Hiroshima

Takehara, Tomonoura, and Onomichi Tour

2

days

¥98,000

starting price

2

People max.

Hiroshima

starting place

Overview

This tour visits major sights of Hiroshima prefecture, focusing on the small historic cities of the coastal region. You visit a number of Hiroshima’s celebrated sake breweries. You travel in a private vehicle with a guide, staying in characterful local accommodation.

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Price

From

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

Itinerary

  • You meet your guide and driver at Hiroshima Station and drive to Takehara, where you stroll through the streets of buildings dating back hundreds of years, visiting a sake brewery and old merchant’s house. Then you drive to Tomonoura, where the popular Ghibli animation “Ponyo” was set. After seeing the sights, you stay in the town. Dinner (included) is at your accommodation.

    Included: Dinner

  • After breakfast, you leave the hotel and drive to Onomichi and visit Senkō-ji Park with its expansive views over the Shimanami Kaidō and nostalgic arcades near the port. Then you drive west to Saijō, nestled in the mountains. Saijō is known for its sake breweries, and you can tour a brewery and enjoy a tasting. You return to Hiroshima Station where the tour ends.

    Included: Breakfast

Highlights

Hiroshima

Hiroshima

The western node of the ‘Golden Route’, famous for being atom bombed.

Takehara

Takehara

Takehara is a port town on the Seto Inland Sea famed for its traditional wooden buildings from the Edo period and its sake production.

Tomonoura

Tomonoura

Tomonoura is a picturesque port in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture on the southern point of the Numakuma Peninsula.

Onomichi

Onomichi

A fascinating maritime town of ancient temples and alleyways

Senkō-ji Park

Senkō-ji Park

Senkō-ji Park is a mountaintop park with an amazing view over Onomichi.

Saijō in Hiroshima

Saijō in Hiroshima

Saijō is a town located in the mountains east of Hiroshima city famous for its sake breweries dating back over 100 years.

Saikoku-ji Temple

Saikoku-ji Temple

Saikoku-ji is a huge temple complex on the slopes of Mt. Atagoyama. It’s the largest of the many temples in Onomichi.

Shimanami Kaidō

Shimanami Kaidō

The Shimanami Kaidō is a chain of islands across the Seto Inland Sea, joined by a series of bridges which carry an expressway and cycle paths.

Kurushima Straits Bridge

Kurushima Straits Bridge

A bridge on the Shimanami Kaido connecting the island of Oshima to Shikoku. It’s the world's longest suspension bridge structure.

Included

    • Guide
    • Transport
    • Museum entry tickets
    • Meals
    • Basic insurance

Excluded

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

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