Hiroshima in One Day: Itsukaichi Port — Guide Hiro

What's a Private Day Trip in Hiroshima and Miyajima Like for Cruise Passengers? A Licensed Guide's Report

The tour was originally scheduled to start at 9:00, but since the ship was arriving just after 7:00, I waited early at Itsukaichi Port. The guests came out just after 8:00, and as they had requested to visit Miyajima first, we started with sightseeing there.

After boarding the vessel to Miyajima, we visited the Peace Memorial Museum, which was the most crowded I had ever seen it in all my time guiding. Because I had reserved electronic tickets in advance, we were able to enter right away, but all of the foreign-language audio guides were already checked out and unavailable. The inside was also extremely crowded, so much so that I worried whether the guests had been able to see the exhibits properly.

For lunch, we were finally able to get okonomiyaki at the third restaurant we tried. After finishing the tour of the park, when it was time to simply return to the port by taxi, the guests said they wanted to look around the city center on their own, so I guided them to the downtown area right near the Peace Park. (The ship was scheduled to depart at 18:00.)

Since the contracted 7 hours (8:15–15:15) were about to pass, I explained and confirmed the way to return to Itsukaichi Port (by taxi), and we parted ways on the spot. (Since I had managed to complete a schedule I was quite satisfied with, and the guests seemed to have enjoyed it, I did not mention that things might get slightly complicated, such as "I have to return to the port and have no means of transportation.")

In the morning, I had driven to the port and left my car there, so I had no means to return to the port and had to use the train and a taxi (there is no public transportation to the port) to get back.

In a case like this, where only I have to return to the original (distant) meeting point, I would appreciate it if you could tell me whether I need to cover the train fare (240 yen) and taxi fare (1,230 yen) myself. (If I do need to cover it myself, I accept that.) I do not have a receipt for the train fare, but I have attached the one for the taxi. Thank you very much.

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Tour Report by Hiro

I was an English teacher of a high school in Hiroshima.
I retired early from my job in March in 2024.
I might be of use to you if you’d like to get to know the present educational situation in Hiroshima.
I had many opportunities to introduce Japanese culture when I taught Japanese in high school in America for two years.
I can take you to the place where you can listen to music because I used to be a member of a music band.
I like Japanese chess, fishing, skiing.
I’m willing to do some activities with you.
I would be most happy to help you know culture in Hiroshima.

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Certified Administrative Scrivener
English Proficiency Test Grade1
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small boat operating license
large size vehicle license
standard motorcycle license
amateur radio operator license