We will navigate a 3-hour stroll through the back streets of the entertainment district of Hiroshima trying excellent craft beers and sake and stopping off at bars, pubs, and an izakaya, a traditional drinking house, where locals gather with friends and colleagues to enjoy mouth-watering, small-plate dishes cooked don the grill before your eyes along with free-flowing drinks.
Outside Akushu Cafe (ground floor Orizuru Tower, next to the A-Bomb Dome Memorial) **If required I will provide specific directions to the meeting point following your booking.
Don Quixote Discount Store (in Shintenchi, Naka Ward)
Booking is for a minimum of 2 people Meet downtown amidst the district we will be exploring and take a relaxed stroll calling into 3 craft beer bars and pubs to sample excellent craft beers from breweries throughout Japan. This includes a stop at a lively robatayaki grill in the Nagarekawa entertainment district in Hiroshima to try some of their scrumptious grills - always best to keep your stomach lined : ).
**If you are vegetarian there are plenty of choices available! This kind of tour is a great opportunity to get in among the locals and I can interpret for us to have some great conversations.
Guide fee
four drinks (one at each venue)
light dinner - ¥2000 per head
additional drinks - the cost per drink depends on the venue but expect to it be approx ¥800 ~ ¥1200 per drink for craft beer and varying accordingly for other beverages and at the particular venue.
Friday or Monday availability is dependent on how much notice of booking.
This is a beer-tasting and Japanese food experience and not a drinking binge. Under twenty-year-olds by law may not imbibe alcohol.
The robatayaki restaurant visit depending on availability for a reservation is subject to being substituted. If required I will provide specific directions to the meeting point following your booking.
Hugh e’ stato una guida molto preparata, efficiente e simpatica. Grazie ai suoi racconti e alle sue spiegazioni siamo riusciti a immergerci nella cultura, anche culinaria, della città. Lo consiglio!
grazie mille Marinella! È stato un grande piacere condividere la giornata con tutti voi.
Hugh provided a wonderful tour for our small group of 4. It was both very informative and a lot of fun. He is extremely knowledgeable about the locations we toured, providing great depth and insights into their details, history and significance. He was also able to answer all our other questions about Japan in general. He clearly has a deep love and understanding of all things Japanese. Thanks Hugh for a wonderful tour!
Thanks Rob!
Hugh was incredible! He is a Japanese soul with an Aussie accent. His deep love and respect for Japan was immediately evident and he generously shared his take on history, culture, and language on our day-long adventure. He was easy to contact by email pre-trip to work out some details and was on time at our hotel starting point. We spent a full day on foot, train, and ferry to significant locations in and around Hiroshima. We especially enjoyed our lunch stop for okonomiyaki (savory pancake) at a wonderful location we never would have found on our own. Our group of 3 finished the day 10 times smarter than when we started.
Hugh is very knowledgeable and flexible to tailor our tour day due to changing circumstances. For example, when the trains to Mijiima were not available because of heavy rains and mud slide risks, we started out in the reverse order and started with the atomic bomb dome and museum. When became clear that the trains would still be out for a few more hours. We took a cab, tram and two boats to get to and from Miyajima and had a great time. He is a wealth of knowledge for history buffs like myself. His fluency in Japanese was flawless and great to have as a guide.
Thanks Barry! It was a great pleasure sharing the day as your guide.