7:15 - 7:30
There is a taxi drop-off service from the hotel in Kyoto to the tour departure location. *Customers at some hotels are to transfer on foot.
7:40
Walk to Kyoto Station. *An assistant will guide participants to the Kyoto Station Shinkansen platform, but will not board the Shinkansen.
Depart from the Sunrise Tours Desk inside Avanti (across from Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit) to Hiroshima by Shinkansen train (Nozomi Shinkansen, reserved seating).
Arrive at Hiroshima Station. Walk to Hotel Granvia Hiroshima.
10:20
The tour departs from Hotel Granvia Hiroshima and head to Miyajimaguchi by bus.
Transfer to Miyajima Island by ferry (10mins).
Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima Lunch (meal charges not included in the tour)
A World Heritage site. Established in the 6th century, this shrine is one of Japan's finest, and is famous for its beautiful Shinden-zukuri style structure (architecture representative of a nobles' residence in the Heian period). The contrast of the green of Mount Misen behind the lacquered shrine pavilion and the blue of the Seto Sea is beautiful and evocative of the underwater palace of Ryugujo.
From Miyajima Port to Miyajimaguchi, take a ferry (10mins).
Proceed to Peace Memorial Park by bus.
Peace Memorial Park & Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
This large-scale park was established in 1949 after the Pacific War ended, and is visited by countless visitors 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.
Atomic Bomb Dome
The Atomic Bomb Dome is a symbol of the disastrous atomic bombing during WWII, the first atomic bombs used in human history, and has been preserved as it was to promote peace and elimination of atomic weapons around the world.
18:00 - 18:30
Arrive at Hiroshima Station.
Board on Shinkansen train to Kyoto Station. (Nozomi Shinkansen, reserved seating)
20:46 - 21:01
Arrive at Kyoto Station. The tour ends upon arrival.
No drop-off service to hotels will be provided. Please head to your next destination on your own from Kyoto Station.