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Hiroshima Hidden Gems Walking Tour with Locals
Hanko(Personal seal)shop
Okonomimura
Fukuya Department Store
Hiroden(Street Car)

Hiroshima Local Life Walking Tour

By Sachi
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Overview

【Discover Another Side of Hiroshima!】 This tour offers a unique experience to get a taste of everyday life in Hiroshima while appreciating its charm. We’ll walk along historic roads from the samurai era and explore quiet backstreets, visiting hidden gems like Ebisu Shrine and the Memorial Cathedral for World Peace.

You’ll also engage with locals at tea shops specialising in tea ceremony utensils, a stamp maker, and experience Japan’s unique culture. We will also visit the famous Okonomimura to explore the okonomiyaki stalls, which are a local speciality of Hiroshima.　Additionally, we’ll visit historically significant sites related to the atomic bomb and witness how Hiroshima has rebuilt itself. This tour goes beyond typical tourist spots, providing a chance to truly understand Hiroshima’s essence.

Enjoyable for families, couples, and solo travellers alike, this is a wonderful opportunity to explore Hiroshima’s beautiful streets and meet its warm people. We look forward to seeing you!

Activity location

  • Hiroshima Kinzagai Shop Street
    • Naka-ku
    • Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Starbucks Coffee - Hiroshima Hondori
    • 1 9
    • 730-0035, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedguide fee
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPrivate transport

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Hiroshima Kinzagai Shop Street
  • 20m
We will start from Hondori Shopping Arcade, the most prosperous street in Hiroshima. First, we'll provide a brief lecture on what Hiroshima Prefecture is like, followed by a history of Hondori Shopping Arcade and it's highlights while walking.
Ebisu Shrine
  • 20m
Ebisu Shrine is a shrine that has been cherished by the local community for about 400 years. It is beloved by the people of Hiroshima as a deity of prosperity in business.
Catholic Noboricho Church, Memorial Cathedral for World Peace
  • 30m
Memorial Cathedral for World Peace was constructed to commemorate the victims of the atomic bombing and to pray for world peace. It is the first post-war building to be designated as a Important Cultural Property.
Fukuya, Hatchobori Honten
  • 20m
This is a building that has been preserved and continued to be used as a testament to the traces of the atomic bombing.
Okonomimura
  • 30m
Okonomimura is restaurants where you can enjoy Hiroshima's local dish, okonomiyaki. We'll introduce you to what okonomiyaki is, as well as its history. You can also tour inside the building.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESHiroshima Kinzagai Shop Street
    • Naka-ku
    • Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEStarbucks Coffee - Hiroshima Hondori
    • 1 9
    • 730-0035, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

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