6:45-7:30
There is a drop-off service on foot from the hotel to the tour departure location. An English-speaking assistant accompanies the tour.
7:40
Meeting Location : Sunrise Tours Desk in Kyoto Avanti B1F (across from Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit)
Depart at 7:40
After the meet-up, walk to JR Kyoto Station.
Arrive at Kyoto Station
*An assistant will guide participants to the Kyoto Station Shinkansen platform, but will not board the Shinkansen.
8:00-10:00
(100min)
From Kyoto Station to Hiroshima Station
Take the Nozomi Shinkansen (reserved seating) to Hiroshima.
Arrive at Hiroshima Station
*Please check [Day 12 Bus Company].
10:10-10:20
Depart from Hotel Granvia Hiroshima
Head to Miyajima Port
Head from Miyajimaguchi to Miyajima Port
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 Mt. Misen behind the lacquered shrine pavilion and the blue of the Seto Sea is beautiful and evocative of the underwater palace of Ryugujo.
Time for lunch is allotted on Miyajima. This region is known for oysters, Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki, and conger eel rice bowl, which are available at many shops on Miyajima. Customers are free to enjoy their preferred meals.
Head from Miyajima Port to Miyajimaguch
Head from Miyajimaguchi to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Peace Memorial Park & Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Atomic Bomb Dome
(100min)
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. 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.
Arrive at Hiroshima Station
19:00-21:05
(100min)
Take the Nozomi Shinkansen (reserved seating) to Kyoto.
From Hiroshima Station to Kyoto Station
20:45-21:05
Tour ends upon arrival at Kyoto Station
After the tour ends at Kyoto Station, customers are to make their own way from Kyoto Station to the hotel.
Stay at Hotel in Kyoto City