Hiroshima: museum
September, 2024
This is a private guided tour report by Japan Guide Agency (JGA Inc.), a network of 1,000+ government-licensed, English-speaking local guides across all 47 prefectures of Japan.
Tour Itinerary
- 12:15 Meet at Hiroshima Station, head to the museum by bus
- 12:45 Arrive at the museum
- Museum, monument tour
- 16:00 Monument tour ends
- Take a taxi to Hiroshima Station
- 16:15 Disband at Hiroshima Station
Title: What Is a Private Hiroshima Peace Memorial Tour Like? A Licensed Guide's Report
I had the pleasure of guiding a group visiting from North America. The guests currently split their time between two locations in North America. At the museum, they viewed the exhibits with great attentiveness, and they listened, moved to tears, to the testimony of a hibakusha survivor. They also listened with deep interest to my own experience as a second-generation atomic bomb survivor, particularly the story of how my father passed away early due to an atomic-bomb-related illness.
Among their questions, they asked me, "Do you still hold resentment toward the country that dropped the bomb?" I answered, "Because I was very young, I simply felt this was the way things were, so I do not hold such feelings in particular." I also shared that, at the time, I had felt something more like admiration toward that country as a prosperous nation.
Just as there is a Japanese proverb about "letting the past flow away like water," many atomic bomb survivors choose not to resent the past but to live straightforwardly toward the future. The guests seemed deeply moved by this attitude.
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Transportation cost per person
| No. | Transportation | Route | Fare |
| Section 1 | Bus | Hiroshima Station～Museum | 220JPY |
| Total | 220JPY | ||
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Sep 25, 2025
pedropM3071GD
Amazing day trip
Tripadvisor review: Hiroshima / Miyajima Full-day Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
This was an amazing experience to…
Sep 25, 2025
pedropM3071GD
Amazing day trip
Tripadvisor review: Hiroshima / Miyajima Full-day Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
This was an amazing experience to visit Hiroshima and Miyajima. Your guide Yoshi was the
best, very knowledgeable and just a great person. Thanks!!
Jul 25, 2025
ourtravelingt
Great personalized tour
Tripadvisor review: Hiroshima / Miyajima Full-day Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
Our tour was fabulous and our…
Jul 25, 2025
ourtravelingt
Great personalized tour
Tripadvisor review: Hiroshima / Miyajima Full-day Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
Our tour was fabulous and our guide Yoshi made the transfers around Miyajama and
Hiroshima seamless. Yoshi was very knowledgeable and had his own personal story about
Hiroshima that was amazing to hear. Would definitely recommend
Jul 13, 2025
katherinepE2305IO
Hiroshima Tour 4hr Walking
Tripadvisor review: Hiroshima City 4hr Private Walking Tour with Licensed Guide
Yoshi was an amazing guide. He…
Jul 13, 2025
katherinepE2305IO
Hiroshima Tour 4hr Walking
Tripadvisor review: Hiroshima City 4hr Private Walking Tour with Licensed Guide
Yoshi was an amazing guide. He adapted the tour to suit our family and was very
knowledgeable. We experienced many areas of Hiroshima that we would not have found
ourselves with a guide. Would highly recommend.
Jul 7, 2025
Preston_H
Great tour guide!
Viator review: Hiroshima / Miyajima Full-day Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
Yoshi was an incredible guide who…
Jul 7, 2025
Preston_H
Great tour guide!
Viator review: Hiroshima / Miyajima Full-day Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
Yoshi was an incredible guide who provided a fluid and flexible tour for our family. He was
able to provide a very unique perspective to our family with regards to the history that
surrounds Hiroshima. Definitely recommend Yoshi as a guide!