Miyajima Island & Itsukushima Shrine, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park & Museum
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12:00 – Begin a full-day sightseeing in Hiroshima by chartered coach.
Private transfer to Miyajima-guchi port (45 mins) and board a ferry to Miyajima Island.
Visit Miyajima, a small sacred island located in the Inland Sea. It has been a holy place of Shintoism since the earliest times. Here you will find perhaps the most photographed site in Japan: Itsukushima Shrine (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its "Floating Torii Gate" — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Japan's "3 Most Beautiful Views."
Explore Nakamise Street. Lunch on your own.
We take the ferry back to Miyajima-guchi port and then private transfer to Hiroshima (45 mins).
We visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, located in the center of the city. The park takes up over 120,000 square meters and is dedicated to the legacy of Hiroshima as the first city in history to suffer a nuclear attack. Before the atomic bomb, the area where the Peace Park now stands was the political and commercial heart of the city, and was chosen as the pilot's target during World War II. It was decided that the area would not be redeveloped, but instead devoted to peace memorial facilities.
The park's main attraction is the Peace Memorial Museum, which covers the history of Hiroshima and the advent of the nuclear bomb. It provides visitors an opportunity to hear eyewitness testimonies and learn about the devastating effects the A-bomb had on the city of Hiroshima and its people.
At the end of the day, a private coach will transfer you to your hotel in Hiroshima.
18:00 – After check-in, the rest of the day is at leisure.
Meals: Breakfast at hotel, Lunch on own