Top Hiroshima Mountain Bike Tours

This is an excellent choice for first-time visitors to Hiroshima. Get your bearings of the city, learn about its history, and discover backstreet areas that only locals know about. You won’t have to worry if you’re not an experienced cyclist, as the route is 90% flat. The tour will help you cover more ground than a walking tour and see many top sights in a day, such as the Peace Park, Gokoku Shrine, Shukkei-en Japanese Garden, and the Memorial Cathedral for World Peace.

Bicycle around Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and beyond with a guide born and raised in Hiroshima to lead the way. In addition to the Atomic Bomb Dome, you’ll ride to the Cenotaph, Children's Peace Monument, and the Peace Bell at the UNESCO World Heritage site. Numbers are limited to 10 for a small-group experience and you’ll discover things you wouldn’t know only by visiting the Peace Museum.

If you have a short time in Hiroshima and want to make the most of it, a comprehensive tour is the way to go. Visit Hiroshima’s most iconic sights by private car; don’t waste time waiting or navigating. From Miyajima’s floating vermilion tori gate to the Peace Memorial Park, you will get a thorough picture of this historic city before return to your hotel.

This value-packed trip with a nationally/state licensed and experienced multilingual tour guide is a fantastic and efficient way to explore Hiroshima city area or Miyajima island! To start your day, please choose your must-see spots in Hiroshima city area or Miyajima island which you prioritize. Your guide will customize your four-hours private tour in detail according to your interests. Four hours is the perfect amount of time to check out Hiroshima city area or Miyajima island. Note*1: Please select your must-see spots from a list in the tour information to create your customized itinerary. Note*2: Four hours is NOT enough to visit both of Miyajima and Hiroshima city area. Note*3: Nationally and State Licensed Tour Guide-Interpreter certification is issued by the Japanese government requires a good knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and history.

Explore the highlights of Hiroshima and Miyajima the easy way on a private full-day tour with a guide. You’ll learn all about Hiroshima’s dark history and prosperous present at sites like the Peace Park and A-Bomb Dome. Travel by public transport (as the locals do) to nearby Miyajima Island, a naturally and culturally beautiful spot with its own fascinating history. The tour can be customized to suit your needs.

Meet a Hiroshima local to discover the city through their eyes rather than a sightseeing itinerary. After hearing your wishes via phone or app, your Hiroshima local will craft a private walking tour around your interests or their favorite areas. Cue a walk that brings Hiroshima to life through a local’s perspective: with cultural insight, pointers on sights, transport, and food; and conversations that help immerse you in the city.

Get a local's perspective on Hiroshima's surprisingly lively nightlife on this bar-hopping tour. Stroll through the streets with a guide and dip in and out of local "izakayas" and other bars and enjoy drinks and conversation.

We love Hiroshima, and we want to share that love by taking you deeper into real life here! On our nighttime frolic through central Hiroshima, we have two imperatives: Show you the way locals enjoy a night on the town, and feed you well! We'll also ply you with a few drinks, if you're interested. Everything is included on our tour (gratuities too!), so no need to worry about spending a single, shiny yen while in our company. Fresh seafood, tempura, slow cooked foods, grilled items, and so much more await you. And if you've got eating restrictions, that's cool too -- just let us know. Best of all, after our tour, you won't just have a happy tummy, but also a keen understanding about the modern day culture of our lovely city. Please join us on this very delicious, nighttime adventure. We're giddy just thinking about your arrival! :)

- Let's Get Insights into the History of Hiroshima Our tour guide will take visitors on a tour through the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. Here, they will learn the horrors of the atomic bomb as well as how the people of Hiroshima coped with the tragedy. - Past to present, your local guide will show you how life was like after the atomic bomb impact compared to Hiroshima today. Let's go up to the Orizuru Tower's observatory area. You can get almost of the whole view of the Hiroshima city. - Enjoy a spectacular view of Hiroshima while eating lunch and reminisce the past and present of this beautiful city. Have lunch with the guide and also go see the Aogiri tree and the Atomic Bomb Dome, learn more about Japanese life and feel the revival of the city. Magical Trip is a local tour operator with the TripAdvisor certificate of excellence that offers various types of small-group tours throughout Japan! Check out our Trip Advisor Page for more tours and our reviews!

The UNESCO-listed Miyajima is known as The Island of Gods and this tour is the perfect way to get a glimpse of its beauty. Swap busy crowds for the peace and tranquility of viewing the island’s highlights from a private cruise. By going on a guided tour, you’ll hear fascinating commentary along the way about the island’s history and highlights. The tour will take you to multiple Shinto shrines, some of which are only accessible by boat.

・ Experience the uniqueness of the“SETOUCHI Islands” that got the 7th place at the must-go-destinations ranking in 2019 of the New York Times in a sole hour from the city of Hiroshima! ・ Guided through amazing hidden spots only known by the locals ・ Learn on the island's unique culture and history, such as the local specialies and the oyster farming, the shipbuilding while admiring the islands countryside scenery ・ Take scenery photos from spots on the mountain that you can reach comfortably thanks to the powerful electric bicycle ・ It will feel like you are visiting with a friend with our friendly local guide

This is a guided cycling tour in which participants ride an electric bicycle and learn about the reconstruction of Hiroshima's bombed heritage sites and how we are trying to protect peace in the city of Hiroshima. This tour is led by our friendly team from Hiroshima. ・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 through the local area to experience the Hiroshima Peace Museum and more. ・We will take you to unique places well-known by our 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 the city has changed into what it is now.

Hiroshima is not only a museum to a tragic past but a thriving city with an awesome street food culture! Head out on two wheels to get a flavour for local cuisine in town. Starting with a traditional organic onigiri rice ball and green tea, you will sample fresh fruit smoothies, Japanese 'manju' sweets, fresh fish and Hiroshima Style Okonomiyaki! The cycling is safe and easy, the guides are friendly and knowledgable and the food is completely delicious!

Using a Hiroshima Travel Buddy takes away the stress of using often difficult to navigate local bus services and gives you the opportunity

This is a cycling tour you can explore World Heritage Itsukushima Shrine of Miyajima and 4 famous shrines with a long and distinguished history in Hatsukaichi. ​You will have lunch at cafe used by local residents, located inside the Momijidani park where you can also see deers. The tour is conducted by an experienced guide who has worked with many foreign tourists. ​ ​ Tour Steps​ ①9:45 Assemble at JR Hatsukaichi Station North Exit　 ②Go to Hatsukaichi Tenmangu which worships God of Study, Sugawara no Michizane. ③Next is Hayatani Shrine with 1800 years of history which is believed to be an ancestor god of Aki Province.​ ​​ ​　 ④We will take ferry to Miyajima ⑤After having lunch at Momijidani park, we will go to Itsukushima Shrine. ⑥We will cycle around the wooden daikyodo which is called Senjokaku. ⑦Return by ferry to Hatsukaichi ⑧Finally we will visit Jigozen Shrine which was built as the outer part of Itsukushima Shrine. ⑧Return to JR Hatsukaichi Station and photo shooting. ⑨Tour ends

Spend a day discovering the highlights of Hiroshima on this action-packed private tour. Don’t waste a moment trying to figure out local public transport schedules—instead, benefit from having a guide to lead the way. Travel on a bicycle to cover more ground and find places that only locals know about. The tour is completely custom-made, but potential attractions include Mitaki Temple, a stop at a delicious okonomiyaki restaurant, and Kyobashi bridge.

Enjoy a relaxing and refreshing break in the Japanese countryside. Dive deeper into the Japanese lifestyle by learning how to cook with local ingredients at a traditional house in the countryside. Take your time to interact with the owner while sharing a genuine moment of peace in your busy travel schedule. Learn how to make local food from Yuki town, from handcrafted konjaku, to Japanese dinner and breakfast. Taste traditional rice cooked in an iron kamado. Relax in a goemon bath, heated by wood fire in a house with more than a hundred years of history. Enjoy genuine Japanese country life and the warmth of its inhabitants.

・Only 1 hour from Hiroshima city! Explore one of SETOUCHI Islands, ranked 7th in the "52 places to go in 2019" according to the New York Times ・Visit the lesser-known but good spots guided by the local person ・Try seafood from SETOUCHI such as oysters and pick local food along the way ・Get relaxed in the nostalgic sceneries of Japan that remain in the island ・A friendly tour accompanied by an open-minded local guide just like your friend

Get the ingredients, which are the local specialty, from the local farmers and markets while cycling. Cook and eat on the beach to taste the blessings from the nature of Etajima. The keywords of the tour are a mixture of “Food,” “Experience,” and “Interaction.” We will get local specialty ingredients from farmers and local markets to cook. Enjoy the amazing view of the Seto Inland Sea. Interact with local shops and houses while cycling on the tour. Cook and eat the local specialty on the beach at Etajima. We will prepare a seasonal recipe for the specialty according to the harvest season.

【OUTLINE】 This is a tour to enjoy a night in Hiroshima to the fullest by cycling and bar-hopping. While going around the beautiful photo spots by electric bicycle, learn about the Peace City of Hiroshima from the local guide. Then it's time for making a toast! Visit 3 Izakaya bars recommended by the locals that you cannot find in the guidebooks. 【HIGHLIGHTS】 ・Visit 3 local Izakayas not listed in the guidebook and enjoy the menu recommended by the locals ・Have a new bar experience! You are shown to unique local Izakayas seldom found in Japan ・Mingle with locals while making a toast with Hiroshima people ・Experience the beautiful Hiroshima in the evening twilight time by bicycle which you can't see during the daytime - (about 1 hour) ・You are taught by the guide about the history of the Peace City of Hiroshima