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Hiroshima Private Tour -
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Miyajima, sacred island walking tour

Off the Beaten Path
Hiroshima Tour Guide - Kazumi M.

Joined 2018

Kazumi M.
4.99 / 5
(157 reviews)
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Hiroshima
English
5 hours
Private tour (only you and Kazumi M.)
Up to 8 people

Miyajima Island, one of the most scenic spots in Japan, has long been regarded as an Island of Gods on the beautiful Seto Inland Sea. It is a romantic and historical island where Itsukushima Shrine, a World Heritage site, is located, along with the Virgin Forest of Mt. Misen, and numerous preserved shrines, temples and historical monuments.

Itinerary

This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!

09:30 AM

Meeting Point

at your request place in Hiroshima

seeing a big Torii gate, Itsukushima shrine, five story pagoda and Buddist hall

visiting Daishoin temple

having lunch ( Okonomiyaki or conger eel and Oyster or your request)

Ending Point

at your request place in Hiroshima

Want to personalize this tour?

This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.

Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

Guide fee and tour coordination

What‘s not included

transportation fee、around 1500 yen per person (you and guide), Lunch around 1500 yen per person (you and guide) admission fee, 300 yen per person. any snack and shopping during a tour.

If you have JR pass, you can use it for JR train and ferry to Miyajima.

Tour Important Information

Miyajima is a small island less than an hour outside the city of Hiroshima. It is a very romantic and relaxing place. It is most famous for its giant torii gate, which at high tide seems to float on the water. The sight is ranked as one of Japan's three best views.

you can walk around Miyajima to see Itsukushima shrine, in the public's mind. Like the torii gate, the shrine's main buildings are built over water, Five story pagoda and Buddist hall.

you can also visit Daishoin temple, one of the most important temples of Shingon Buddhism. It features a variety of buildings, statues and other religious objects for visitors to admire.

There are also wild deer on the island that have become accustomed to people. In the day the deer wander around the island.

Oyster landed in Hiroshima is very big and thick tasty, and Hiroshima is the number one of landing of oysters in Japan. There are some oyster shops that serve grilled oysters and vinegared fresh oysters to visitors in the Miyajima Island.

Okonomiyaki is the most famous as Hiroshima soul food, cooked with superposition of cabbage, bean sprouts, pork, egg and noodles, which is soba or udon, on thin flour dough spread like crepe.

At low tide, you are able to walk to Otorii Gate but when the tide flows it looks like the shrine is floating on water.

This idea to make the temple look different according to the tide will be only found here in Itsukushima shrine.

The tour may be changed according to the whether condition.

Important message from the supplier

I am usually available from 9:00until 5pm.

I also prefer a month advanced booking your request date since I have another job and need to arrange.

I am sorry but I am available from 9:00am until 3pm on Thursday for a while. I appreciate your understanding and look forward to your request.

Cancellation Policy

  • Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
  • 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
  • No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Hiroshima Tour Guide - Kazumi M.

Joined 2018

Kazumi M.
4.99 / 5
(157 reviews)
Identity Verified
Interview-Based Quality Checks

About Tour Guide Kazumi M.

Hi everyone.

I'm Kazumi. I am a qualified tour guide.I have been guiding Hiroshima since 2010.

Through guiding Hiroshima, I can give my guests my knowledge of this area and Japanese culture. At the same time, I can learn their understanding of Japan and the differences between our culture and theirs, which is very interesting. I also believe that meeting with local people is the best way to know the area. I was born and grew up in Hiroshima. I am very happy to give you wonderful time and memories in Hiroshima. I am really looking forward to hearing from you.

Reviews

“Miyajima and aHiroshima Peace park & Museum”

We highly recommend Kazumi M. and her tour. The experience was way above our expectations as was the guidance and service. Kazumi grew up in the region. This meant her knowledge and insights to the area and its history is extremely good. Her spoken english is first-class and so communication was easy. On top of this Kazumi is a very nice person and it was really lovely to spend the day with her. We wish Kazumi all the best.

Joe T.

Kazumi M.

Thank you for your lovely review. I am so glad to hear that you enjoyed the day in Hiroshima. I also had a great time sharing my knowledge and listening to your story, too. You reminded me of my time in London. Please say thank you to Brigitte, too. Hope you are back safely now and see you sometime again in London! Thank you Kazumi

“Heritage tour”

She’s a gem. We totally loved her. She took us to places we would have never been able to do ourselves. She Explained the history and highlights to Miyajima and Peace Park. Such a warm and special person in that 7 hours we spent together we felt we knew her for a lifetime.

Donna Y.

Kazumi M.

Thank you for your great review! It’s more than my pleasure to show you around Hiroshima. You are both very friendly and good to talk with. I also learned a lot from you, too. Please let me know if you need help while you are in Japan. Hope to see you sometime soon in Hawaii! Kazumi

“So a friendly and knowledgeable guide”

We had a nice half-day tour in Hiroshima with Kazumi despite our limited time. She was very open and honest and the information she shared was very well structured and interesting. Totally recommend!

Ced adventures I.

Kazumi M.

Thank you for your review. It was a big group and the limited time we had but everyone was very nice and friendly. I am glad that you all enjoyed the Peace tour. I was especially happy to meet you here. I hope to hear and show your guests around Hiroshima in near future. Thank you again. Kazumi

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