Published on Apr, 2025

Pancho is a thoughtful, knowledgeable guide with an intimate connection to Hiroshima. He took me through the city, helping avoid the overly congested areas that typical tour guides make you slog through. Our day ended on Miyajima Island. Thanks to Pancho’s local expertise, I was able to secure a rare early bird ticket to the Miyajima Ropeway on one of the few days of the year that requires advance reservation. Thank you Pancho!

Published on Apr, 2025

Excellent tour! Pancho met us at our hotel. We first toured ground zero, hotel was near, then travelled to Miyajima island. He knew the island well, took us to, and explained well, the religous and historical aspects of the temples very well. We were going to see it on our own. If we had, we would have missed 90% of the experience. Then good sushi lunch and a comprehensive tour of Peace Park. He put in very good perspective the effects of the bombing from a Japanese perspective without any editorialising. He was knowledgible, very pleasant, and fun to be with. The tour was well worth the price and we strongly recommend both taking the tour and recommend Pancho. Very good day!

Published on Jan, 2025

Absolutely excellent! Pancho is a Hiroshima native who has a deep knowledge of all the sites we visited. He is an excellent communicator who responds to emails and texts in a very timely fashion. A member of our party had a knee injury and Pancho went to extra lengths to ensure a wheelchair was available for parts of the tour ( be prepared to do a good 12-15 k steps on this tour!) He listened carefully to our interests and planned a flawless tour. Be sure to ask him to take you to a Hiroshima Okonomiyaki restaurant: you won't regret it. Overall we felt very lucky to have this really nice guy as our tour guide who really strived to ensure that our tour was enjoyable.. Highly recommend without reservations.

Published on Jan, 2025

If you’re considering a tour of Hiroshima and Miyajima, don’t hesitate to contact Pancho as your guide. He is in a league of his own. On Miyajima, Pancho guided us through the iconic Itsukushima Shrine with its breathtaking floating torii gate. But what made the tour even more special was that Pancho took us to some of his favorite places on Miyajima. In Hiroshima, Pancho guided us through through the city to see ground zero, A-Bomb Dome and Peace Memorial Park. While the sites themselves are incredibly moving, Pancho shared poignant stories about his parents and grandparents who were in Hiroshima the day the bomb dropped on the city and the people behind the monuments, giving us a deeper connection to the history. He spoke with such care and reverence that it truly brought the events of the past into vivid perspective. I left the tour not only with incredible memories but also with a new friend. Thank you, Pancho, for sharing your knowledge, passion, and your favorite places with us. You made our journey truly unforgettable!

Published on Dec, 2024

Our family took Pancho’s tour - ages from the 20’s to 60’s - we all found it incredibly enriching and entertaining (when appropriate). Pancho is extremely friendly, knowledgeable, gave us options yet seemingly effortlessly kept us on a schedule - providing direction along the way for the best experience. Many thanks to Pancho for a profound experience and sharing your family’s stories. We hope to see you again on future tours!