La Vague
This “modern bistro” located below ground near Peace Memorial Park prides itself on its meat and fish dishes and can
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Author: Paul Walsh
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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Ebisu Taisai Festival
Just before winter takes hold, Hiroshima’s city center is taken over by one more colorful festival, all about good fortune,
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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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Perfect Beer Box in Shareo
A “standing” bar (aka ‘a bar’) serving “perfect black label” for 5 days from July 5 takes over the central
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ED2000 back in Hiroshima
Catch Berlin DJ ED2000 in two very different venues in Hiroshima this week.
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Ji-no-hi Matsuri Giant Umbrella Festival in Ohnan
The main event of this two day festival is groups of locals charging up and down a narrow street with
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Sanuki Udon Komugi
Komugi is a cozy little noodle shop run by a nice couple in Senda-machi, near the Red Cross Hospital. They
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Hiroshima Peace Museum’s A-bomb 3D CGI
The newly refurbished and reopened of the Hiroshima Peace Museum‘s east building features a 3D graphic representation of the A-bombing
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A-bomb mannequins retired after 44 years of controversy
As part of an ongoing renovation of Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Museum, the installation that has been part its exhibition since
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Ikoi No Mura Shimane
Accommodation facility with great views of the Ohochi Basin and surrrounding mountains in Ohnan.
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Nakano Sakura tunnel in Ohnan
A thirty year community project in rural Ohnan has created an avenue of cherry trees as peaceful as it is
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Our favorite “sleeping” policeman in Ohnan
A must-stop photo spot on a spring visit to Ohnan.
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Hanamomo Peach Blossoms in the Closest Village to Heaven
A gorgeous natural tapestry of peach blossoms painted on the former rice terraces of the “Closest Village to Heaven”.
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State of the Cherry Blossoms 2017
We’ll endeavor to keep you updated on how this year’s cherry blossoms are progressing.
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Dolls, ghouls, origami and sharks in Miyoshi
Rural Miyoshi in the north of Hiroshima Prefecture is perhaps unlikely to be top of the list on a first
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