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).
The classic first taste of Hiroshima: the floating torii gate of Miyajima and the Peace Memorial in a single afternoon.
Itinerary
● Arrive Hiroshima Airport around 10:00
↓ Lunch
↓ Miyajima — Itsukushima Shrine
↓ Peace Memorial Museum
↓ Atomic Bomb Dome
↓ Arrive at hotel in Hiroshima City around 17:00
Atomic Bomb DomeHiroshima Peace Memorial MuseumItsukushima Shrine, Miyajima
COURSE #22 days / 1 nightHiroshima
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
● Arrive Hiroshima Airport around 10:00
↓ Lunch
↓ Miyajima — Itsukushima Shrine
↓ Peace Memorial Museum
↓ Atomic Bomb Dome
↓ Hotel in Hiroshima City around 17:00
Day 2
● Depart hotel around 9:00
↓ The Outlet Hiroshima, or Hiroshima Castle & Shukkeien Garden
↓ Lunch in Kure
↓ Yamato Museum or JMSDF Kure Museum
↓ Kure naval harbor cruise
↓ Hiroshima Airport around 15:40
Itsukushima Shrine, MiyajimaHiroshima CastleYamato Museum, KureJMSDF Kure Museum
COURSE #34 days / 3 nightsHiroshima 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
● Arrive Hiroshima Airport around 13:00
↓ Miyajima — Itsukushima Shrine
↓ Hotel at Miyajima-guchi around 17:00
Day 2
● Kure naval harbor cruise
↓ Lunch & Yamato Museum or JMSDF Kure Museum
↓ Tobishima Kaido island route
↓ Ferry: Konaga Port → Akashi Port
↓ Kinoe Onsen island hotel around 15:30
Day 3
● Ferry: Kinoe Port → Munakata Port
↓ Shimanami Kaido — Kosanji Temple & Miraishin no Oka
↓ Western-style lunch
↓ Onomichi — Senkoji Temple (ropeway)
↓ Tomonoura Onsen around 16:30
Day 4
● Walk the historic Tomonoura townscape with a local guide
↓ Steak kaiseki lunch
↓ Hiroshima Airport around 13:30
Open-air bath at Kinoe OnsenMiraishin no Oka, Kosanji TempleOnomichi, seen from Senkoji Temple
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
● Arrive Hiroshima Airport around 14:00
↓ Shimanami Kaido — Murakami Kaizoku Museum or Oyamazumi Shrine
↓ Kirosan Observatory Park
↓ Imabari International Hotel around 17:30
Day 2
● Towel Museum (Imabari)
↓ Lunch
↓ Matsuyama Castle
↓ Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum
↓ Ryokan in Dogo Onsen around 17:00
Day 3
● Souvenir shopping in Dogo
↓ Udon-noodle-making experience & lunch
↓ Kotohira-gu Shrine
↓ Kompira Onsen ryokan around 15:30
Day 4
● Great Seto Bridge — Yoshima viewpoint
↓ Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter — lunch & walk
↓ 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 OnsenUdon-noodle-making experienceHot-spring town shopping streetGreat Seto Bridge
COURSE #53 days / 2 nightsYamaguchi
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
● Arrive Yamaguchi Ube Airport around 10:30
↓ Lunch
↓ Karato Market (Shimonoseki)
↓ Tsunoshima Observation Deck
↓ Hotel Nishinagato Resort around 16:30
Day 2
● Motonosumi Shrine
↓ Shoin Shrine (Hagi)
↓ Lunch
↓ Hagi pottery experience
↓ Rurikoji Temple five-storied pagoda
↓ Ryokan in Yuda Onsen around 17:00
Day 3
● Akiyoshi Cave & lunch
↓ Beppu Benten Pond
↓ Yamaguchi Ube Airport around 14:00
※ Motonosumi Shrine is closed to visitors on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from September to November.
COURSE #63 days / 2 nightsEhime · 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
● Arrive Matsuyama Airport around 10:00
↓ Tobe pottery experience
↓ Lunch
↓ Matsuyama Castle
↓ Hotel in Matsuyama City or ryokan in Dogo Onsen around 16:00
Day 2
● Iya Kazura vine bridge
↓ Iya Valley local-cuisine lunch
↓ Oboke Gorge pleasure cruise
↓ Hotel or ryokan in Kochi City around 16:00
Day 3
● Kochi Castle
↓ Katsurahama Beach
↓ Lunch with seared-bonito (katsuo tataki) grilling experience
↓ Kochi Airport around 13:40
Iya Kazura BridgeOboke GorgeKatsurahama Beach, KochiSeared-bonito (katsuo tataki) experienceIya Valley local cuisineDogo Onsen
Custom Itineraries
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and we will design an original itinerary —
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(one proposal per project; additional proposals are quoted separately).