The 15 Best Full-Day Tours in Western Japan

Hiroshima / Miyajima Full-day Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide - Peace Memorial Park and Museum: allow 90 minutes

1.Hiroshima / Miyajima Full-day Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · from $202Our pick

Review of Hiroshima and Miyajima’s private 8-hour tour, covering the Peace Park, Itsukushima Shrine, local transport, guides, costs, and practical tips.

“Very moving. A fantastic tour guide who made sure we were a head of the crowds. She obtained advanced tickets to the shrine and the temple. Lunch was at a local restaurant without tourist. Mari was a 10 on a scale of 5. As a local she knew the history of Hiroshima inside and out. Her English was impeccable. Just a fantastic day. Highly recommend her.”

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Full Day Hiroshima and Miyajima Bus Tour from Hiroshima - Arriving at Itsukushima Shrine

2.Full Day Hiroshima and Miyajima Bus Tour from Hiroshima

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · from $152

Visit Miyajima’s Itsukushima Shrine and Hiroshima’s Peace Park in one guided day, with ferry rides, museum entry, lunch time, and central drop-off.

“The tour guide was a very nice woman but not suited to be a tour guide for a group. Her voice was very soft and she was reading to us on the bus which put everyone to sleep. She was not engaging with the group. Maybe she’d be fine with one on one tours but not on a bus with a group. I heard almost nothing her voice was so low.”

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Hiroshima & Miyajima: Full-Day Private Tour & Licensed Guide - Meeting your guide and shaping the route

3.Hiroshima & Miyajima: Full-Day Private Tour & Licensed Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 8 hours · from $196

Explore Hiroshima and Miyajima with a private licensed guide, from the Peace Memorial Park and museum to Itsukushima Shrine and its floating torii.

“Sei was a wonderful guide. Very knowledgeable and certainly knows his way around Hiroshima/Miyajima. We learnt so much about Hiroshima and would recommend Sei as a guide when you're in Hiroshima.”

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Full Day Hiroshima and Miyajima Tour by Bullet Train from Kyoto - Finding the 7:30 a.m. meeting point

4.Full Day Hiroshima and Miyajima Tour by Bullet Train from Kyoto

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · from $399

Ride the bullet train from Kyoto to Hiroshima and Miyajima for Itsukushima Shrine, the Atomic Bomb Dome, and a moving Peace Museum visit.

“This tour company did an excellent job organizing everything and even got us reserved seats on the bulletin trains to and back all included in the price of the tour. We greatly appreciated that! They walk you to and from the meeting point to thRead more”

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Full Day Hiroshima and Miyajima Tour by Bullet Train from Osaka - The Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka

5.Full Day Hiroshima and Miyajima Tour by Bullet Train from Osaka

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · from $397

Ride the Shinkansen from Osaka to Miyajima and Hiroshima for shrine views, the Atomic Bomb Dome, and a moving Peace Museum visit.

“Tour guide needs to be more informative with clear details in regards to tour at hand. very soft spoke limited English which made it more difficult to understand.”

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Hiroshima & Miyajima: Private Full-Day Tour with a Local Guide - One hour inside the Peace Memorial Museum

6.Hiroshima & Miyajima: Private Full-Day Tour with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · from $145

A private Hiroshima and Miyajima day tour with guide Alex, moving from Peace Park and the A-Bomb Dome to Itsukushima Shrine and quiet island paths.

“We were at Hiroshima on a busy day. I believe in the quieter times it would be a place where you would gain a greater appreciation of the power of that day. Our guide was good, and it was very clear that he is passionate about learning more about his chosen home and culture. Some of the stories told, about individuals affected by the bombing, were what made it more meaningful. The 40,000 conscripted Koreans were people I knew nothing about. The reconstruction similarly was not a story that I had previously explored.”

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Private Full Day Hiroshima Tour - Itsukushima Shrine and Miyajima’s floating torii gate

7.Private Full Day Hiroshima Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · from $619

See Miyajima, the Peace Park, A-Bomb Dome, castle, and museum in six private hours with hotel pickup and a local guide.

“The guide very knowledgeable and friendly She went above and beyond her duties Great day was had by us all The car we had was fantastic and very comfortable.”

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Hiroshima and Miyajima Full Day Private Tour - Two hours with Hiroshima’s difficult history

8.Hiroshima and Miyajima Full Day Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · from $167

Private Hiroshima tour with the Peace Museum, Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima Castle, Shukkeien Garden, and Miyajima Shrine.

“Fantastic day with Masa. We loved everywhere she took us and her very knowledgeable information. We showered her with questions which she was only too pleased to answer. She also booked us in to a lovely Japanese restaurant for luncRead more”

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[From Okayama] Okayama & Kurashiki Full Day Tour - Korakuen Garden: one hour in an Edo-era masterpiece

9.[From Okayama] Okayama & Kurashiki Full Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · from $163

See Korakuen Garden, make Okayama-style kakushi sushi, and explore Kurashiki’s old quarter on a guided day tour from Okayama.

“Lovely tour from an excellent guide, funny, and insightful giving interesting facts. Sushi was not what i expected but learnt that not all sushi is a roll!”

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Full Day Hiroshima and Miyajima Bus Tour - Crossing the water to Miyajima

10.Full Day Hiroshima and Miyajima Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · from $111Best value

See Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial sites and Miyajima’s Great Torii on a 12-hour English-guided tour from Kyoto or Osaka.

“An important experience for anyone who is interested in history and is aware of the harm that human beings can cause. The temple is beautiful and Hiroshima, a historic landmark. It's very impactful going there. Really. The service was very well served and we learned more and more about the temple and the sad historical event in HiroshimaAuto-translated”

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