Peaceful Hiroshima and Miyajima UNESCO 1 Day Bus Tour

Overview

A shared bus day from Hiroshima Station to the Peace Memorial sites and Miyajima, about 8 hours. Japan Panoramic Tours runs it. The guide speaks English. The coach also has audio in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, and Ukrainian, and a Japanese guide option. This is the bus day. The private Hiroshima and Miyajima walk is a separate page.

Meet at 10:00 am in front of the Shinkansen ticket gate on the 2nd floor of Hiroshima Station, North Gate, 2-37 Matsubaracho, Minami-ku, Hiroshima. Check in with the staff holding the green and white Japan Panoramic Tours flag. The day returns to Hiroshima Station. Book at least 3 hours before the start. If you are late, you cannot join the coach later. A no-show cannot move the date. If you want a bullet train after the day, buy that ticket after the tour, or for a departure after 6:30 pm.

The coach is air-conditioned and has Wi-Fi. Admission is covered for the Peace Memorial Museum, Miyajima, and Itsukushima Shrine. The ferry is round trip. If a stop is closed, or the group cannot enter the museum, the day uses another site. The order can change with traffic and weather. Miyajima and the museum are also on the sample Japan tour.

• Mobile ticket
• Strollers are allowed
• Infants sit on a lap
• An infant rate applies when the child does not take a seat or a meal
• Near public transportation
• At least a moderate level of fitness, as published with the ticket
• Cancel at least 24 hours before the start for a full refund, in local time

Itinerary

Stop lengths below are the ones on the listing. The coach returns to Hiroshima Station.

Hiroshima Castle

Hiroshima Castle, 21-1 Motomachi, Naka-ku, built in 1589. The visit is the main keep.

Atomic Bomb Dome

About 15 minutes at the Atomic Bomb Dome, 1-10 Otemachi, Naka-ku. The building was the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, near the epicenter on August 6, 1945. It has been a UNESCO site since 1996.

Peace Memorial Park

About 35 minutes in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, 1-2 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku. The park holds the memorials to the people killed on August 6, 1945.

Peace Memorial Museum

About 1 hour at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, opened in 1954. Admission is covered. The exhibits use personal stories, photographs, and objects. If the museum cannot be entered, the group visits another peace site.

Ferry

About 20 minutes on the JR Nishinihon Miyajima Ferry from Miyajimaguchi, Hatsukaichi. The ticket is round trip.

Lunch on the island

About 50 minutes. The with-lunch ticket is Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki: batter, cabbage, pork, and noodles, with sauce, bonito flakes, and mayonnaise. Vegetarian okonomiyaki has no pork and no seafood. It does use eggs and gluten. There is no vegan, halal, gluten-free, or allergy-free lunch. Choose the without-lunch ticket and bring food, or use the free time on the island while the group eats. Ask for the vegetarian lunch when you book.

Itsukushima Shrine

About 50 minutes at Itsukushima Shrine, 1-1 Miyajimacho, Hatsukaichi. Admission is covered. The shrine was founded in 593, and most of what stands now was rebuilt in 1168. The Otorii gate stands in the water. At low tide you can walk out to it.

Daishoin Temple

About 30 minutes at Daishoin Temple, 210 Miyajimacho. The grounds have rows of Jizo statues in bright cloth, lanterns, and a seated Buddha.