Two-Day Hiroshima & Kurashiki Tour from Osaka
Day 1
Shin Osaka Station
Head from Shin Osaka Station to Hiroshima Station aboard the Nozomi or Hikari Shinkansen, with reserved seating.
Hotel Granvia Hiroshima
Once in Hiroshima, the tour begins at Hotel Granvia Hiroshima, where, depending on the number of participants, the tour will use a bus, a jumbo taxi or a train to head to Miyajima and subsequent locations in the city.
Miyajima & Itsukushima Shrine
Itsukushima Shrine is a World Heritage Site. Established in the sixth century, it's famous for its beautiful Shinden-zukuri style structure, architecture representative of a nobles' residence in the Heian Period (794-1185).
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park & Museum
This large-scale park is visited by countless people as a symbol of peace. The museum within the park is an Important Cultural Property of Japan, and was built to remind future generations of the terror wrought by atomic bombs.
The Atomic Bomb Dome is a symbol of the disastrous atomic bombing during World War II, the first atomic bombs used in war in human history, and has been preserved as it was to promote peace and the elimination of atomic weapons around the world.