeable. So glad we did it.
Our guide, Maki, was amazing! During our time at the Peace Memorial she provided valuable insight on the people of Hiroshima, their resilience and determination to rebuild and prosper. Maki was very accommodating to our needs as my mother has difficulty walking long distances. She arranged taxis for us and customized our tour perfectly. Our visit to the temple was also interesting and fun as Maki explained to us about all of the different gods. I highly recommend this tour, and if you’re lucky enough to have Maki as your guide you will not be disappointed.
We had an excellent tour of Hiroshima Peace Park and the temple at Miyajima. Our guide, Nao, was the absolute best. Excellent English and her knowledge of the the area and organization was perfect. We used a combination of taxis, trains and trams to see the sights. It took eight hours to see Miyajima, have lunch and see the peace park and museum. Well worth the time.
Thank you for the wonderful review! We are so glad to hear that Nao provided such an organized and insightful experience. Navigating the taxis, trains, and trams is part of the local adventure, and we’re happy her coordination made the transition between the tranquility of Miyajima and the history of the Peace Park seamless for you. Eight hours is a full day, but as you said, it is well worth it to see the best of Hiroshima. We’ll be sure to pass your 'absolute best' compliment along to Nao!
Saori was great guide. Highly recommend! She took us to all the special sights. We took lots of pictures.
Thank you so much for the recommendation! We’re thrilled that Saori was able to show you those special, photogenic spots. We hope those pictures serve as a wonderful memory of your trip for years to come. We’ll be sure to share your kind words with Saori!
Good and interesting guidance. Competent tour guide. Only the heat was bothering us. The tour by public transport used to be something different.
Thank you very much for your kind review! We’re happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour and found it interesting, and that your guide was knowledgeable. The heat can certainly be challenging, so we appreciate your patience. We’re also glad you enjoyed experiencing Hiroshima using public transportation—it’s a great way to see the city from a local perspective. Thank you again for joining the tour, and we hope to welcome you back someday! Warm regards, Minami
Our guide was fantastic. It was so much fun to travel on a train and ferry like the locals and to have someone explain things for us. We learned alot and would do it again in a heartbeat!
Thank you so much for your lovely review! We're delighted to hear that you had such a fun time traveling by train and ferry like the locals—it’s one of the best ways to experience Hiroshima. We're also glad the explanations and insights helped you learn more along the way. We truly appreciate your kind words, and we’d be thrilled to welcome you again anytime. Thank you for choosing our tour! Warm regards, Minami
This is an essential necessary tour that should be done or necessary for any political aspirants for political office. It’s amazing man’s inhumanity to one another and how this atrocity happened. It’s very painful but a necessary restorative review of our history and very well done by the tour guide we had “Noa” she was knowledgeable and very sensitive to our need from when we first visited miyajima island by ferry and then the peace museum. She was very gracious and knowledgeable and Credit to your company. we enthusiastically endorse the store if there is any curiosity about our shared history this is an essential reflective part of our history that fortunately via Tor has made available to all of us as museums go of the park and the museum are excellent put together.
Thank you so much for sharing your powerful reflections. We are deeply moved by your words and truly grateful that you chose to experience this important history with us. Your description captures exactly why these sites matter—because they remind us of our shared humanity and the need for empathy, reflection, and responsibility. We’re delighted to hear that Noa guided you with sensitivity, knowledge, and grace throughout your visit to both Miyajima and the Peace Memorial Museum. She cares deeply about sharing Hiroshima’s history with honesty and compassion, and your kind words will mean so much to her. Thank you as well for your generous endorsement. It is an honor to help visitors engage with such meaningful places, and we hope your experience in Hiroshima will stay with you in a meaningful way. Warm regards, Minami
Our guide, Maki was wonderful. Knowledgeable and kind she also gave us a lot of guidance on transport. My husband uses a rolling walker and she suggested that rather than hire a driver for the whole day at a cost of over $350, she suggested just getting a taxi when needed which saved a bundle! We saw the Atomic Bomb Museum and Peace Park and then took the ferry to Setonaikai National Park on an island off the coast with an impressive Shinto Shrine and Tori gate that is in the water since that was the original entrance to the shrine. The tame deer there were cute (but can become pesky) and through luck were able to see a traditional Shinto wedding ceremony while in the shrine itself. All in all a safe, comfortable and fun way to experience Hiroshima.
Thank you so much for your wonderful and detailed review! We’re delighted to hear that you had such a comfortable and enjoyable day with Maki. Her kindness, local knowledge, and practical guidance—especially regarding transportation—are exactly the kind of support we hope every guest can experience, and we’re glad it helped make your day smoother and more affordable. It sounds like you had a beautiful combination of history and culture, from the Peace Park and Museum to the serene island in Setonaikai National Park. Seeing the shrine, the iconic Torii gate, the deer, and even a traditional Shinto wedding must have made the day especially memorable. We truly appreciate you choosing our tour and are so happy to hear that it was a safe, comfortable, and fun way for your family to experience Hiroshima. We hope to welcome you back again in the future! Warm regards, Minami
Excellent tour! Maki spoke excellent English, was knowledgeable and friendly. We were able to learn about the highlights of the tour and Japanese culture. She was able to answer any of our questions.
Thank you for your excellent review! We’re thrilled to hear that Maki made your tour enjoyable with her excellent English, knowledge, and friendliness. It’s wonderful that you were able to learn about the highlights of the tour and Japanese culture, and that she could answer all your questions. We’re grateful for your feedback and hope to welcome you back for more memorable experiences in the future.
Maki was a wonderful guide that we had hired in Hiroshima for two days. She’s very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions that we had. She spoke great English, and was easy to understand which is hard to find when traveling in Japan. She knows so much about Hiroshima and its history and we learned so much about this beautiful city in a short amount of time. I highly recommend hiring her either for six or eight hours. She put together a schedule for us based on what we were interested in seeing and learning about, and had some great ideas on things to do on our own as well. She was respectful honest and very pleasant to be around. I would definitely come back to Hiroshima and hire her again as our tour guide. she was wonderful!!!! 10 out 10 stars
Thank you for your glowing review! We’re thrilled to hear that Maki made such a positive impact during your two-day tour in Hiroshima. Her knowledge, clear English, and personalized approach are indeed what we strive for, and we’re delighted she could help you learn so much about this beautiful city. Your recommendation and 10 out of 10 stars are incredibly appreciated. We would be more than happy to welcome you back and have Maki guide you again in the future. Thank you for your kind words!
