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Hiroshima 2hr Peace Cycling Tour with Local Guide
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120 minutes (Approx.)
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This is a cycling guided tour in which participants ride an electric bicycle and hear the story of the reconstruction of the bombed heritage sites and how we are trying to protect peace in the city of Hiroshima. The tour is led by a friendly team from Hiroshima. This tour is an English guided tour.
・Learn about local feelings towards the Peace Park from about 70 years ago.
・The area within a 2.5km radius from the hypocenter was severely damaged. We are heading to multiple bombed heritage sites that still remain.
・You will ride a comfortable electric bicycle to the local area, which is not only known for the Hiroshima Peace Museum.
・We will take you to unique places well-known by the local Japanese team.
・We will ride along the beautiful riverside and in the park to get an idea of the destruction of Hiroshima at that time and how it has changed into what it is now.
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Things To Know
- English-speaking guide
- Insurance fee for bikes
- Rental bicycles
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- If you are late for the meeting time without prior notice, the tour will be cancelled. In such cases, a 100% cancellation fee will be incurred on the day of the tour and is non-refundable.
- In addition, even if you contact us in advance, it may be canceled due to the convenience of other customers.
- Participation requirements ： Adult bicycle (electric): Height 145 cm or more
- Bicycle with seat for children (electric) or A baby trailer: Infants' ride here are free of charge.
- Children's bicycle (cross bike type): 2 Children's bicycles* for one booking are available. Children under age 15 can use both children's bicycles and adult bicycles at child rate.
- Bicycle with seat for infants (electric) and Children's bicycle (cross bike type) are limited, so please contact us before making a reservation if you wish.
- Bicycles with seats for children (electric) are for children under 22 kg and under 115 cm. A baby trailer can accommodate two children at the same time, but since the maximum load capacity is 45 kg, each child must weigh less than 18 kg when riding in the cart at the same time.
- If the number of seats for infants and children's bicycles are full reserved, children of heights who cannot use adult bicycles may not be able to participate. After making a reservation, we will contact you after checking the stock of the bicycle.
- Free Wi-Fi ：None（Hiroshima Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the city）
- It will be a mixed tour for up to 10 people.
- As this is a shared tour, if there are guests in other groups who are not accustomed to cycling, especially children, we will adjust the pace accordingly. We appreciate your understanding.
- Insurance available: Insurance for bicycle accidents (included in price)
- Others (exemption from liability): Depending on the weather, etc., it may be canceled for safety reasons.
- If the plan cannot be held due to rain, you can choose to change to the Rainy Day Limited Peace Route or refund the tour. Please select a suitable option.
- Rainy Day Limited Peace Route (same price as the regular plan) ; A walking tour around the actual scenery and reconstruction that happened in the center of the Hiroshima Peace Park; Visit the hypocenter, which was reduced to scorched earth in an instant. Walk around the site with a radius of about 0.5 km to 1 km.
- 【Rainy Day Route】11:00 / 15:00 set: Peace Memorial Park → Atomic Bomb Dome → Hypocenter → Former Bank of Japan → Fukuromachi Elementary School → Main street → Tour is scheduled to end at 13:00 / 17:00
What's included in the package
Itinerary
Rest House of Hiroshima Peace Park
[11:00 / 15:00] Meeting up
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
[11:05/15:05] Peace Memorial Park What is the Peace Memorial Park? Learn about the memories contained in the monuments and the Atomic Bomb Dome and what happened 70 years ago.
Admission Ticket Not IncludedHiroshima
[12:00/16:00] Did you know that there is still a train running today that survived the atomic bombing, known as the A-Bombed Streetcars?The guide will show you the actual townscape of Hiroshima in the suburbs away from the touristic area. You will find beautiful Hiroshima vigorously revived from the tremendous damages by the atomic bombing while visiting numerous A-bomb heritage sites and listening to the episodes handed down in Hiroshima.
Rest House of Hiroshima Peace Park (Pass-by Only)
[13:00/ 17:00] The tour finishes at the meeting point. *You will be given data of the photos taken on the day. *If you wish, we can also guide you to the Atomic Bomb Museum. (Additional hour, plus 3,000 yen cash payment on the day. Not possible when combined with other guests, only from 11:00 to 13:00) *The timetable may change depending on the situation on the day.
Where to meet and pickup
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Meeting place：Hiroshima Peace Park Rest House 1-1 Nakajimacho, Naka Ward, Hiroshima Access： Take the Hiroshima Electric Railway train from Hiroshima Station and get off at Atomic Bomb Dome Station (about 20 minutes). 5-minute walk from Atomic Bomb Dome Station.
Ticket Redemption
Direct access, no redemption is required
Reviews By Other Travelers
4.9Based on 206 reviews
What do other 206 guests say about Hiroshima 2hr Peace Cycling Tour with Local Guide
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376SamS376
5
Aug 2024
The tour got us to places we wouldn’t have go to in the short time we had in Hiroshima. The guide was excellent (language, knowledge and humour) and being a Hiroshima native she really gave a personal insight into the how the A Bomb changed lives, including her own.
It was easy to book and comm...
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KartsWelly
5
Aug 2024
Shin was amazing. We had an amazing tour of the city he told us many stories passed down from his family who were survivors of August 6. Very friendly and chatty, we learnt a lot! Amazing person and we would highly recommend people take the time to do this while in Hiroshima.
K
katarzyna112016
5
Aug 2024
It was a great trip and great experience. We enjoyed stories and explanations of the local guide, Shin. It was an excellent time and we recommend this tour to everybody.
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Things to know
Included
- English-speaking guide
- Insurance fee for bikes
- Rental bicycles
Additional Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- If you are late for the meeting time without prior notice, the tour will be cancelled. In such cases, a 100% cancellation fee will be incurred on the day of the tour and is non-refundable.
- In addition, even if you contact us in advance, it may be canceled due to the convenience of other customers.
- Participation requirements ： Adult bicycle (electric): Height 145 cm or more
- Bicycle with seat for children (electric) or A baby trailer: Infants' ride here are free of charge.
- Children's bicycle (cross bike type): 2 Children's bicycles* for one booking are available. Children under age 15 can use both children's bicycles and adult bicycles at child rate.
- Bicycle with seat for infants (electric) and Children's bicycle (cross bike type) are limited, so please contact us before making a reservation if you wish.
- Bicycles with seats for children (electric) are for children under 22 kg and under 115 cm. A baby trailer can accommodate two children at the same time, but since the maximum load capacity is 45 kg, each child must weigh less than 18 kg when riding in the cart at the same time.
- If the number of seats for infants and children's bicycles are full reserved, children of heights who cannot use adult bicycles may not be able to participate. After making a reservation, we will contact you after checking the stock of the bicycle.
- Free Wi-Fi ：None（Hiroshima Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the city）
- It will be a mixed tour for up to 10 people.
- As this is a shared tour, if there are guests in other groups who are not accustomed to cycling, especially children, we will adjust the pace accordingly. We appreciate your understanding.
- Insurance available: Insurance for bicycle accidents (included in price)
- Others (exemption from liability): Depending on the weather, etc., it may be canceled for safety reasons.
- If the plan cannot be held due to rain, you can choose to change to the Rainy Day Limited Peace Route or refund the tour. Please select a suitable option.
- Rainy Day Limited Peace Route (same price as the regular plan) ; A walking tour around the actual scenery and reconstruction that happened in the center of the Hiroshima Peace Park; Visit the hypocenter, which was reduced to scorched earth in an instant. Walk around the site with a radius of about 0.5 km to 1 km.
- 【Rainy Day Route】11:00 / 15:00 set: Peace Memorial Park → Atomic Bomb Dome → Hypocenter → Former Bank of Japan → Fukuromachi Elementary School → Main street → Tour is scheduled to end at 13:00 / 17:00
Payment Methods
Accept all major debit and credit cards
Accept crypto currencies