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Hiroshima
Hiroshima is the city on the delta of the Ota River in western Honshu, about ninety minutes from Osaka by Shinkansen, that chose after 1945 to become a city of peace.
The Atomic Bomb Dome on the Ota River, Hiroshima
- Region
- Honshu
- Our journeys
- One stay here
- Where we stay
- Hotel Granvia Hiroshima
Our tours stayA day on tourA Custom Tour of Japan
the place
A city that chose to become something other than one day.
The Peace Memorial Park lies at the heart of the delta, the Atomic Bomb Dome, a World Heritage Site, framed through the arch of the cenotaph, and the flame that will burn until the last nuclear weapon is gone. A short walk away, Shukkei-en, the garden of the Asano lords, laid out in 1620, gathers a lake, islands and tea pavilions into a garden of a few hectares.
The Private Collection offers Hiroshima and Miyajima as an extension at Hotel Granvia Hiroshima, reached by the Green Car from Osaka with your Tour Director beside you. The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan continues here on its Hiroshima and Miyajima extension, returning to Tokyo by first-class Shinkansen.
what we do here
Hiroshima, as we show it
The Peace Memorial Park
The Dome, the cenotaph and the museum, met with the quiet they deserve.
Shukkei-en
The garden of the Asano lords, a lake and its islands in miniature.
Miyajima
The great torii standing in the sea, about an hour away by car and ferry.
Okonomiyaki
Hiroshima's layered savoury pancake, cooked on the griddle in front of you.
where we stay
Hotel Granvia Hiroshima
On the Hiroshima and Miyajima extension of The Private Collection
our journeys here
The journeys that stay in Hiroshima
questions
Questions about Hiroshima
Which of your journeys include Hiroshima?
The Private Collection offers Hiroshima and Miyajima as an extension at Hotel Granvia Hiroshima, and the Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan continues here on its Hiroshima and Miyajima extension.
How far is Hiroshima from Osaka and Kyoto?
About ninety minutes from Osaka and under two hours from Kyoto by Shinkansen, travelling in the Green Car.
Can Hiroshima and Miyajima be visited together?
Yes. Miyajima is about an hour from the city by car and a short ferry, and our extensions give each a day of its own.
Hiroshima, created for you alone.
The Custom Tour of Japan is created around your party alone, on your dates, and Hiroshima can be any part of it. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans every day for you.