Hiroshima & Miyajima: Scenic & Historic Tour

Explore Hiroshima’s history and Miyajima’s beauty on a guided tour. Visit iconic sites, learn powerful stories, and enjoy serene gardens.

Duration: 6 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Itsukushima Shrine Torii - Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Itsukushima Shrine, where the magnificent Great Torii Gate emerges from the sea, and the vibrant vermilion shrine structures can be admired up close. Capture stunning photos and explore at your leisure, while your guide shares insights into the history and culture of this revered…
What's Included
  • In-person Guide
  • Admission fee
What's Not Included
  • Public transportation (bus, subway, cable car, etc.)
Additional Information

Meet the guide at Hiroshima Station to embark on a journey to Miyajima, renowned as one of Japan’s most picturesque and spiritual locales. Travel by train and ferry to the island to visit the iconic Itsukushima Shrine, where the famous red torii gate emerges from the sea. Enjoy a leisurely walk along Omotesando Shopping Street.
In the afternoon, return…

Location
Starbucks Coffee - ekie Hiroshima
Please meet your guide at Hiroshima Station – Central Exit (JR), right next to the ticket gates. The meeting point is the benches between the JR Green Ticket Office (Midori no Madoguchi) and Starbucks (Minamoa Hiroshima 2F), directly opposite each other. Guide wears a fluorescent green band.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Gabriela_c
Apr 14, 2026
Miyajima island and Hiroshima - Excellent tour guide , Ray !! Very knowledgeable and informative. We’ve had a lovely day out in Hiroshima along with another 2 more beautiful couples . As sad as what’s had happened in the past in Hiroshima , very touching experience we managed to have a great day on the island and in Hiroshima. Many thanks
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Emmamu8023yn
Mar 23, 2026
We really enjoyed this tour, it checked off a lot of stops all in one day and was very informative! - We thoroughly enjoyed this tour, Hayato was very knowledgeable and kind. Being a local from Hiroshima, he was very passionate about sharing its history. His positivity around future peace, international friendship and strengthening his community made a typically sad topic very heartwarming and inspiring! We definitely recommend this tour!
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Colin_e
Mar 21, 2026
Wonderful tour! - Kota did an amazing job showing us around and teaching us about the area. The visit to the temples on Miyajima was relaxing and unexpected. I loved it. It was a national holiday, so things were super busy, but he handled everything with patience and kindness. It was a great tour.
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Lisa_o
Mar 19, 2026
This experience was... - This experience was absolutely amazing, I cant recommend highly enough. Our guide was local and very knowledgeable.
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Bronwenm2023
Dec 19, 2025
A great tour guide and expereince. - We had a wonderful time on this tour. Our guide was freindly and knowledgeable and helped us with our questions. we used public transport which deepended our expereince with the Japanse culture. We highly recommend this tour.
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Nicole_d
Dec 3, 2025
Historical heart - I questioned whether to include Hiroshima and was so glad that I did. My tour guide was Shion. He was welcoming and kind, we chatted the whole day about everything from food, travel, aspirations and family. We used the train and tram, walked and explored both Miyajima and Hiroshima. The wooden temples were breath taking and a must. As were those build slightly above high tide mark. We walked through the monk training tunnel, a small stair case down and you use your left hand to guide your way through the dark passage. The idea is that you use the time to get in sync with your senses and practise self reflecting. It was a bit too dark for my liking but Shion held my hand the whole way. I felt so proud when I returned to day light, only took approx 5 mins but I certainly second guessed myself haha. Mountains meet seaside, with a side of oyster farm and ferry. Made memories for sure. If you get the chance please book with Shion, you will have the best adventure 🫶🏼
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Brenda_f
Mar 20, 2026
Just okay- felt self guided - I feel this event was overpriced. It is not really a tour it is a guide to the train, bus and ferry that you will take and pay for in addition to the tour. The guide was friendly but not a lot of insight to the places visited. It felt self-guided.
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Shaun_t
Dec 9, 2025
Okay, would probably skip the tour next time and self direct. - Double check the meeting point as our booking had a different location to where the guide was and they left (before the 9am meeting time) without us. Regardless of that we managed to get hold of the guide and caught up the tour at Miyajima. The locations visited were stunning in their own ways but the insight and information provided by the guide was often vague and lacking in depth. Bo was a very friendly guide but was quietly spoken meaning not all of the group (8 people) could hear her comments at times.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).