Hiroshima city highlights tour

Joy was waiting for us at the train platform with a sign upon our arrival. She gave a wonderful, informative tour and was adaptable to our schedule.

​For our maiden voyage to Japan, we were a little nervous as to how our group of 4 would manage seeing the "not to miss" sites in a meaningful way. Our guide, Joy, did just that. She is a 30-year resident of Japan and is beyond proficient in the language and the history. She sent a picture of herself, as did I--making it much easier to recognize and meet. Additionally, communicated beforehand through WhatsApp--what a great suggestion! We met at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and Museum Cafe. The detail of Joy's historical information while navigating this beautiful area was far more impactful than just reading placards in the park and museum. If you are able, try to arrive before 8:15, so as not to miss hearing the chimes (denoting the time of the destruction and time literally stopped). We visited the "Rest House" (Taishoya Kimono Shop/Fuel Hall) in the Peace Park and the "Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum"; both of these locations had a single survivor. We ventured outside of this area for a sweet treat at Lucky Bakery--Joy showed us the proper way to navigate at a serve yourself establishment, and with her help, we conquered the language of the Yen ($). I highly recommend investing in a personal travel hand towel (Joy has an awesome one!), as napkins are rare--and trash cans are rarer! Lastly, we visited Shukkeien Garden with beautiful narration by Joy--she really is a wealth of knowledge. Ask questions--she'll have an answer! We ended our journey with more of Joy's offered help in the other challenge--Taxi's! Get the GO Taxi app and utilize your translator app! Thank you, Joy, for a tour we will keep close to our hearts!

Our tour of Hiroshima and Peace Park was fascinating thanks to our guide, Joy, who is both knowledgeable and delightful. She made the stories come alive and was a pleasure to spend the day with learning about Hiroshima and its people. She was also extremely accommodating and flexible which allowed us to see everything we hoped to see even though we hadn’t budgeted our time well. Thank you Joy for a wonderful time!

Excelente tour! Joy muy agradable y super informada Muy contentos!

Joy was absolutely delightful. We were a large group and she made the tour very personal. Her knowledge of the city and its history was excellent.

Our guide Joy was warm, friendly, patient, well-informed, spoke clearly and in a way that we could understand. Although we were on a limited schedule, Joy packed a lot into our half-day tour that made it all worthwhile. We were fortunate to have had the experience and would recommend it to anyone. A special thanks to Joy.