Hiroshima in a Nutshell: Morning Bike Adventure

This trip concentrated on the impact of the A-bomb on Hiroshima and was very interesting. Peter is a super guide, so knowledgeable and passionate about his subject. He made this tour so moving and enjoyable. We would highly recommend!

We met Sage, our guide for the day, at their new shop. First, she’s so lovely and welcoming. She’s also extremely knowledgeable about the history of Hiroshima and the Japanese culture which made for a terrific tour of the peace park, hypocenter, castle and more. We love bike tours as it enables you to see so much more in 3 hours. We asked her to lunch afterwards and we all went to Okonomiyaki which was equally fun!

Really enjoyable cycle ride around Hiroshima with Sage, who is a very well informed and empathetic tour guide. She has exellent knowledge about the terrible bomb and the effects both short and long term on the people of Hiroshima. Sage shared her knowledge with high compassion and sensitivity.
Riding the bikes was fun and quiet. Sage is a wonderful tour guide and I would recommend the tour. Thanks a lot!!

Excellent way to see key points in history with knowledgable guide
Good bikes and easy to ride
Would do again!

Really interesting and enjoyable cycle ride around Hiroshima with a very informed tour guide. Sage had extensive knowledge about the reasons for the dropping of this terrible bomb, the effects both short and long term on the people of Hiroshima and the efforts to try to prevent this sort of tragedy from happening again. She delivered that knowledge with the compassion and sensitivity this topic deserved.
I would point out that you'll be riding your bike on the sidewalks alongside pedestrians which initially made me quite nervous. However it was a quiet day and I managed not to injure any!

This was a mixed bag to say it nicely. First up: The meeting location was an organic café (Kissa Saeki) which wasn't open yet by my arrival, and caused a few awkward conversations. Though I do notice the meeting spot has already changed in the meantime.
Then our guide: He was 15 minutes late (seriously annoying the café owners). He was a writer, but was clearly in dire need of an editor. This because he kept talking too much over too many details, causing us to lose SO MUCH TIME on the road. Also, no hand signals on the road nor talking about directions we would go in (minor gripe, but still an annoyance).
Then our group had three people late (luckily they could join since our guide was similarly late), but they had the nerve to also demand we be back by 13h so they coud catch a train. Wouldn't be a problem, if the guide wasn't so overly informative with so many details.
I could go on for a while, but long story short: We did not end up visiting Hiroshima castle or Shukkei-en garden - even though entrance was included in the price (and which technically should've been 1/3 of the trip).
I cannot recommend this trip under the same guide unless he seriously revises and edits down his script.

Levi gave us the most informative tour I have ever been on. Every detail of the bombing of Hiroshima had been researched, he also told us stories and read poems from people who survived the bombing. Very heart wrenching. Levi also took us on a tour to the shrine and to Shukkeien Gardens. We also got to climb Mt Fuji 😆 Highly recommend this tour.

Thanks Sage, we really enjoyed the tour, your knowledge and insight.
Highly recommended this tour.

Our guide Levi was fantastic! He provided us with a lot of information on Hiroshima and the symbolics of the Park. Highly recommended.

Very nice tour, Peter was very knowledgeable and passionate about Hiroshima! He was flexible enough to extend the tour a bit if people on the tour had the time to do so, and answered all questions that came up thoroughly

Peter is an amazing story teller and he is very passionate about Hiroshima's commitment to peace. The history of Hiroshima before, during and after the A-bomb came alive in Peter's words and extensive knowledge. We all felt like our bike ride with Peter was a highlight of our visit to Hiroshima.

Sage provided interesting viewpoints around the city and a heartfelt story with factual and historical information.

Without a doubt, one of the best tours we’ve been on. Our guide Peter was awesome. Very knowledgeable with a great delivery! How wonderful it would be if others, e.g. politicians, could hear his stories, e.g. the “The Atom Bomb Mayor.”

This was a wonderful way to see and experience Hiroshima! We were able to see a little bit of everything in the city in an efficient amount of time. Levi was a very knowledgable guide; we learned the history, customs, and culture of Hiroshima and its people. This was truly such a special way to see this peaceful city.

When I booked this bike ride it was more the idea that I would bike around Hiroshima. While we did do that, what I didn't expect was to learn about all the history of Hiroshima. Our guide Levi gave us all the context of what would be a very memorable and touching bike adventure. You should totally book this!

Tour was really informative and interesting. Our guide was Sage who was really knowledgable and passionate about the history of Hiroshima, did well answering the many questions we had!

The bikes made it really good as you were able to cover much more ground than you would if walking, also easy to travel around and follow Sage!

Features around the bombing and its impact on Hiroshima was handled with sensitive whilst also giving you a realistic understanding of what occurred.

Highly recommend!

Peter was a truly incredible guide. Eloquent storyteller with an encyclopaedic knowledge of Hiroshima. He even treated us to a poem and a song which brought tears from a local Japanese guide who happened to be passing by. Would 100% recommend - Peter went above and beyond what we would expect from a guide.