Tour Itinerary
- 8:30 Meet at the Peace Memorial Museum
- 10:00 Peace Memorial Park, Cenotaph, Children's Peace Monument, Rest House, Atomic Bomb Dome, Hypocenter
- Hondori Shopping Street
- 12:00 Shukkeien Garden
- 12:30 Disband at Hiroshima Station
Title: What Is a Private Hiroshima Peace Memorial Walking Tour Like? A Licensed Guide's Report Body: The guests were a group visiting from Europe. Unfortunately it rained steadily from the morning, but the guests arrived early from their cruise ship to the memorial museum. Thanks to that, we were able to view the exhibits while it was relatively less crowded, which was fortunate. They looked carefully at each of the displays inside, deepening their understanding. The rain grew heavier, but at the Cenotaph in the park and the Children's Peace Monument, we viewed them briefly since they had already read the explanations at the museum. After that we went to the Rest House, where they asked many questions while looking at the diorama on the third floor, the piano on the second floor, and the memoir of Mr. Eizo Nomura in the basement. What they seemed most deeply interested in was how long the radiation had remained. It was a tour in which each fact was carefully confirmed one by one. After that, we visited the Atomic Bomb Dome and the hypocenter. What they seemed to enjoy most was passing through the Hondori shopping street, where everyone looked around with great interest. Finally we stopped by Shukkeien Garden, admired the cherry blossoms that still remained, and parted at the station. They were bright and able to enjoy anything. Every place was overflowing with tourists, but they appeared to have had a very enjoyable and satisfying time.
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Transportation cost per person
| No. | Transportation | Route | Fare |
| Section 1 | Other | Hatchobori Station～Shukkeien-mae Station | 240JPY |
| Total | 240JPY | ||
My name is Yuka Yoshida. I am a Hiroshima Government Licensed Guide Interpreter. I was born and raised in Tokyo. I lived in the U.K. and the U.S. for 10 years, when I had chances to travel different cities in those countries, as well as India, Ghana, Canada. I had wonderful experiences in different cultures and environments there. Since I moved to Hiroshima 18 years ago, I was intrigued by this city, especially Miyajima Island. I love outdoors and playing tennis. I started working as a tourist guide in 2024. I am passionate and enthusiastic about working as a guide, because it gives me enjoyable opportunities of meeting and talking with people and learning new things. I used to work in an elementary school for 13 years as an English teacher. It was a wonderland where classroom atmosphere changed every year so much. With this background, I am versatile to adapt myself to any situations and flexibly accommodate guest’s requests. As a guide, I frequently visit monuments in the Peace Memorial Park, including the Atomic Bomb Dome and the Peace Memorial Museum, and the magnificent Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima Island.
Let me tell you briefly about Hiroshima. Hiroshima prefecture is located in western Japan, facing the Seto Inland Sea to the south. There is a famous Japanese garden, Shukkeien Garden in the middle of the city. It was built as a garden for the villa of Nagaakira Asano, the lord of Hiroshima Castle during the early Edo period (1603-1868). You will be surprised to see how peaceful and relaxing the garden is when you browse there. It’s not a huge garden, but it presents a wonderful landscape of a traditional Japanese garden and different beautiful colors every season.
Hiroshima prefecture is unique, having two World Heritage Sites.
One of them is the Atomic Bomb Dome. As you can see, Hiroshima is a city of many attractions today, but it is also the place where the world’s first atomic bomb was used on August 6, 1945, near the end of the World War II. The atomic bombing destroyed Hiroshima City completely, killing approximately 140,000 people that was about 40 percent of Hiroshima’s population at that time by the end of 1945. You will be amazed at how the city of Hiroshima has been rebuilt since then. Our tour will visit the monuments in the Peace Memorial Park and provide you with rich information that you cannot find in any guidebook.
By joining this visit, I am sure that you will better understand why the people of Hiroshima hope for the peaceful world so fervently.
The other World Heritage Site is Itsukushima Shrine. The entire island of Miyajima is one of the three most beautiful scenic spots in Japan. It is a very popular tourist attraction in the Seto Inland Sea area which is also designated as a national park for its beauty. Itsukushima Shrine has a long history going back to the 6th century. It is very unique and outstanding architecture which attracted people from the ancient time. The shrine and the Big Gate, O-torii, are must-sees.
Regarding food, Hiroshima offers delicious oysters. On Miyajima Island, you can enjoy shopping on the Omotesando street (a main street) which gives you opportunities to eat out, not only grilled oysters but also some local sweets, such as Momiji-manju (that is like a sponge cake sweets with a shape of maple leaf), lemon beverages and so on. Another delicacy is Okonomiyaki, savory pancakes with a lot of vegetables with your choice of numerous toppings which you should definitely try.
I truly hope that your trip in Hiroshima will be a memorable one. I am so thrilled and delighted to see that every guest is satisfied with this tour. Please feel free to contact me for your customized tour. I will do my best to make your tour very special and memorable for your lifetime.
Mar 30, 2026
m2k0pp
Tripadvisor review: Hiroshima / Miyajima Full-day Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
Excellent Hiroshima Experience!
Very interesting full day with guide…
Mar 30, 2026
m2k0pp
Tripadvisor review: Hiroshima / Miyajima Full-day Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
Excellent Hiroshima Experience!
Very interesting full day with guide in Hiroshima. We started in Miyajima taking in the shrine followed by an excellent lunch stop where we enjoyed Japanese pancakes. The afternoon is a much more somber experience at the Peace Park followed by the Museum. Highly recommend this tour option over the larger cruise ship excursions. Our guide Yuka was A++++.
Sep 29, 2025
414elizeh
Excellent tour guide!
Tripadvisor review: Miyajima Half-day Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
Yuka made our outing a perfect day of…
Sep 29, 2025
414elizeh
Excellent tour guide!
Tripadvisor review: Miyajima Half-day Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
Yuka made our outing a perfect day of sightseeing. She was meticulous with her arrangements and escorted us with a taxi and train and ferry from the cruise terminal . She is knowledgeable, interesting and considerate. Truly a 5 star experience at half the price of the cruise excursion!
Apr 1, 2025
samwcook21
Great day in Hirsoshima
Viator review: Hiroshima / Miyajima Full-day Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
Yuka was great! We enjoyed…
Apr 1, 2025
samwcook21
Great day in Hirsoshima
Viator review: Hiroshima / Miyajima Full-day Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
Yuka was great! We enjoyed the whole day, including a great lunch for us vegetarians.
Would recommend!
Oct 18, 2024
jreiter100
Inspirational Day in Hiroshima
Tripadvisor review: Hiroshima City 4hr Private Walking Tour with Licensed Guide
We thoroughly enjoyed our half day…
Oct 18, 2024
jreiter100
Inspirational Day in Hiroshima
Tripadvisor review: Hiroshima City 4hr Private Walking Tour with Licensed Guide
We thoroughly enjoyed our half day tour with Yuka, our guide. Yuka was flexible in adjusting our itinerary to a focus on the ABomb dome, the Peace Memorial Park and the Peace Memorial Museum. She helped us to budget our time so we could experience Hiroshima and not miss our return train. Yuka is intelligent, compassionate and very supportive of the Mission of the Peace Memorial. She has excellent empathy and answered our many questions about this somber event. We left with a deeper understanding of how this event has changed our World. I would highly recommend this tour and Yuka as your guide.
