Mibu Hachiman Shrine
A lovely little shrine surrounded by lush greenery in Chiyoda in Kita-hiroshima.
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MEX.CANTINA
Fun little bar with an enticing exterior open from 10pm until until breakfast.
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An Evening of Kagura English Kagura Experience
An excellent opportunity to gain a deeper appreciation of Hiroshima’s most entertaining folk art.
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FISE Action Sports World Series
3 days of action sports in downtown Hiroshima.
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Downtown Hiroshima in 1927
The Chugoku Shinbun has shared this recently rediscovered 1927 postcard showing Hiroshima’s busy Kamiya-cho intersection.
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Zoom Zoom Stadium “Objet Deck”
What’s better than watching the Carp on home turf at Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium? How about watching the Carp surrounded
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Setsubun: demons, beans, fish heads, sushi and screaming children
Although temperatures in early February may make it hard to believe, Setsubun marks the coming of spring. On February 3,
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Cosmic trifecta (hopefully) viewable over Japan skies tonight
Tonight’s full moon is the second this month and skywatchers can not only look forward to a ‘supermoon’ but also
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Organza 10th Anniversary Month
10 years is a good chunk of time to be doing anything, but it takes a particular tenacity to keep
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2018 Cherry Blossom Forecast
Weather News has released its first of its periodic estimates about when different parts of Japan can expect the cherry
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Hina-no-ryotei Jigozen
Treat yourself to a real taste of Japan at this beautiful sprawling kaiseki restaurant of traditional Japanese design on the
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Café Citron
Cozy 2nd floor cafe on the corner of Peace Boulevard and Jizo-dori serving light food, pretty good espresso drinks and
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Nanakusa-no-sekku
Nanakusa-no-sekku [七草の節句] or the “the feast of seven herbs” is a day on which people in Japan customarily eat a
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The station in the sky, Uzui Station
Uzui-eki “the station in the sky” stands 30m above a picturesque mountain valley floor in the town of Ohnan in
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Giant cardboard steam train in Hiroshima Station
A 1.5 ton 20m long cardbaord steam engine is on display in the concourse on the north side of Hiroshima
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Anraku-ji Temple A-bombed Gingko
The ginkgo tree that grows through the roof of the temple gate of at Anraku-ji in Ushita is around 300
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Kissa Torimichi
On a drive out to the countryside around Ohnan, just across the border in Shimane, or to fill up before
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Wabaru Tobira
Traditional Japanese style with modern accents, great food and a lively vibe at this street level izakaya.
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US POWs and the A-bomb
This fascinating and touching 45 minute documentary commissioned by Hiroshima TV investigates the final days of two American POWs who
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Kissa Saeki organic cafe & kitchen
40 year old family run traditional Japanese-style cafe that now focuses on healthy interpretations of kissaten favorites using organic fare.
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Behind the cover: Shiho
Looking back and sharing some of the great shots Junpei Ishida captured for the 2nd issue of the GetHiroshima Mag
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BOM from Koba GH Mag Cover Shoot
It was a no brainer that BOM, the permanently genki owner of little bar Koba, would be the “face of
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Autumn moon-viewing at Shukkei-en Garden
Scenes from the annual celebratory kangetsu-sai autumn moon-viewing tea ceremonies at Hiroshima’s Shukkei-en Garden.
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MAU Japanese Restaurant & Sake
Tucked away at the end of a corridor that leads from the street to the back of a nondescript building
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Hiroshima’s Soul Food: Okonomiyaki
You haven’t done Hiroshima if you haven’t done Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki! Okonomiyaki, a savory pancake cooked on an iron hotplate, containing
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park clean up
GetHiroshima joined up with EARTH Hiroshima at the clean up event, held every year in the run up to the
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Ohnan Ryokou-mura Waterpark
Ohnan Ryokou-mura is a all-purpose, though somewhat run down, sports park with a track, climbing wall, concrete halfpipe, camping and
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