Discover the best things to do in Hiroshima and the surrounding region with a local guide who has spent more than two decades exploring Western Japan. Below you’ll find a curated selection of private tours covering Hiroshima, Miyajima, Okayama, Kurashiki, the Art Islands, and more. Each experience blends culture, history, nature, and local insight — and every tour can be customised to your pace and interests. Japan
This Naoshima Art Island private tour offers a full-day exploration of Japan’s most celebrated contemporary art destination. Located in the Seto Inland Sea, Naoshima blends world-class architecture, immersive installations, and coastal landscapes into a unique cultural experience. The island is home to the Chichu Art Museum, Benesse House Museum, Lee Ufan Museum, and the Art House Project, along with outdoor works by artists such as Yayoi Kusama.
This Miyajima Island private tour offers a deep, immersive journey into one of Japan’s most iconic spiritual landscapes. Known formally as Itsukushima, Miyajima is celebrated as one of the Three Most Scenic Places in Japan and is home to the UNESCO-listed Itsukushima Shrine and its world-famous “floating” torii gate.
This Hiroshima Half-Day Highlights Tour is designed for travellers who want to experience the city’s most important historical and cultural sites in a concise, efficient format. Ideal for visitors with limited time, cruise passengers, or those travelling onward the same day, this tour covers the Atomic Bomb Dome, Peace Memorial Park, and the Peace Memorial Museum, with clear, sensitive interpretation throughout.
This Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park & Museum private tour offers a respectful, historically accurate, and deeply informative exploration of Hiroshima’s modern history. We visit the Atomic Bomb Dome, key memorials within Peace Memorial Park, and the Peace Memorial Museum, with clear interpretation that balances historical context, survivor testimony, and the city’s remarkable recovery
This Teshima Art Island private tour explores one of Japan’s most quietly powerful contemporary art destinations. Teshima blends cutting-edge architecture, meditative installations, and rural island scenery into a deeply contemplative cultural experience. The centrepiece is the Teshima Art Museum, designed by Ryue Nishizawa and Rei Naito — a space where art, architecture, water, and nature merge into a single living environment
This Takamatsu Full-Day Tour (Private Vehicle) blends the city’s most iconic landscape garden with a curated cultural experience of your choice. We begin with a guided exploration of Ritsurin Garden, one of Japan’s finest daimyo gardens, followed by a local lunch featuring Sanuki Udon or another option we can discuss together.
This Okayama & Kurashiki Day Tour combines two of Western Japan’s most atmospheric cultural destinations: Korakuen Garden, one of Japan’s Three Great Gardens, and the beautifully preserved Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter, known for its Edo-period canals, white-walled storehouses, and traditional merchant architecture.
This Okayama Cultural Discovery & Kibiji Cycling Tour blends two of Western Japan’s most rewarding experiences into a single, well-paced day. In the morning, you choose between Korakuen Garden, one of Japan’s Three Great Gardens, or the beautifully preserved Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter, known for its Edo-period canals and white-walled storehouses.
This full – day Hiroshima private tour blends the city’s ancient spiritual heritage with its modern history. We begin on Miyajima Island, one of Japan’s three most scenic places and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, before returning to central Hiroshima to explore Peace Memorial Park, the Atomic Bomb Dome, and the Peace Memorial Museum.
After greeting you at your hotel or agreed meeting point, we will head straight to the historic island Miyajima...
Join me for a guided tour of two of the region’s perhaps lesser-known but equally captivating and historic attractions...
A walking tour visiting a classical landscaped Japanese garden, SHukkei-en brfore a a visit to Hiroshima Castle then followed by a tour of the fascinating modern history of Hiroshima including the A-Bomb Dome Peace Memorial Park...
Stepping into Hiroshima’s modern history at Peace Memorial Park, we will explore the modern history of Hiroshima focusing on the events of and surrounding 6 August, 1945; and after enjoy a scrumptious Hiroshima style lunch prepared before your eyes then take a lovely train ride through the countryside to cap the day with sake tasting experiences as we take a relaxed stroll through the ancient brewery district, one of the top three Japanese sake districts in Japan.