Hiroshima Peace Bicycle Tour & Okonomiyaki Dinner
Learn about Hiroshima’s reconstruction in this 2-hour guided bike tour. You’ll cycle through the Peace Park and Hiroshima Castle, and try the city’s specialty dish, iron-grilled Hiroshima-yaki.
Highlights
Explore Hiroshima by bicycle, see the Peace Park and the Hiroshima Castle and hear the stories behind the city’s landmarks and history from your guide
Visit a local bakery and enjoy a pastry before hitting the road on your 2-hour bike city tour
After the tour, enjoy a classic Hiroshima dinner as you taste the city’s classic okonomiyaki dish known as Hiroshima-yaki
See the city go from day to night in this evening tour where you'll explore some of its main sights!
10 meals
Experience Details
Despite its tragic past, Hiroshima has been impressively rebuilt, and the profound pain its residents experienced has inspired a wish for a hopeful future. Hiroshima honors its history through an unwavering commitment to peace, and visiting the city is both inspiring and educational. To better understand the deep history of Hiroshima, the unique perspective of a local guide proves essential.
In this tour, you’ll learn about Hiroshima’s peace initiatives and witness its incredible postwar reconstruction as you cycle through the city, exploring its landmarks, like the Hiroshima Castle and the Peace Park. You’ll hear insights and stories from your local guide about Hiroshima's history and rebuilding, and you’ll finish the day with the city’s signature dish: a sizzling Hiroshima-yaki, the city’s unique take on a Japanese okonomiyaki savory pancake.
Itinerary:
-Meet your guide at the Hiroshima Gate Park, only a bus ride from Hiroshima Station.
-Stop by a modern bakery in the park for a quick snack before cycling (the tour fee includes one pastry).
-Enjoy a 2-hour bike tour, where you’ll cycle through some of Hiroshima’s most symbolic landmarks, like the Peace Park and the Hiroshima Castle, as you listen to the stories behind the postwar reconstruction of Hiroshima from your guide.
-Wind down with a delicious dinner of Hiroshima-yaki (Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki) at a local restaurant.
This guided bicycle exploration of Hiroshima is a great way to see the city, learn about its rich history, and savor its delicious food while hearing the personal portrayals of the city that locals want to share with the world.
Inclusions
Bicycle tour fee
One pastry from the bakery inside the Peace Park
Okonomiyaki meal (two dishes and one drink)
Guide fee and insurance
Exclusions
Transportation to and from the meeting point
Additional food and drinks
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
Meet your guide at LUCKY BAKERY in the Hiroshima Gate Park, located less than 15 minutes by bus or tram from Hiroshima Station. More detailed information and a Google Maps link will be provided upon booking.
Remarks
Please inform your host in advance if you have any allergies.
Participants are expected to know how to ride a bicycle to take part in this tour.
Children's bicycles and tow carts for children are also available. Please inquire in advance.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 48 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Experience Location
Tucked to the south of Honshu between the Chugoku Mountains and the Seto Inland Sea, the humble Hiroshima Prefecture is known for its oysters and freshwater eel, as well as local okonomiyaki and sake produced in the revitalized capital of Hiroshima.
We had a very fun night with TK! The E bikes were easy to ride, and we learnt the interesting history about Hiroshima. Then we learnt how to make Okonomiyaki at a local restaurant which was delicio...read more
We love to take bike tours and food tours when we visit cities. If I can find a tour that combines biking and food it is even better. We toured with Tanaka (TK) on a January evening which was cold ...read more
We thoroughly enjoyed our bicycle tour of Hiroshima and TK was an exceptional guide. This was one of the coolest experiences we have had as a family. Thank you also to Lucky Bakery and the Okonomiy...read more
So much fun!! We really received a lot of information about Hiroshima, loved meeting Tanaka, he made the tour an exceptional experience ! Best of the best!
Crafting my own Okonomiyaki was an incredible experience! The cruise around Hiroshima city, coupled with learning about its culture and history, made the tour truly worthwhile. It's the ultimate wa...read more
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