Join us for an inspiring peace walking tour at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. Our passionate guides, from diverse educational and cultural backgrounds, hold Masters and PhD degrees in fields such as Tourism, Anthropology, History, Peace Studies, and more. With years of experience living in Hiroshima, they offer unique perspectives on the city's history. Their immersion in local culture and history provides deep insights into the atomic bombing that changed history forever.
Discover what Hiroshima was like before the tragedy, why it was selected as the primary target, and how it rose from the ashes to become a symbol of peace. If you're curious about these profound questions and more, join our tour and let us illuminate the journey of Hiroshima together.
Follow your guide as you explore the details of that fateful day in August 1945 and learn about the bombing that forever changed the lives of the survivors. Next, head outdoors to visit the Peace Memorial Park, a space dedicated to the victims of the nuclear attack, both direct and indirect. Listen to the stories behind landmarks, statues, and squares, and discover important symbols hidden in plain sight.
During the tour, you will visit both famous and hidden monuments within Hiroshima Peace Park, where our professional guides will not only share the history behind these monuments but also connect them to the stories and testimonies of Atomic Bomb victims, tying the history together. The tour will begin at the Peace Gates and then proceed to other significant monuments, such as Mother and Baby in the Storm, Dr. Marcel Junod Memorial Monument, Norman Cousins Monument, Peace Watch, Peace Cenotaph for Atomic Bomb Victims, Flame of Peace, Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for Atomic Bomb Victims, Hiroshima Peace Park Rest House, Children's Monument, Peace Bell, and the Hypocenter of the Atomic Bomb. Finally, visit the Atomic Bomb Dome, the only structure that survived the blast. Today, this ruin stands as a memorial to those killed in the bombing.
Leave your tour with a deeper understanding of the events of August 6, 1945, how the bombing affected Hiroshima, and its impact on present-day life in the city.
