Your knowledgeable private local guide will explain you in detail all about Hiroshima and the sacred island of Miyajima in this full day guided tour.
Your guide will meet you at your hotel and will show you around Hiroshima by public transport. First, visit the Peace Memorial Park. The area where the park now lies was ground zero for the Atomic Bomb on 6th August 1945. After the bombing the Memorial Park was created and dedicated to those who lost their lives in the attack.
Stroll through the park and discover the many memorials, monuments and statues in the park before heading into the Museum itself.
From Hiroshima, a short ferry ride will take you to Miyajima Island. A small sacred island located in the Island Sea, it has been a holy place of Shintoism since the earliest times.
Here you will find perhaps the most photographed site in Japan: The Floating Torii Gate. Designated as one of Japan’s ‘Most Beautiful Views’, the shrine it belongs to dates back to the 6th century. The harmoniously arranged buildings reveal great artistic and technical skill, and have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Mere ‘commoners’ were not allowed to set foot on this holy place, and even now it is forbidden to give birth or die on the island! You will have time to explore the island and its many shrines and temples, sample local goodies like maple leaf shaped cakes before heading back to your hotel in Hiroshima.