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Hiroshima · Miyajima · 2 UNESCO Sites · Full Day
Hiroshima Day Trip from Kyoto — Peace Memorial & Miyajima's Floating Torii
A sobering morning at Peace Park and a sunlit afternoon on Miyajima's floating torii gate — bullet train, ferry, and English guide all included. Long but structured. Back in Kyoto for dinner.
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The Experience
What Makes This Hiroshima Day Trip Special
Bullet train transport included, English-speaking guide, Peace Park + Miyajima in one day, and return to Kyoto by evening.
Highlights
- Visit iconic sites like the Peace Memorial and Itsukushima Shrine in 1 Day!
- Explore Hiroshima with an English-speaking tour guide
- Benefit from a multilingual audio guide on the bus
- Enjoy free Wi-Fi service
- Enjoy Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki and discover local culinary traditions.
What's Included
- All taxes, fees, and handling charges
- Entrance fees for Atomic Museum and Miyajima
- Lunch (if option selected- vegetarian lunch option is available. No vegan, halal, gluten-free, or allergy-free meals)
- English-speaking tour guide
- Multilingual Audio Guide in the bus (Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese and Ukrainian)
- Air-conditioned coach
- Round-trip ferry to Miyajima
How the Hiroshima Day Trip Works
Four steps from Kyoto Station to Miyajima's floating torii and back.
7 AM Departure from Kyoto
Meet your guide at Kyoto Station around 7 AM. Board the Shinkansen bullet train for the 1h40min ride to Hiroshima. Reserved seats included; you travel as a group with the guide.
Peace Memorial Park
Arrive in Hiroshima by 9:30 AM. Visit the A-Bomb Dome (UNESCO), the Peace Memorial Park, the Children's Peace Monument, and the Peace Memorial Museum. Your guide provides historical context — 2–3 hours at the site.
Ferry to Miyajima
Lunch break in Hiroshima (not included in most packages — your guide recommends okonomiyaki at the Okonomi-Mura food hall). Then take the tram + ferry combination to Miyajima island (90 minutes total).
Itsukushima & Return
Walk out to the floating torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine (best at high tide). Meet the sacred deer, climb to Daisho-in temple if time allows. Return ferry, return bullet train, arrive back in Kyoto around 8–9 PM.
Photo Gallery
Hiroshima & Miyajima — Through the Lens
The A-Bomb Dome at dawn, the Peace Memorial Museum, the floating torii of Itsukushima at high tide, and the sacred deer of Miyajima — captured by our guests.
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Guest Reviews
What Visitors Say
5/5
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"Fantastic. Very moving. Museum was way too crowded to get the full experience though."
"our guide Rino was excellent, best guide we have ever had, she was polite, professional, very knowledgeable and good fun, highly recommend her, she made it a great day out😀"
"Our guide Rino was the best! Very informative and great at keeping us all together 😊. She was knowledgeable at each site and was able to answer any questions. Would recommend."
"Well-organised with a great guide (Rino). Got to all the high spots and packed as much as we could into the day."
"Having a tour guide in Hiroshima was so helpful. We appreciated Rino’s insights. Miyajima is beautiful!"
"This trip was great! Very smoothly planned in a way we couldn’t have orchestrated for ourselves. The information our guide Rino gave us was entertaining, informative and useful to make the most of our trip. P.S. try the okonomiyaki for lunch!"
"Our tour guide Rino in Hiroshima was absolutely amazing and incredibly friendly throughout the entire experience. She made exploring the island both fun and seamless, sharing interesting insights while keeping things light and engaging. We had the chance to enjoy some truly great local food, which made the experience even more memorable. Rino’s sense of humor added a special touch—she had us laughing at just the right moments, making the tour feel relaxed and personal. Overall, she created a perfect balance of knowledge, warmth, and fun that made our time in Hiroshima unforgettable."
"Rino is an excellent guide! She provided valuable historical information and is very funny and personable. The Peace Memorial and gardens are beautiful even on our rainy day. Miyajima island has spectacular views and our lunch of Okonoyashi was absolutely delicious!"
"Really enjoyed tour, our host Tomo was amazing, full of knowledge and delivered with a wonderful smile all day long."
"It was a fantastic trip with a wonderful guide Rino definitely worth the time"
"We had an amazing day visiting Hiroshima peace memorial and the island and temple near the city. I highly recommend this 1 day trip! Our tour guide Rino was the best! She was funny, full of energy and kept us entertained with amazing information throughout the day. Her smile was also very contagious 😁 Merci beaucoup 🙏"
"Rino was absolutely incredible! Had such a wonderful day exploring and learning. It was a very thoughtful and enlightening experience."
"Rhino was a great guide and very informative about all places visited. She explained the atomic dome, the museum and our trip to Miyajima. lunch was delicious and her recommendation for ice-cream excellent. we really enjoyed our day. thank you Rhino"
"Amazing, bunch of information about the different places we went to. Marin was a fantastic host, lovely and funny !"
"Tomo was an excellent guide! It was a lovely day to the island and also historic part in Hiroshima was very interesting."
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Browse All Kyoto ToursFAQ — Hiroshima Day Trip from Kyoto
Everything you need to know about the Hiroshima & Miyajima day trip from Kyoto.
Hiroshima is 350 km (220 miles) west of Kyoto. The Shinkansen bullet train covers the distance in 1 hour 40 minutes. Total round-trip travel time is about 3.5 hours — which is why day trips start at 7 AM and end near 9 PM.
Yes, if you have at least 3 days in Kyoto. Hiroshima is the best-known Japanese historical site for Western visitors after Tokyo's imperial sites. The Peace Memorial Museum is consistently rated the most impactful cultural experience in Japan. If you only have 1–2 days in Kyoto, skip Hiroshima.
Yes. The $119 Hiroshima day trip includes round-trip reserved-seat Shinkansen tickets (normally ¥9,700 × 2 = ¥19,400 = $130+). Plus the English-speaking guide, entrance fees, and the ferry to Miyajima. It's arguably the best-value organized day trip in Japan.
Standard itinerary: 9:30 AM Peace Memorial Park + A-Bomb Dome (90 mins), 11:00 AM Peace Memorial Museum (90 mins), 12:30 lunch break (not included), 2:00 PM ferry to Miyajima, 2:30 PM Itsukushima Shrine + floating torii (90 mins), 4:30 PM return ferry, 8:30 PM back in Kyoto.
The Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, 140 metres from the hypocenter of the 1945 atomic blast. One of the few buildings left partially standing. Now a UNESCO World Heritage site as a memorial to the victims and a warning against nuclear weapons.
The floating torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine — one of Japan's 'Three Views'. At high tide the vermilion torii appears to float on the sea; at low tide you can walk up to it. UNESCO site. The island also has friendly sika deer, Daisho-in temple, and a 535m mountain (Misen).
Usually no. Lunch is a 60-90 minute break in Hiroshima (in the Hondori shopping arcade area). Your guide recommends specific spots — the Okonomi-Mura food hall (25 okonomiyaki stands on three floors) is the classic choice. Budget ¥1,000–1,500 for a proper meal.
Yes, with some effort. The JR Pass covers the Kyoto-Hiroshima Shinkansen. On your own, budget: train tickets (covered by JR Pass), Peace Museum admission ¥200, ferry to Miyajima ¥360. Total $3–5 extra for unguided visit. You save on the tour cost but lose the translation and itinerary scaffolding.
For kids under 10, yes — a 14-hour day with 3.5 hours on trains is exhausting. The Peace Museum is also emotionally heavy (graphic exhibits of the 1945 bomb effects). Older kids (12+) usually handle it well and find the experience memorable. Strollers are bulky on the ferry.
Yes — stay a night in Hiroshima. Business hotels near Hiroshima Station run $70–100/night. You arrive in the afternoon, see the Peace Memorial Museum at your own pace, dine on okonomiyaki, visit Miyajima fresh next morning, and return to Kyoto or continue onward. Most tour operators offer this as a premium 2-day package.
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