This tour visits major sights of Hiroshima prefecture, focusing on the small historic cities of the coastal region. You visit a number of Hiroshima’s celebrated sake breweries. You travel in a private vehicle with a guide, staying in characterful local accommodation.
You meet your guide and driver at Hiroshima Station and drive to Takehara, where you stroll through the streets of buildings dating back hundreds of years, visiting a sake brewery and old merchant’s house. Then you drive to Tomonoura, where the popular Ghibli animation “Ponyo” was set. After seeing the sights, you stay in the town. Dinner (included) is at your accommodation.
After breakfast, you leave the hotel and drive to Onomichi and visit Senkō-ji Park with its expansive views over the Shimanami Kaidō and nostalgic arcades near the port. Then you drive west to Saijō, nestled in the mountains. Saijō is known for its sake breweries, and you can tour a brewery and enjoy a tasting. You return to Hiroshima Station where the tour ends.
