Hiroshima · WALKING TOURS
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Hiroshima is flat and compact and almost everything worth seeing sits within an hour of the same tram line. Below are the walking tours across the city and Miyajima: the route each takes, how many kilometres it covers, the group size, and what you pay.
English Hiroshima walking tour explaining why the atomic bomb was dropped, with stops at Gokoku Shrine, Hiroshima Castle, and Peace Park.
“Just finished the tour and cannot recommend enough. Our guide, Chihiro, was an absolute superstar, so knowledgeable and such a great story teller.”
A 5-hour small-group Hiroshima Peace walking tour covering the Peace Memorial Museum, cenotaph, Children’s Monument, A-bomb Dome, and Orizuru Tower lunch.
“Excellent excellent tour of the city, including the museum and lots of special places that most terrorist would not know about her. Our guide Yuji is incredibly knowledgeable and shared a ton of information with the group.”
Private 4-hour Hiroshima walking tour with licensed English guide. Pickup by foot, Peace Museum, Hiroshima Castle, Shukkeien Garden and tips.
“Our guide for this tour was Tomoyo- to say she was wonderful is an understatement! She picked us up right at the train station and helped us navigate all that Hiroshima has to offer- providing education on World War II, while also showing uRead more”
Learn why the bomb was dropped in Hiroshima on a small 2.5-hour walk through shrines, castle, Dome, and Peace Park.
“Thomas was absolutely wonderful! He is easy to talk to, knowledgeable- and a great tour guide. This was an excellent tour.”
A small-group Miyajima walking tour with shrine sights, oyster-and-momiji lunch, and photo tips. See the island with less guessing.
“Mariko was an absolute joy to have as a guide. We had pretty much no knowledge about Miyajima but a friend of mine had gone there some months ago on her own and loved it. We booked the tour and by luck had Mariko as our guide and Read more”
A 2-hour English guided walk through Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, linking atomic bombing landmarks with survivor testimony and meaning.
“I learnt a lot about the reasons for the Atom Bomb and what happened on 6th August 1945”
A 3-hour Hiroshima walking food tour with 3 tachinomi-style stops, 10+ dishes, and up to three drinks, plus culture strolls.
“Ken was a wonderful guide and contributed insights into the culture of Japan. He took us to local places where the people were amazing along with the food and Sake. Thank you Ken!!!”
A half-day Hiroshima walk with a local guide: Atomic Bomb Dome, Peace Memorial Museum, Orizuru Tower crane-making, and lunch included.
“Risa was fantastic and her English was good too. Very interesting day, with some fun thrown in.”
A 2-hour, expert-led walking route through Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park, linking Genbaku Dome, Sadako’s cranes, and the Peace Bell.
“Our guide was really knowledgeable and the tour was interesting and interactive. Shiraz was very friendly and he made our tour a really good experience. Thank you Shiraz.”
Half-day Miyajima walk with Itsukushima Shrine, Daisho-in, and an oyster lunch in a small English group.
“Shun was our guide for this tour around Miyajima. We can’t thank him enough for the knowledge and kindness he imparted to us. He took us off the beaten track, shared information on the Island, the Shrine, Buddhism and Shinto practices, Japanese culture and so on. He was so personable and we felt we had spent a few hours with a young friend. Highly recommend this tour if you want to get a little bit more out of a visit to Miyajima.”
Private 4-hour Hiroshima walking tour with a local guide through Peace Memorial Park, Atomic Bomb Dome, and Hiroshima Castle, with museum tickets included.
“Very informative and covered a lot of territory re the recent 20th century history of this city. Enjoyable visit to Hiroshima Castle and finished the day off with an okonomiyaki-the favourite local dish.”
A private local walk through Hiroshima with a flexible Lokafyer, friendly tips, and personal stories, built around your interests.
“We loved John’s knowledge of the history of Hiroshima and his relaxed way he moved from site to site.”
Walk Hiroshima and Miyajima with an English guide, ferry to Itsukushima Shrine, then Peace Park, Museum, and Atomic Bomb Dome.
“Thank you to Masahiko Joguchi "Joe"! Joe commenced the day with a detailed itinerary tailored to our request. He was an excellent tour guide and shared information in an engaging manner. We appreciated his flexibility to change the itinerRead more”
Expert-led Hiroshima peace walk with a PhD scholar. See Atomic Bomb Dome, Peace Bell, memorials and Peace Museum in 2 hours.
“Our guide Sharain was very informative, pleasant and enthusiastic.He was well prepared and we learned a lot from him.”
Half-day private Hiroshima walking tour with Pancho in English, led by a son of an A-bomb survivor, visiting key Peace Memorial landmarks.
“Pancho was amazing! As a second generation survivor, his family story tied in with the amazing history we were told was very heartfelt as we went through iconic places in Hiroshima. My daughter and I 30 enjoyed our half day tour and we’re vRead more”
