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Sample itineraries for Hiroshima, Setouchi & Shikoku

Six of our standard programs, from a half-day Hiroshima classic to a four-day island-hopping loop. Use them as they are, or as a starting point — we design a custom itinerary for your group free of charge (one proposal per project).

Miyajima & the A-bomb Dome
COURSE #1 Half day

Miyajima & the A-bomb Dome

Hiroshima Airport → Hiroshima City hotel

The classic first taste of Hiroshima: the floating torii gate of Miyajima and the Peace Memorial in a single afternoon.

Miyajima, Hiroshima City & Kure
COURSE #2 2 days / 1 night

Miyajima, Hiroshima City & Kure

Hiroshima Airport in / out

The standard two-day Hiroshima program: World Heritage sites on day one, then the naval port town of Kure with its museums and harbor cruise.

Island Hopping: Tobishima & Shimanami Kaido
COURSE #3 4 days / 3 nights

Island Hopping: Tobishima & Shimanami Kaido

Hiroshima Airport in / out

A slow tour across the islands of the Seto Inland Sea via the Tobishima and Shimanami Kaido routes — including a night on a remote island at an onsen hotel with a spectacular open-air bath, the temple town of Onomichi, and the historic port of Tomonoura.

Grand Setouchi Loop: Shimanami, Dogo Onsen & Kurashiki
COURSE #4 4 days / 3 nights

Grand Setouchi Loop: Shimanami, Dogo Onsen & Kurashiki

Hiroshima Airport → Okayama Station

A round trip of the Seto Inland Sea crossing both great bridge routes — the Shimanami Kaido and the Great Seto Bridge — with nights in Imabari, the famous Dogo Onsen and Kompira Onsen, ending in the Kurashiki historical quarter.

Yamaguchi Highlights Loop
COURSE #5 3 days / 2 nights

Yamaguchi Highlights Loop

Yamaguchi Ube Airport in / out

A loop of Yamaguchi Prefecture's most photogenic spots — the 123 red torii gates of Motonosumi Shrine, the Tsunoshima bridge, Hagi pottery, and the vast Akiyoshi limestone cave.

Shikoku Highlights
COURSE #6 3 days / 2 nights

Shikoku Highlights

Matsuyama Airport in → Kochi Airport out

The famous sights of Shikoku in one line: Matsuyama Castle and Dogo Onsen, the vine bridges and gorge cruise of the Iya Valley, and Kochi with its seared-bonito food culture.

COURSE #1 Half day Hiroshima

Miyajima & the A-bomb Dome

Hiroshima Airport → Hiroshima City hotel

The classic first taste of Hiroshima: the floating torii gate of Miyajima and the Peace Memorial in a single afternoon.

Itinerary

  1. Arrive Hiroshima Airport around 10:00
  2. Lunch
  3. Miyajima — Itsukushima Shrine
  4. Peace Memorial Museum
  5. Atomic Bomb Dome
  6. Arrive at hotel in Hiroshima City around 17:00
Atomic Bomb Dome
Atomic Bomb Dome
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima
Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima
COURSE #2 2 days / 1 night Hiroshima

Miyajima, Hiroshima City & Kure

Hiroshima Airport in / out

The standard two-day Hiroshima program: World Heritage sites on day one, then the naval port town of Kure with its museums and harbor cruise.

Day 1

  1. Arrive Hiroshima Airport around 10:00
  2. Lunch
  3. Miyajima — Itsukushima Shrine
  4. Peace Memorial Museum
  5. Atomic Bomb Dome
  6. Hotel in Hiroshima City around 17:00

Day 2

  1. Depart hotel around 9:00
  2. The Outlet Hiroshima, or Hiroshima Castle & Shukkeien Garden
  3. Lunch in Kure
  4. Yamato Museum or JMSDF Kure Museum
  5. Kure naval harbor cruise
  6. Hiroshima Airport around 15:40
Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima
Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima
Hiroshima Castle
Hiroshima Castle
Yamato Museum, Kure
Yamato Museum, Kure
JMSDF Kure Museum
JMSDF Kure Museum
COURSE #3 4 days / 3 nights Hiroshima islands

Island Hopping: Tobishima & Shimanami Kaido

Hiroshima Airport in / out

A slow tour across the islands of the Seto Inland Sea via the Tobishima and Shimanami Kaido routes — including a night on a remote island at an onsen hotel with a spectacular open-air bath, the temple town of Onomichi, and the historic port of Tomonoura.

Day 1

  1. Arrive Hiroshima Airport around 13:00
  2. Miyajima — Itsukushima Shrine
  3. Hotel at Miyajima-guchi around 17:00

Day 2

  1. Kure naval harbor cruise
  2. Lunch & Yamato Museum or JMSDF Kure Museum
  3. Tobishima Kaido island route
  4. Ferry: Konaga Port → Akashi Port
  5. Kinoe Onsen island hotel around 15:30

Day 3

  1. Ferry: Kinoe Port → Munakata Port
  2. Shimanami Kaido — Kosanji Temple & Miraishin no Oka
  3. Western-style lunch
  4. Onomichi — Senkoji Temple (ropeway)
  5. Tomonoura Onsen around 16:30

Day 4

  1. Walk the historic Tomonoura townscape with a local guide
  2. Steak kaiseki lunch
  3. Hiroshima Airport around 13:30
Open-air bath at Kinoe Onsen
Open-air bath at Kinoe Onsen
Miraishin no Oka, Kosanji Temple
Miraishin no Oka, Kosanji Temple
Onomichi, seen from Senkoji Temple
Onomichi, seen from Senkoji Temple
COURSE #4 4 days / 3 nights Hiroshima · Ehime · Kagawa · Okayama

Grand Setouchi Loop: Shimanami, Dogo Onsen & Kurashiki

Hiroshima Airport → Okayama Station

A round trip of the Seto Inland Sea crossing both great bridge routes — the Shimanami Kaido and the Great Seto Bridge — with nights in Imabari, the famous Dogo Onsen and Kompira Onsen, ending in the Kurashiki historical quarter.

Day 1

  1. Arrive Hiroshima Airport around 14:00
  2. Shimanami Kaido — Murakami Kaizoku Museum or Oyamazumi Shrine
  3. Kirosan Observatory Park
  4. Imabari International Hotel around 17:30

Day 2

  1. Towel Museum (Imabari)
  2. Lunch
  3. Matsuyama Castle
  4. Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum
  5. Ryokan in Dogo Onsen around 17:00

Day 3

  1. Souvenir shopping in Dogo
  2. Udon-noodle-making experience & lunch
  3. Kotohira-gu Shrine
  4. Kompira Onsen ryokan around 15:30

Day 4

  1. Great Seto Bridge — Yoshima viewpoint
  2. Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter — lunch & walk
  3. Okayama Station around 13:45
  • ※ Matsuyama Castle and Kotohira-gu involve a fair amount of walking and stairs.
  • ※ The udon-making experience is popular with guests of all ages.
Dogo Onsen
Dogo Onsen
Udon-noodle-making experience
Udon-noodle-making experience
Hot-spring town shopping street
Hot-spring town shopping street
Great Seto Bridge
Great Seto Bridge
COURSE #5 3 days / 2 nights Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi Highlights Loop

Yamaguchi Ube Airport in / out

A loop of Yamaguchi Prefecture's most photogenic spots — the 123 red torii gates of Motonosumi Shrine, the Tsunoshima bridge, Hagi pottery, and the vast Akiyoshi limestone cave.

Day 1

  1. Arrive Yamaguchi Ube Airport around 10:30
  2. Lunch
  3. Karato Market (Shimonoseki)
  4. Tsunoshima Observation Deck
  5. Hotel Nishinagato Resort around 16:30

Day 2

  1. Motonosumi Shrine
  2. Shoin Shrine (Hagi)
  3. Lunch
  4. Hagi pottery experience
  5. Rurikoji Temple five-storied pagoda
  6. Ryokan in Yuda Onsen around 17:00

Day 3

  1. Akiyoshi Cave & lunch
  2. Beppu Benten Pond
  3. Yamaguchi Ube Airport around 14:00
  • ※ Motonosumi Shrine is closed to visitors on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from September to November.
Motonosumi Shrine
Motonosumi Shrine
Tsunoshima Bridge
Tsunoshima Bridge
Rurikoji Temple five-storied pagoda
Rurikoji Temple five-storied pagoda
Akiyoshido Cave
Akiyoshido Cave
Beppu Benten Pond
Beppu Benten Pond
Hands-on local experience
Hands-on local experience
COURSE #6 3 days / 2 nights Ehime · Tokushima · Kochi

Shikoku Highlights

Matsuyama Airport in → Kochi Airport out

The famous sights of Shikoku in one line: Matsuyama Castle and Dogo Onsen, the vine bridges and gorge cruise of the Iya Valley, and Kochi with its seared-bonito food culture.

Day 1

  1. Arrive Matsuyama Airport around 10:00
  2. Tobe pottery experience
  3. Lunch
  4. Matsuyama Castle
  5. Hotel in Matsuyama City or ryokan in Dogo Onsen around 16:00

Day 2

  1. Iya Kazura vine bridge
  2. Iya Valley local-cuisine lunch
  3. Oboke Gorge pleasure cruise
  4. Hotel or ryokan in Kochi City around 16:00

Day 3

  1. Kochi Castle
  2. Katsurahama Beach
  3. Lunch with seared-bonito (katsuo tataki) grilling experience
  4. Kochi Airport around 13:40
Iya Kazura Bridge
Iya Kazura Bridge
Oboke Gorge
Oboke Gorge
Katsurahama Beach, Kochi
Katsurahama Beach, Kochi
Seared-bonito (katsuo tataki) experience
Seared-bonito (katsuo tataki) experience
Iya Valley local cuisine
Iya Valley local cuisine
Dogo Onsen
Dogo Onsen

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These courses are only examples. Tell us your group size, dates and interests, and we will design an original itinerary — the first proposal is free of charge (one proposal per project; additional proposals are quoted separately).

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