Hiroshima Peace Park Customized Tour — Guide miki

Title: What's a Private Walking Tour of Hiroshima's Peace Park Like? A Licensed Guide's Report

The guests were visitors from Asia who had previously lived in Tokyo for several years during the 1980s. They listened with great interest to my explanations about the G7 Summit held in Hiroshima, the fact that Hiroshima was once a capital, and that American soldiers were also among the victims of the atomic bomb. They were very surprised to learn that Americans had been victims of the atomic bomb, saying they had not known this at all. Regarding the Atomic Bomb Museum, they said they would visit it in the evening after the tour, when it tends to be less crowded. At Shukkeien Garden, admission was free for those aged 65 and over, which pleased them greatly, and they shared their ages with me. We also viewed from the outside Lopia, a store that recently opened in Hiroshima and has become a talking point, as well as the Motomachi Aquarium. After the tour, I mentioned they could continue to spend time in the city, but as they said they wanted to return to their accommodation first, the tour ended at the Hotel, which was our starting point.

There was an unusual request for a recommendation for a curry restaurant. I initially thought they were looking for an Indian curry place, but they said they wanted to know about a Japanese curry restaurant. The first place that came to mind was CoCo Ichibanya. When I mentioned, "It's a curry chain restaurant," they said they wanted to go there. Having lived in Japan before, they said they were fond of Japanese curry. Before the Peace Park tour, I accompanied them to CoCo Ichibanya, marked it on the map, took photos of the guests, the curry restaurant, and the surrounding area, and sent them via a messaging app.

Apart from taking a bus from the Peace Park to Hiroshima Station, they walked the entire way. When I remarked that they were strong walkers, they said that the previous year they had walked for nine hours with a guide to see gorillas in Africa. Throughout the tour and toward the end, they told me they were having a very enjoyable day and had learned many things. That is all.

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Tour Report by miki

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