Miyajima, sacred island walking tour
Joined 2018
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!
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
Guide fee and tour coordination
transportation fee、around 700 yen per person (you and guide), Lunch around 1000 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
Joined 2018
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
Benjamin S.
“Wonderful touring and learning experience!”
Kazumi is a wonderful tour guide because she is so much more than a tour guide. From planning the trip to going through the tours, she has always been helpful and resourceful. She was accommodating when it comes to figuring out a customized itinerary. The tours themselves were great - she was knowledgeable, she explained things from both cultural and historical perspectives, she was quick to resolve unexpected needs from us such as needs for drink, snack, and bathroom. She suggested different kinds of food for us try, some very local to Hiroshima, she even made a couple restaurant reservations for us. Overall, this was a wonderful experience for us and we would wholeheartedly recommend Kazumi as a tour guide.
Kazumi M.
Thank you for your lovely comment. I am beyond my pleasures and happy that I could spend 2 days with you. All your family are very nice to talk with. I also had a great experience as a guide and as a mom with 2 teenagers. Thank you again Kazumi
Nicola W.
“Fantastic private tour ”
We had an absolutely amazing day with Kazumi, highly recommend booking this private tour, it was a highlight of our trip to Japan. Great informations and lovely personality. Thanks you so much Kazumi, it was great spending the day with you xx
Kazumi M.
Thank you so much for choosing me as your guide. It was my pleasure to share my knowledge. As we are same generation, I also had a wonderful time with you. I hope you will have a lot of fun in Tokyo Desney resort! Thank you Kazumi
Kathryn P.
“An amazing day”
My family and I spent the day with Kazumi exploring the main sites of Hiroshima and had the most amazing time. Kazumi was informative and it was so lovely to hear about her experiences living in the city, her life and growing up in Japan. She also shared more context and stories about the places we visited that we never would have known about otherwise, it adds so much more to the day. Lunch was one of our favorite meals of the whole trip, and I would really recommend anyone going to Hiroshima book this tour!
Kazumi M.
Thank you for your lovely review. I am glad to hear that all of you enjoyed Hiroshima and Okonomiyaki became one of your favorite Japanese meal. Please send my best regards to your family. Thank you and hope to see you again. Kazumi
$142/ per group
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