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
- 13:00 Meet at Hotel Granvia. Guide through the station on foot/13:40 Shukkeien Garden／15:00 Hiroshima Castle／15:20 Atomic Bomb Dome／15:30 Hondori／16:00 Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum/16:20 Hondori／16:35 Hypocenter／16:45 Peace Park Tour／Tour ends at the Atomic Bomb Museum 17:00
Title: What Is a Private Walking Tour of Hiroshima Like? A Licensed Guide's Report
For this walking tour, no transportation costs were incurred.
During the tour, we walked while I introduced Hiroshima's local foods and the industrial products for which the city holds a top market share. The nijuyaki (a type of filled griddle cake) that I mentioned soon after we met turned out to be sold at the same shop we found at SOGO partway through the tour, so the group enjoyed tasting it together, along with a baumkuchen that originated in Hiroshima. Since the guests also wanted to try okonomiyaki, I introduced several places for it during the tour. Although we were not able to buy the Andersen bread during the tour, the guests were very interested in it and talked about buying it at the station. After visiting the Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum, the guests said, "Thank you for bringing us here."
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Dear guests,
Hello! My name is Miki. I was born and brought up in Hiroshima. I enjoy traveling around Inland Sea areas and I enjoy chatting with guests from overseas!
In Hiroshima, you can see many beautiful rivers and old bridges. Lately, I often take photos of Hiroshima city including bridges and rivers. There are not many tall buildings here, but I know some places you can visit and see the view for free. By the atomic bomb dome, there is a building called Orizuru(paper crane) Tower. You need to pay to go up to the top floor but you can see the view of Hiroshima city and the Miyajima Island(Itsukushima).
Many tourists from overseas as well as Japan want to visit Miyajima Island. You can see a beautiful shrine from Heian Period which is around 12th century and a huge Torii gate in front of the shrine and it is in the water. There are several ways to visit the island from Hiroshima city. If you are going to stay near JR Hiroshima Station, we will visit the island by JR train and JR ferry. If you are staying in the city area, we can go there by streetcar and ferry, or there is a high-speed boat from Peace Memorial Park pier directly to the island and vise versa.
Hoping to see you in the near future!
Miki
Your tour guide in Hiroshima
May 20, 2026
Barbgal
Viator review: Hiroshima City 4hr Private Walking Tour with Licensed Guide
Walking tour of Hiroshima – 4 hours
It was a…
May 20, 2026
Barbgal
Viator review: Hiroshima City 4hr Private Walking Tour with Licensed Guide
Walking tour of Hiroshima – 4 hours
It was a wonderful experience. Very informative and our guide Miki was so knowledgeable .
We felt in very good hands
May 16, 2026
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Tripadvisor review: Hiroshima City 4hr Private Walking Tour with Licensed Guide
Great day in sunny Hiroshima
We were with Miki Nakashima,…
May 16, 2026
E8055FUjamesg
Tripadvisor review: Hiroshima City 4hr Private Walking Tour with Licensed Guide
Great day in sunny Hiroshima
We were with Miki Nakashima, a very knowledgeable and experienced person familiar with all of Hiroshima. She answered all our many questions with local historical information. This was exactly what we were looking for and Miki tailored our tour to our interests. Miki is charming and funny. She kept the tour interesting and moving along at a good pace.
Apr 5, 2026
jacquid804
Tripadvisor review: Hiroshima City 4hr Private Walking Tour with Licensed Guide
Miki was amazing
Miki was fabulous very informative and knowledgeable…
Apr 5, 2026
jacquid804
Tripadvisor review: Hiroshima City 4hr Private Walking Tour with Licensed Guide
Miki was amazing
Miki was fabulous very informative and knowledgeable about Hiroshima we got to see all
the sites even with it raining. Miki cater to our tastes. We made a crane and posted in the
Hiroshima tower. A great day from start to finish
Aug 19, 2025
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Jemma H
Excellent tour of Hiroshima
Tripadvisor review: Hiroshima City 4hr Private Walking Tour with Licensed Guide
Miyuki was a very…
Aug 19, 2025
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Jemma H
Excellent tour of Hiroshima
Tripadvisor review: Hiroshima City 4hr Private Walking Tour with Licensed Guide
Miyuki was a very knowledgeable, friendly and chatty tour guide. We had a great time and
learnt a lot about the history of Hiroshima. She gave us the option to go to any part of
Hiroshima and met us outside of our hotel!