Private Tour
Hiroshima City 4hr Private Walking Tour with Licensed Guide
Overview
Available languages
4 hours
Mobile ticket
Hiroshima is home to the historically significant and moving Peace Memorial and Museum. In the city stands Hiroshima Castle, nicknamed the ‘carp castle’ because of the glistening carp fish residing in the moats. The Shukkei-en Garden captures the beauty of a Japanese style garden in a small space. On this private walking tour with a Government Licensed and Experienced English speaking guides, you will be able to experience these sights without worry. Your guide will also be able to teach you about the history and culture of Hiroshima in a personalized way that you can only achieve with a private guide.
Once your reservation is made, a guide will be in touch to plan out the times and details of your private tour. We are looking forward to sharing with you the history of Hiroshima on our tour!
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Tour dates can be changed up to 2 days before the tour. Any tour date change may result in a change of tour guide or tour unavailability.
This is a walking tour. Pick up is on foot.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Hiroshima
You can see 2 sites on average from the itinerary on this tour.
Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
Private Vehicle
You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park (平和記念公園, Heiwa Kinen Kōen) is one of the most prominent features of the city. Even visitors not looking for it will likely stumble upon the large park of over 120,000 square meters. Its trees, lawns, and walking paths are in stark contrast to the surrounding downtown area. Before the bomb, the area of what is now the Peace Park was the political and commercial heart of the city. For this reason, it was chosen as the pilot's target. Four years to the day after the bomb was dropped, it was decided that the area would not be redeveloped but instead devoted to peace memorial facilities. Admission Fee: ¥200
Hiroshima Castle
Hiroshima Castle (広島城, Hiroshimajō), also called the Carp Castle, is a good example of a castle built on a plain in the center of a city as opposed to hilltop and mountaintop castles. Its main keep is five stories tall, and its grounds are surrounded by a moat. Also within the castle's precincts are a shrine, some ruins and a few reconstructed buildings of the Ninomaru (second circle of defense). Hiroshima developed as a castle town, whereby the castle was both the physical and economical center of the city. Built in 1589 by the powerful feudal lord Mori Terumoto, Hiroshima Castle was an important seat of power in Western Japan. While it was spared the demolishment that many other castles met during the Meiji Restoration, like the rest of the city, Hiroshima Castle was destroyed by the atomic bomb in 1945.
Options
Tour in Hiroshima city area
Pickup included
Reviews
430 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Hiroshi depended our understanding of the events on August 6, 1945 and subsequent history. Knowledgeable and engaging.
Y6401BOshaunam,
Nov 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our time in Hiroshima with our guide profoundly depended our understanding of the horrific events of August 6, 1945, as well as the subsequent history and tributes that continue today to honour those who lost their lives. Hiroshi is knowledgeable, engaging and welcomed our many questions. Hiroshi skilfully guided us through the Peace Memorial Museum, pointing out particularly important items. We stopped at important places. For example, the site where, amongst the rubble, students returned to their studies only months after the bombing. Hiroshi made a paper crane, demonstrating the difficulty to make one. Annually 10,000,000 paper cranes are left at the Children's Peace Monument. Being with Hiroshi made Hiroshima unforgettable.
Wonderful private tour with the best guide!
Thistledown-way,
Nov 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our amazing guide Kazuhisa To met us as we arrived by train and took care of all of the details of our day. He provided a wonderful tour with so much historical and real life information on the events in Hiroshima. I have used guides all over the world and he was one of the best! He even helped us find a couple of items we wanted to pick up while in Japan!
Hiroshima city walking tour
David K,
Nov 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide, Yuko was a wealth of information, sharing unforgettable stories about the Hiroshima city's history. She had an excellent communication skill, making sure everyone understood the plan for the day. Her enthusiasm was infectious! She shared interesting facts without overwhelming me and my wife. Everything was perfectly organized from start to finish. She was incredibly flexible and helped us to take small breaks between walking and navigate the logistics like train schedules, order snacks by ensuring a smooth and stress-free experience. We highly recommend Yuko!!
My daughter and I had the...
Tina B,
Nov 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00My daughter and I had the most fantastic day. Our guide was lovely and very informative, she helped cater to our time constraints also. Couldn’t have wished for a better guide.
Yoko was an amazing guide. She taught us things we would never have learned in Japan without her help!!
S7876PFsuep,
Oct 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Yoko was an amazing tour guide!! We learned so much history from her. She pointed out the important things as we moved through the crowds in Hiroshima museum & Peace Memorial Park. These are a "must visit" when in Hiroshima. We also visited Shukkeien Japanese Garden that was beautiful & had meaningful history. She gave us food to feed the colorful Carp fish which are so giant and fun to see. Hiroshima and their paper cranes are a very special place & Yoko was able to show us that. I highly recommend her as your private tour guide.
Outstanding Guide and Tour
Dennis S,
Oct 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Guide was friendly and professional. She gave us some great insights into the history of the area and what is happening today.
Wonderful, moving tour
lauramV7433TM,
Oct 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Yuko was a wonderful, informative guide. She was a joy to spend the day with, and also gave us some great advice on restaurants.
Insightful, interesting, helpful
AnnieEats,
Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Yuko did a remarkable job telling and showing us the story of Hiroshima. After the tour, she made a reservation for us at her favorite Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki restaurant. Above and beyond! We would take another tour with her again any time!
Great Hiroshima experience
COYS100,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A great tour with a very informed and interesting guide (Yoshi). Highly recommended. All the main sights were included at a good pace.
Thoughtful and insightful tour around Hiroshima
Nomad468523,
Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We where shown around Hiroshima by the wonderful and lovely Emiko-san, with a focus on the city and the a-bomb (which was our wish, since it was our first time in the city). She had prepared and researched a lot for our tour, based on our general areas of interest that had been communicated with the agency. We were shown the place of the bomb detonation, the museum, the a-dome and the various monuments remembering the world changing events that happened that day (and afterwards), all with thoughtful and insightful explanations from Emiko-san. We finished the day on a lighter note, by visiting one of the most beautiful gardens we’ve seen on our travels in Japan, filled with fish (which we got to feed), breathtaking scenarie and turtles. A wonderful and insightful day that we surely will never forget!
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