Miyajima Island Tour: Explore Itsukushima Shrine

Discover Miyajima’s rich history, explore iconic sites, and savor local delicacies on this immersive half-day walking tour.

Duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Miyajima - Begin the Miyajima Walking Tour
    After gathering, the group will take a ferry to Miyajima. Enjoy stunning views of the Seto Inland Sea and the famous Otorii, the symbol of Miyajima, during the boat ride. Upon arrival, friendly deer will greet you. The tour will continue with a walk along the coast to the Otorii Gate, followed by a visit…
What's Included
  • Tour photos
  • Entrance fee to all shrines, temples and museum in the tour
  • 5.5 hours with a Hiroshima’s local guide
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Additional foods and drinks (Avaible for purchase)
  • Ferry fee to Miyajima (500yen ($4) round-trip)
Additional Information

-Head to the beautiful Miyajima island and Itsukushima shrine- See the famous Torii gates and enter Itsukushima Shrine. Your friendly local guide will you tell you about their background in Miyajima and their cultural signifiance to Japan.
-Learn deeper- Explore Daishoin Temple, Momijidani Park and learn about the 5 story pagoda and Senjokaku Hall. Here…

Location
1-chōme-3-26 Miyajimaguchi
In front of Coin Operated Locker at outside of JR Miyajimaguchi Station - It takes 30mins to JR Miyajimaguchi station from JR Hiroshima station. (JR Sanyo line) - Your guide will be holding a board saying "Magical Trip"
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Venture11275492051
May 14, 2025
Miyajima true colors - It was incredible, the guide took us to various spots and took photos of us. I would recommend this tour to anyone that wants to come to Miyajima. Hiro was the best!
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Z7352ltgarym
May 13, 2025
Miyajima experience to the full! - Hiro did a great job leading our group to the Torii gate and through the many Shrines and Temples on Miyajima Island. She explained the meaning of many of the processes that adherents of their religions (Buddhism and Shintoism) participate in so that I came away with an understanding of of what was happening. In addition, she took us to a delicious lunch at a local inn and we got to sample the maple leaf shaped pastries with various fillings, a specialty of the area. A exciting day of sightseeing and a learning experience.
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Iluvhawaii-6
May 11, 2025
Don’t miss Miyajima tour when in Hiroshima area! - We had a Wonderful guide Konica(?). She was young, lonely and very informative . Very good English! We Met our guide at JR train station ( note: the ferry station was one block from train station - cab driver dropped us off by lockers at ferry terminal by accident!!) . Since we were so close it was easy to fix!!! It’s a quick ferry ride over to island. We Saw everything important on island- the huge shrines, gates, the wild deer, view spot for photos and went to a small island museum. Tour is easy walking with few steps. It’s just a magnificent place to see. - don’t miss it! We had lovely simple choice of American friendly Japanese food for lunch at a local hotel restaurant. Excellent day!
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Daydream15747470222
May 11, 2025
Great tour - Shun was a fantastic guide. Provided amazing information about all the sites he took us to and engaged in great conversation. We had a wonderful time and learnt a lot
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Carlywq8862wh
May 8, 2025
Best tour of our entire trip! - This tour was the best thing we booked on our trip! Hika was professional, kind, knowledgeable and had a great sense of humour! Hika tailored the tour to our interests and gave us amazing recommendations. It was also great to hear we were supporting a local business!
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Annamanatee
May 7, 2025
The BEST experience!!! - I cannot recommend this experience enough. Rio, our guide, was so kind, patient, knowledgeable, and fun. We had the BEST time! Absolutely our favourite part of our Japan trip so far! Thank you SO much.
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Joettel813
May 3, 2025
Outstanding Tour - Great tour by Kaz. He navigated us through many crowds of golden week on a Saturday effortlessly. We were steered by a professional who deeply cared about our enjoyment and shared his knowledge, history and passion. Our lunch entree choices were a fried oyster, shrimp/veggie tempura, or tofu at a quaint local inn. After lunch we went to the market and Kaz bought us dessert with our choice of chocolate, custard or matcha fillings. Our group decided on the local dessert instead of ice cream despite the hot weather of the day. The “hike” was a lovely walk in the woods. After leaving the deer park, we went up a flight of stone steps into the forest without all the crowds. The view of the Tori gate was spectacular! Thank you for a wonderful trip.
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F2987chchrisc
May 2, 2025
Excursion to Miyajima - Very good day with our excellent Rio guide. Very well conducted visit, a beautiful site in Hiroshima Miyajima, superb place very well reviewed. I recommend! Thanks again Rio
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F7915frtan
May 1, 2025
Rich history with knowledgeable guide - Hiro was very knowledgeable and was able to tell us lots about the history of Miyajima. The walking pace and amount was easy so nobody missed out on anything.
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Jeffq265
May 1, 2025
Great tour. Certainly worth the trip. - A wonderful tour! Hiro was an amazing guide gave us so much information. It is a walking tour but not too strenuous. The meal was delicious and the ice cream was very refreshing.
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up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).