Ohara Museum of Art Tours and Tickets

Leave Osaka to see some of Honshu's most hallowed and holy sites on a 2-day tour. First, ride by boat to Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima, and then visit the nearby Hiroshima Peace Memorial. The monument is UNESCO listed, and affords sights of the atom bomb's aftermath through exhibitions at the museum. Check in to the Hotel Granvia Hiroshima, and then enjoy guided tours of Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter and the Okayama Korakuen Garden the following day. Lunch on Day 2 is included, but all other meals are payable at your own expense.

This ticket grants admission to the Ohara Museum of Art, the first museum in Japan dedicated to western art. In Japan, the museum is a revelation of European and American art, with paintings from the Italian Renaissance to Flemish masters and American artists of the 20th century. Separate wings dedicated to crafts house Japanese potteries, woodcuts, and paintings.

Explore the old merchant town of Kurashiki at a slower, more authentic pace. Traveling by rickshaw, you'll see the white-walled warehouses that were typical of the Edo Period "” a time when the town prospered. Admire the tiny shops that line narrow streets, and head along a romantic canal path, framed by weeping willows. The start time, finish location, and duration are up to you.