Hiroshima Tour From Osaka By Train: Miyajima and Peace Memorial Park in One Day
Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka, a ferry across to Miyajima and a guided walk through Peace Memorial Park, inside one 11.5-hour day.
Updated 4 November 2026
In shortThis is a full day from Osaka: the bullet train to Hiroshima if you select the train option, a ferry to Miyajima for Itsukushima Shrine, then a guided walk in Peace Memorial Park. It runs 11.5 hours and starts from JPY 15046, with a bilingual guide in English and Spanish who meets you outside Hiroshima Station instead of riding with you. It suits travellers who are happy to do the train leg on their own and want the Hiroshima side arranged.
11.5 htour length
from JPY 15046per adult
★ 4.634 reviews
What the Hiroshima tour from Osaka by train covers
The day lasts 11.5 hours and takes in two World Heritage sites: Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima and the Atomic Bomb Dome in Peace Memorial Park. It starts from JPY 15046 and the listing shows 4.6 ★ (34 reviews). Round-trip Shinkansen tickets from Osaka are included when you select that option plan.
The guide does not travel on the train. You ride from Shin-Osaka to Hiroshima on your own, then take the North Exit, go down the stairs and find the guide at the Shinkansenguchi Hiroba bus berth, between bus stops 8 and 9. People who book the version without the train join the group at the same berth, so the Hiroshima part of the day is identical either way.
After that meeting, round-trip bus transport in Hiroshima, the round-trip ferry to Miyajima and entrance to Itsukushima Shrine are all covered. Lunch is not included and there is no hotel pickup. Eat on the island: grilled oysters and momiji manju are sold along the shopping streets between the pier and the shrine.
Hiroshima and Miyajima from Osaka in a single day
Round-trip Shinkansen tickets if you choose that option, the bus and ferry in Hiroshima, entrance to Itsukushima Shrine and a bilingual English and Spanish guide who meets you at the station.
Shin-Osaka to Hiroshima by Shinkansen105 min The train leg is scheduled at about 105 minutes and the ticket is included if you select the bullet train option. You travel without the guide, so arrive at Shin-Osaka with time to find the platform.
Bus from Hiroshima Station toward the ferry terminal50 min A coach takes the group from the station out to the ferry terminal, around 50 minutes with coastal views on the way. Keep anything you need on the island with you.
Ferry to Miyajima and Itsukushima Shrine240 min The crossing to Miyajima takes about 10 minutes, and this 240-minute block covers both ferry rides plus the island itself. Itsukushima Shrine dates its founding to 593, was rebuilt in shinden-zukuri style by Taira no Kiyomori in 1168 and was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1996. Whether the shrine looks as though it floats depends on the tide, and the Miyajima Tourist Association publishes the day's tide table, so check it before you travel. Wild deer walk the streets near the pier and the shopping arcade.
Back in Hiroshima with the guide60 min This hour covers the return from the ferry terminal and the transfer into the city centre toward Peace Memorial Park.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park120 min Two hours on foot in Peace Memorial Park, a designed landscape of approximately 122,100 square metres completed on 1 April 1954 to a plan by three architects including Kenzo Tange. The walk takes in the Atomic Bomb Dome, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on 5 December 1996, the cenotaph and the monuments around it. The bus then returns to Hiroshima Station.
Evening train back to Shin-Osaka105 min The return Shinkansen is scheduled at about 105 minutes and the day ends at Shin-Osaka Station. Services in both directions run late into the evening, but stay with the time printed on your ticket.
Photos: ours and the tour operator's
What is included
Included
Round-trip Shinkansen tickets from Osaka (if that option is selected)
Round-trip ferry ticket to Miyajima Island
Bilingual guide in English and Spanish
Round-trip transport by bus in Hiroshima
Entrance to Itsukushima Shrine
Not included
Lunch
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting point, pickup and cancellation
Meeting point: outside Hiroshima Station at the Shinkansenguchi Hiroba bus berth. Inside the station, take the North Exit, go down the stairs and walk to the berth between bus stops 8 and 9: https://maps.app.goo.gl/MdeEaWGC9Tz3iHjH6
The guide does not join the train, so get to Shin-Osaka Station early and travel the Osaka to Hiroshima leg on your own.
Cancellation: for a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Ages: infant 0-2, child 3-11, adult 12+
Lunch and hotel pickup are not included.
How this Hiroshima tour from Osaka by train compares
The escorted Osaka day runs 13 h 10 min and has staff walking you from the hotel to the Shin-Osaka platform, which is the one to pick if you would rather not handle the train alone. The private day trip from Kyoto or Osaka keeps your group on its own schedule. The 8 to 12 hour option can also begin in Hiroshima, so it works when you are already in the city or coming from Kyoto.
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