You will meet your guide at your hotel in Osaka at 10 am and transfer to Hiroshima on the Shinkansen super express train.
The city of Hiroshima there are several memorial sites related to the atomic bombing in August 1945, such as the Peace Park, the Atomic House, a monument to Sadako Sasaki, strewn with paper figurines of cranes, and the Peace Memorial Museum.
However, your trip won’t be devoted only to the war-time tragical memories.
The nearby island of Miyajima has enjoyed a sacred status since ancient times. No one was allowed to be born or die there. The island is home to the majestic Itsukushima Shinto shrine, built on stilts. Near it, Japan's oldest Noh theater stage is still kept for visitors. Out in the bay, there is a so-called “floating torii”, a separate gate to the temple, built by Shogun Taira Kiyomori’s order to serve as the sea entrance to the sanctuary. The view of Itsukushima Shrine is officially considered one of the three most beautiful landscapes in Japan. The entire shrine area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
At the end of the trip, you will transfer to the station and take a Shinkansen train to Osaka to return to your hotel.
Enjoy visiting the City of the Shining Sun, a UNESCO World Heritage site. You will see the Toshogu historical complex, the funeral site where the spirits of Japan's three most powerful Samurai rest in peace, and, finally, the famous Kagon waterfalls.
You will visit the ancient Japanese village of Shirakawa-go, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A special feature of the village is its architecture, typical of Japan's snowy regions: three or four-story houses are built in the gassho-zukuri style, meaning hands in prayer style.. The thatched roofs of the houses feature a very steep angle of inclination so that snow does not accumulate on them, and shaped like hands folded in prayer.
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