Miyajima Half-day Trip Historical Walking Tour
- 5h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Join a tour by MagicalTrip, proud winner of the Tripadvisor Best of the Best Award. Each experience is led by a MagicalTrip Certified Guide, professionally trained and carefully selected to ensure quality and authenticity. Visit the scenic island of Miyajima and explore its rich cultural heritage with a friendly local guide. Begin at the iconic Itsukushima Shrine, famous for its floating torii gate, and learn about its history and deep cultural significance to Japan. Continue to Daishoin Temple and stroll through Momijidani Park while discovering important landmarks such as the five-story pagoda and Senjokaku Hall. Along the way, your guide explains the role of Buddhism and the spiritual importance of Miyajima. End the tour by tasting local specialties, including fresh oysters and fried momiji dumplings, along with other sweet and savory treats. This small-group tour is operated by Magical Trip, a trusted local company with TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence.
Inclusions
What's included
- Tour photos
- Entrance fee to all shrines, temples and museum in the tour
- A Certified guide by MagicalTrip
- Hiroshima Local Lunch
What's not
- Additional foods and drinks (Avaible for purchase)
- Ferry fee to Miyajima (500yen ($4) round-trip)
Itinerary
Start Miyajima Walking Tour After gathering, we will board a ferry to Miyajima. Enjoy breathtaking views of the Seto Inland Sea and the iconic Otorii, Miyajima's symbol, during the boat ride. Upon reaching Miyajima, friendly deer will welcome you. We'll stroll along the coast to the Otorii Gate and then proceed to Itsukushima Shrine.
We'll stroll along the coast to the Otorii Gate and then proceed to Itsukushima Shrine.
Let's take a picture with the shrine as a backdrop! Constructed during the Heian period (794-1192), the shrine's distinctive architecture, resilient to the tides' ebb and flow, adds to its allure.
Your local guide will explain on Buddhism and the statues. Daisho-in Temple is the main temple of the Omuro school of Shingon Buddhism, located in Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. The name of the temple is Takiyama, and it is also known as Takiyama Daisho-in Suisei-ji Temple. It is the oldest temple on Miyajima, and as the annex temple of Itsukushima Shrine, it has presided over rituals and supervised the priests of the shrine. The temple's principal deity is Miki-Daigongen.
Take photos here
Explanation of the visit Senjamikaku is the common name for the main hall of Itsukushima Shrine's Terminal Shrine, Toyokuni Shrine, a shrine building located on Itsukushima in Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. It is the common name for the main building of Toyokuni Shrine, the last shrine of Itsukushima Shrine. It is called Sentamikaku because it is the size of 857 tatami mats.
Get local street food in Miyajima Omotesando Shopping Street A bustling shopping street. Lined with souvenir stores and food stalls offering grilled oysters and other delicacies.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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5Tour of Miyajima Island
The tour was very enjoyable and Yuji was a great guide.
5Wonderful day on Miyajama island
What a fabulous experience. Rio couldn't have been more helpful - she knew so much about all the places we visited, was kind and fun to be with and showed us all the best places for that perfect photo memory! We were very lucky on our tour, with some unique moments, including stumbling upon a rare dance performance, seeing a temple shrine through water mist and watching a lone deer cross the water right in front of the Tori gate. Thank you!
5Fantastic engaging guide
Rio was a fantastic guide. Perfect English and personable. I was the only one on this tour. We had a delightful tour including discussion on Japanese culture, food and history
5Great day tour!
Rio was a fantastic tour guide - it was a rainy day and she still managed to show us everything in the tour and also helped me as a gluten free person with finding safe food on the island. She went above and beyond in her recommendations and was very caring. Def recommend this tour and guide
5Miyajima tour
Excellent experience with Kaz. Very knowledgeable. Couldn’t have asked for more
5Beautiful Miyajima
Although the weather did not cooperate(rain) at all Rio was awesome! She was full of knowledge and information and guided us from shrine to shrine, temple to temple in Miyajima! What a wonderful time that will be remembered on this vacation!
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- In front of Coin Operated Locker at outside of JR Miyajimaguchi Station - It takes 30mins to JR Miyajimaguchi station from JR Hiroshima station. (JR Sanyo line) - Your guide will be holding a board saying "Magical Trip"
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 7 travellers
- Operated by
- MagicalTrip Inc.
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The itinerary for this tour includes some locations that are not accessible by a wheelchair or stroller.
- Please note that we are unable to guarantee allergy-free or cater to dietary restrictions as the food is prepared in kitchens that do not belong to MagicalTrip. Additionally, there may be instances where substitutions are not possible at certain stops; however, we will make every effort to compensate at different stops throughout the tour.
- Summer in Japan is very hot and humid, so we recommend that you bring water and wear a hat to prevent heat stroke.
How it compares in Hiroshima
- Its from-price is 18% below the median of the 324 experiences we list in Hiroshima.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 11 of 324.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Hiroshima
Hiroshima, on Japan's Seto Inland Sea, is a rebuilt river city whose Peace Memorial Park and museum recall the atomic bombing of 1945.
Hiroshima spreads across the delta of the Ōta River, whose channels, bridges and trams give the city an open feel. The atomic bomb of 6 August 1945 destroyed most of it. The Peace Memorial Park beside the river holds the Atomic Bomb Dome, a ruined building left standing and listed by UNESCO, the Peace Memorial Museum and the Children's Peace Monument.
Top-ranked sights in Hiroshima: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Miyajima Island (Itsukushima).
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