Hiroshima & Miyajima in 1 Day: Private Tour — Guide Harry
December, 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. Not affiliated with the Japan Guide Association.
Tour Itinerary
- 0810 Meet the customer at Hiroshima Station
- 0830 Board the JR train
- 0900 Arrive at Miyajimaguchi Station
- 0910 Board the JR ferry
- 0920 Arrive at Miyajima
- 0930-1130 Visit Itsukushima Shrine, Daigan-ji Temple, Daisho-in Temple, and Omotesando
- 1150 Arrive at the World Heritage Sea Route pier
- 1200 Board the high-speed boat
- 1245 Arrive at the pier on the bank of the Motoyasu River in Peace Park
- 1300 Lunch, ate okonomiyaki. Waited quite a while.
- 1400-1600 Visit the Atomic Bomb Dome, the Atomic Bomb Museum, and various monuments
- 1610 End of work
Title: What Is a Private Miyajima and Hiroshima Peace Park Day Tour Like? A Licensed Guide's Report
The guests were a group visiting Japan. At first I was a little concerned about whether we would communicate well, but they were friendly and easygoing, which put me at ease. Today there were a great many visitors, and everywhere we went was crowded.
At Miyajima, the guests seemed to enjoy interacting with the deer. We visited Itsukushima Shrine, Daiganji Temple, and Daishoin Temple. At the shrine, they drew omikuji fortunes: one drew a good fortune and the other drew a bad one. I explained that the bad-fortune slip could be tied at the designated place and left behind.
On the way from Daiganji to Daishoin, I spoke about the separation of Shinto and Buddhism. At Daishoin, we went through the pitch-dark underground passage called the kaidan, which seemed both scary and enjoyable to them.
As planned, we took the high-speed boat and arrived at the Peace Park. They wanted to eat okonomiyaki, but since there was a long line at Nagataya, we went to an okonomiyaki restaurant two doors down. Unusually, we waited about 30 minutes here as well. There were five okonomiyaki shops inside, so the three of us each ordered from a different shop, divided everything into three, and shared to enjoy different kinds of okonomiyaki.
In the Peace Park, we visited the hypocenter, the Atomic Bomb Dome, the Rest House, the cenotaph, the museum, the Children's Peace Monument, and Aioi Bridge. It was just about time to finish, but they said they wanted to do some shopping, so I guided them there and concluded the tour. I believe they had an enjoyable time.
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Transportation cost per person
| No. | Transportation | Route | Fare |
| Section 1 | Other | Miyajima～Peace Park | 1,100JPY |
| Total | 1,100JPY | ||
Hello everyone.
I’m excited to have an opportunity to introduce myself to you.
This is my third year as a tour guide.
I enjoy chatting with customers while guiding them.
I mainly guide tours in the western Hiroshima Prefecture area, including Miyajima, Peace Memorial Park, Shukkei-en Garden, Kure, Etajima, and Takehara.
I also love visiting temples and shrines.
And I love sake and fresh seafood such as oysters and sashimi.
As a motorcycle rider, I know some hidden gems in this area.
I look forward to providing enjoyable tours, so please feel free to join me.
Jun 20, 2026
Todd_C
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Harry was very…
Harry was very informative. We did the…
Jun 20, 2026
Todd_C
Viator review: Hiroshima 6hr Private Guided Tour & Shopping with Concierge
Harry was very…
Harry was very informative. We did the peace museum and then went to lunch for local
cuisine. Then went shopping. The tour was very adjustable to our tastes. Would highly
recommend.
Apr 26, 2026
Glenn_L
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Moving tour of Hiroshima
Our guide, Harry, met us…
Apr 26, 2026
Glenn_L
Viator review: Hiroshima 6hr Private Guided Tour & Food Tasting with Concierge
Moving tour of Hiroshima
Our guide, Harry, met us at our ship and accompanied us to our first stop, the Peace Park. The park and museum experience is a very emotional experience. It became too emotional for several of us and we had to cut this part of the tour short. However, I expressed the view that every international leader should be required to take this tour and someone else passing by added, “often”. Although I couldn’t finish this part of the tour I am not sorry for having taken the tour; perhaps I’ll try again in future. Afterwards we headed to SOGO., a giant department store. I didn’t notice/understand the shopping concierge component of the tour until we started. We decided that we wanted a nice sit-down lunch and the SOGO customer care agent found the precise restaurant to meet our collective tastes. We dined in one of the store’s restaurants in a private room that the concierge was able to get us without prior notice even though it was during the lunch rush. Our guide,Harry, coordinated with the agent throughout, making sure she understood what we were looking for. After lunch the concierge met us again for a shopping tour. There were a few items that we had forgotten to pack and she guided us to the correct floor, the correct department, and coordinated with the sales staff to get the items we needed. Afterwards we headed to the basement level for a tasting tour of their two stories for food court. We were still too full from the lunch we had, but we did a few tastings before we had to beg off. The concierge was disappointed that we didn’t want to try more tastings. Throughout our guide, Harry, was attentive and very adaptable he was very pleasant and easy to work with. I would recommend this tour to everyone visiting Hiroshima and I would recommend Harry as a guide.
Apr 2, 2026
Roldan_T
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Harry was an great and informative guide.
Harry was…
Apr 2, 2026
Roldan_T
Viator review: Hiroshima / Miyajima Full-day Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
Harry was an great and informative guide.
Harry was a great guide . He scheduled us go first to the Hiroshima memorial peace museum before the crowds arrived. We went straight in and it wasn’t crowded. By the time we finished, the line to to get in stretched around the building. We ate close-by and shopped at a mall. Although we planned to to take a ferry to a shrine, we instead headed to Hiroshima Costco where I bought electronics and my wife bought skincare products. This was the advantage of a private tour, there was flexibility in our itinerary as we saw fit. The van took us four and 2 wheelchairs. Overall a great experience.
May 10, 2025
jonathan_R
Really great tour. …
Viator review: Hiroshima / Miyajima Full-day Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
Really great tour. Hisashi or…
May 10, 2025
jonathan_R
Really great tour. …
Viator review: Hiroshima / Miyajima Full-day Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
Really great tour. Hisashi or guide was extremely accommodating and did a great job. He
was very knowledgeable and took great care of us. Okonomiyaki lunch was great –
recommend.