An English-guided bus tour for inbound tourists, departing from and returning to Hiroshima Station, visiting Saijo and Kure.
【Highlights】
・Easy to participate with no travel burden as it departs from and returns to Hiroshima Station!
・As it's a chartered bus tour, you can efficiently sightsee even in areas that are difficult to visit individually!
・An English-speaking guide will show you around the sights!
・You can leave your luggage on the bus and enjoy sightseeing hands-free!
【Itinerary】
9:00 Departure from JR Hiroshima Station
・Saijo Sake Brewery Street (Sake tasting available upon request)
・Irifuneyama Memorial Museum
・Stroll through Kure Shopping Street (Free time for lunch)
・Kure Bay Warship Cruise
・Yamato Museum Satellite
・Iron Whale Museum
16:50 JR Kure Station (If you wish to disembark)
17:30 Arrival at JR Hiroshima Station
【Details】
This is a guided bus tour of Saijo and Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture.
Saijo, known as one of Japan's leading sake-producing regions, is a rare and valuable area in Japan where eight sake breweries are scattered within a mere 1.5km stretch. We'll take a stroll while admiring the beautiful brewery architecture with its white walls and lattice windows. Visitors can also enjoy tastings at the breweries.
Afterward, we'll explore Kure, a city that flourished as a naval base and is known for its advanced shipbuilding technology. This will include a ship cruise, a visit to the Yamato Museum, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kure Museum. You'll experience the unique history and culture of Kure, a city that developed as a naval port.
INFORMATION
- date
- Year-round (excluding every Tuesday, Golden Week, Obon, New Year's holidays, etc.)
*If there are no reservations 45 days in advance, the tour will be cancelled.
- Start time
- 9:00
- Target age
- Ages 0 and up. *Children under 15 must be accompanied by a guardian.
- Travel time
- 8 hours 30 minutes
- Number of participants
- 1 person to 40 people
- price
- Adults: 19,000 yen
Children (3-11 years old): 17,000 yen
Infants (0-2 years old): 0 yen (Prices as of March 2026)
Included in the price:
• Transportation from departure to disbanding
• Admission and sightseeing: Saijo sake tasting, Yamato Museum, Irifuneyama Memorial Hall, Kure Bay ship tour
• Tour guide (English speaking)
• Insurance
- Meeting place
- JR Hiroshima Station Shinkansen ticket gate
- address
- 2-37 Matsubara-cho, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
- Phone Number
- 082-542-5025
- Website
- Supported Languages
- English
An English-speaking guide will accompany you.
- Parking notes
- *Paid parking is required.