We went to the Atomic Dome which is the last surviving building after WWII. Then we went to the Peace Memorial. The Peace Memorial is an experience unlike any other. At first it seems very clinical and straight forward with exhibits talking about the people who discovered atomic energy, the people who weaponised it, the people who ordered it to be used, how they selected Hiroshima, and even where they were aiming for. Then it tells the personal stories of people in Hiroshima. The victims, the children, families... it is a unique experience and should not be missed._br/_ Then we went to Miyajima island. It is a beautiful island with a beautiful shrine, the Tori Gate, deer, and lots of sponge cakes :
Review by: Robert W, April 2018
This was a great 101 tour with the lovely and picturesque island of Miyajima. This is no criticism of the tour but there were so many people on the island and it was almost impossible to really enjoy the sights and scenery without doing most of it on your own. Highly recommend wandering and looking and things and perhaps taking the boat to the Peace Park in town. We wanted to spend so much more time on Miyajima. Anyways, the tour at the Memorial Park was nice and enjoyed the serenity of the area in spite of the incredibly painful history of this location.
Review by: virtue728, March 2018
This tour was very informative._br/_ Our guide Sammy, was very knowledgeable and offered authentic perspective of events.
Review by: Gordon R, March 2018
It was a very informative and thoroughly enjoyable way to spend our day. Miyajima Island is beautiful. Definitely worth taking this tour!
Review by: Anthony R, February 2018
We enjoyed this tour very much. It was raining on the day which added to the feel of the afternoon. Fumiko did such a good job _br/_ in passing on heaps of information to us. We would recommend this tour to anyone who is interested in the Hiroshima bombing. _br/_ Thank you so much for this day.
Review by: Leandro M T, February 2018
Our guide Mariko was wonderful. Even if you have more than a day in Hiroshima, this day trip is totally worth doing. She is very knowledgeable, and her explanations deserve a 10 out of 10!
Review by: David J, January 2018
The guide on the trip was excellent, Samin was very knowledgeable and moved us to tears with her personal family accounts._br/_ The one thing I would change about the trip is the amount of time dedicated to the memorial park and museum. It was way too short._br/_ The tour could start earlier than 10:30, say around 9:00 to accommodate that.
Review by: Janice H, December 2017
This was good but not as good as Viator tours usually are bigger group. The company Viator used was just not that good. The Guide did not use her mic and often hard to hear as group was like 35.
Review by: Nathan H, December 2017
Great trip worth the time and effort
Review by: Greg M, October 2017
A lovely day with such an informative guide. We learnt so much of the history and saw how proud the people of Hiroshima are of the rebuild and the monuments. Mijajima was such a beautiful experience and such a stunning location.
Review by: Barbara A, October 2017
We took the Shinkansen from/to Kyoto and met tour right outside Hiroshima station. Guide was knowledgeable and spoke English well. Would've preferred to spend more time at Hiroshima than Miyajima but we enjoyed both. If you want to spend entire day at Peace Park, don't take this tour.
Review by: Harrison P, October 2017
The tour was good. Everything we saw was interesting and well laid out. Unfortunately, the tour leader spoke very poor broken English. For the amount of money we paid for this tour we expected a tour leader who could speak fluent English, but instead we got someone who read from notes all day, consistently got the words wrong and left many people in the group confused. She also used a portable microphone that was so quiet, unless you stood directly in front of her it was hard to hear. This was then further complicated by her constant turning around as she talked, meaning most people would hear 1-2 words before she turned away. Overall we were very disappointed by the tour. Other tours through this company have been great, but this was definitely a low point of our trip.
Review by: ANTHONY W, October 2017
It is a really very nice hotel. It's position right on the station is great. The staff very pleasant and helpful._br/_ We booked a club room that was very good. A good selection of Western and Japanese food was on_br/_ offer whilst having a drink, again with good choice Breakfast was included in our rate and again the_br/_ Quality and choice was very good. The room was spacious and kept clean. They also supply Yukatas_br/_ Which is a nice touch and convenient too. _br/_ We were travelling through and stayed two nights. Very pleasant ones. A very good base for travel and_br/_ a comfortable base to return to after a day out sightseeing._br/_ My wife and I would recommend it a very good hotel for tourists or businessmen on the move.
Review by: Lia S, October 2017
Moving.
Review by: Mike Yang Zhang, October 2017
Very somber but powerful experience. This was a long guided trip, and well worth the memories.
Review by: MYZ, October 2017
Very somber but powerful experience. This was a long guided trip, and well worth the memories.
Review by: linda c, September 2017
We had a small group 5 which made the tour much quicker as we didn't have to wait for anyone. This gave us more free time to enjoy Miyajima Island which was very interesting. We didn't expect a market on the island. Hiroshima Peace Park was a moving experience and our guide gave us lots of information to understand what we saw. Our guide was excellent.
Review by: paul M, September 2017
We were very impressed. The tour was well organised, the visit to the Peace Memorial very moving and meaningful. Our guide, Akiko, simply had all the right qualities for a guide: Knowledge, ability to explain and cause empathy, sense of humour. Bravo.
Review by: Victoria B, August 2017
Our tour guide Fumiko gave us a lot of detailed information. I was surprised at how much I actually learned from this tour. I thought I had known a lot already. The museum was very moving. Parts of the museum were under repairs and the traffic was terrible coming from the island but she filled that time with a lot of history and a perspective on how the japanese people felt during and after the war. I highly recommend this tour.
Review by: Glenn S, July 2017
A very nice tour considering the sad topic. Tour guide was very informative of the area and kept us on a good time schedule. Highly recommend this tour.
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