Hiroshima

Hagi and Tsuwano Tour

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2

days

¥98,000

starting price

2

People max.

Hiroshima

starting place

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Overview

This tour visits major sights of Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, and Shimane prefectures, focusing on the small historic cities of each region, and the natural wonders found in the countryside between them. You travel in a private vehicle with a guide, staying in characterful local accommodation.

Who is this tour for?

This tour is for people who want to experience the little-known but beautiful historic towns of western Japan on a short, compact trip.

Price

From

  • ¥188,000 / person with 2
  • ¥128,000 / person with 3
  • ¥108,000 / person with 4
  • ¥98,000 / person with 5
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Itinerary

  • You meet your guide and driver at Hiroshima Station, and drive to Sandankyō Gorge, with its stunning waterfalls, caves, and hollows along the valley floor. Then you drive to Tsuwano in Shimane Prefecture, a beautiful traditional castle town overlooked by the dramatic ruins of its castle. Tonomachi Dōri recalls the town life of the samurai. You spend the night in Tsuwano. Dinner (included) is at your accommodation.

    Included: Dinner

  • After breakfast, you leave your hotel and drive to Hagi in Yamaguchi Prefecture, a castle town whose young men played a decisive role in overthrowing the Shogunate. Shōin Shrine and its museum honouring Yoshida Shōin tell the story of one brave youth who gave his life to free Japan from feudalism. After exploring the town, you drive up to Akiyoshidai, an extensive karst area, and stroll around this limestone area. Then you return to Hiroshima Station where the tour ends.

    Included: Breakfast

Highlights

Sandankyō Gorge

Sandankyō Gorge

Sandankyō is a 16 km long gorge along the Shibaki River in Akiōta, Hiroshima, with cliffs and cascading waterfalls reminiscent of Chinese landscape paintings.

Tsuwano

Tsuwano

Tsuwano is a small town in Shimane, in a valley with impressive castle ruins and well-preserved samurai district.

Hagi

Hagi

Despite its relatively isolated location, Hagi had a remarkable impact on Japanese history at the end of the feudal period and the early modern period.

Hagi Castle

Hagi Castle

The ruins of Hagi Castle are located at the seashore of Hagi city on the Sea of Japan at the delta of the Abu River. The castle was built on a low mountain, Mt. Shigetsu, at the edge of the delta.

Akiyoshi Plateau and Caves

Akiyoshi Plateau and Caves

Akiyoshidai is a huge karst system in the middle of Yamaguchi Prefecture. The plateau consists of uplifted reef limestones formed in the Palaeozoic age.

Included

    • Guide
    • Transport
    • Meals
    • Basic insurance

Excluded

    • Travel to and from Shikoku
    • Drinks
    • Comprehensive personal insurance

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