Hiroshima's Modern History and Sake Tasting Tour
A tour in chronological order, so to speak, of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, followed by a delicious lunch of Hiroshima's local specialty. Following lunch, we'll take a comfortable and relaxed train ride through the Hiroshima countryside for a fascinating tour of the sakagura - the Japanese sake brewery district.
This is a wonderful day to see into the events of the e d of the war eat a delicious specialty meal and then spend a relaxed afternoon touring the ancient sake breweries and meeting locals while tasting some of the best sake in Japan.
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Hiroshima's Modern History and Sake Tasting Tour
Pickup included
What's included in Hiroshima's Modern History and Sake Tasting Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
We will begin the morning tour experience tour at "ground zero" and learn in chronological order the events of the day 6 August 1945 as we tour A-Bomb Dome, Children's Memorial, Cenotaph, and other important monuments and memorials in the park as we have relaxed stroll working our way to the Peace Memorial Museum.
Saijo Sakaguradori Tourist Information Center
We will collect information as a souvenir for your wonderful sake tasting tour before we set off to the nearby "Sakagura" (brewery district) and enjoy a fabulous, relaxed stroll through the area learning about how Japanese sake is made and tasting a range of delicious Japanese sake
Inclusions
- Tour of Peace Memorial Park + entry to Peace Memorial Museum
- Sake Tasting Tour
- transit to Peace Memorial Park ( most cruise lines offer free shuttle service)
- options available but I recommend famous scrumptious Okonomiyaki
- some breweries other free tasting; others may charge a small amount (a few hundred yen)
- Snacks
- JR train to Saijo (¥1180 round trip)
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Not recommended for small children and infants
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 15 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
The Ujina Foreign Trade Wharf (cruise ship berth) Itsukaichi Wharf (cruise ship berth)
Meeting / End Points
- I will meet you eiether at th bullet train ticket gates, or if you prefer and can provide accurate information, it is possible to meet you on the platform at your bullet train car
