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Features

Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on a sunny day
Featured Sports 

Hiroshima Carp Baseball Preseason Starts in March

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 Paul Walsh 125 Views 0 Comment Hiroshima Carp

Tickets for 6 of Hiroshima Carp’s 2021 preseason baseball games to be held at Mazda Stadium go on sale at 10am on February 24.

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tondo bonfire festival at gokuku shrine hiroshima japan
Features Festivals 

Tondo Matsuri

January 5, 2021January 26, 2021 jjwalsh 8442 Views 0 Comment New Year, tondo, Winter

Huge bonfires snap, crackle and pop around Hiroshima in the middle of January, sending the hope and dreams embodied in the past year’s votive goods and new year decorations up to the heavens.

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Features Festivals 

Hiroshima Prepares For New Year Under Pandemic Shadow

December 30, 2020January 8, 2021 GetHiroshima 295 Views 0 Comment Coronavirus, Covid-19, New Year

After gaining a degree of control over the spread of COVID-19 in the autumn, December 2020 has seen a resurgence

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Features Food and drink 

Bar & Restaurant Winter Holiday Openings 2020/21

December 16, 2020January 2, 2021 GetHiroshima 460 Views 2 Comments Coronavirus, Covid-19

Hiroshima bars and restaurants opening within guidelines over the 2020/21 winter holiday.

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Arts & Entertainment Features 

Online Winter Kagura Festival

December 14, 2020January 2, 2021 GetHiroshima 336 Views 0 Comment kagura

Xmas is coming early for fans of Hiroshima Kagura around the world.

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Jinrin performed by the Kawakita Kagura Troupe
Arts & Entertainment Featured Features 

Hiroshima Kagura refuses to succumb to the coronavirus demon

November 17, 2020January 5, 2021 Paul Walsh 765 Views 0 Comment

In response to COVID-19, Hiroshima Kagura goes online to share the thrilling traditional performance art form with the world.

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Arts & Entertainment Features 

Local Creators T-shirt Project

September 25, 2020September 29, 2020 Paul Walsh 500 Views 0 Comment

The Local Creators T-shirt Project aims to give a boost to Hiroshima creatives and give the rest of us something to smile about.

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Features People 

Kunihiko Sakuma: The young hibakusha

August 7, 2020October 27, 2020 Paul Walsh 1183 Views 0 Comment A-bomb, peace

Director of atomic bomb suvivor advocacy group Hiroshima Hidankyo, Kunihiko Sakuma talks about his journey to finding his voice as a “young hibakusha”.

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Miho Imada Head Brewer at Fukucho sake in Hiroshima, Japan
People 

Talking sake with master brewer, Miho Imada

April 25, 2020July 2, 2020 Hana Shiraishi 1826 Views 0 Comment sake

Miho Imada is one of Hiroshima’s top sake brewers, passionate about spreading the joy of sake around the globe.

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Features 

6 new corona virus cases in Hiroshima Pref, 124 total April 17

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 GetHiroshima 1262 Views 0 Comment Coronavirus, Covid-19

6 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Hiroshima Pref yesterday bringing the total to 124. 3 more cases were confirmed in Yamaguchi, Okayama and Shimane.

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Features Food and drink 

Supporting Local Restaurants While Staying Home

April 16, 2020June 10, 2020 Hiroshima Food Snob 1397 Views 0 Comment Coronavirus, Covid-19, takeaway, takeout

Looking for good food but trying to self-isolate? Don’t worry, Hiroshima Food Snob has your back!

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Features Food and drink 

Get Hiroshima To Go

April 10, 2020June 10, 2020 GetHiroshima 1859 Views 0 Comment Coronavirus, Covid-19, Take-Out

One of the reasons people love Hiroshima is all the great dining options we have and the passionate people that

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Features Neighborhoods Photos & Video Yokogawa 

Yokogawa Riverside Sakura Walk

March 30, 2020April 30, 2020 jjwalsh 1612 Views 0 Comment backstreets, cycling, off-the-beaten-track, spring, walking, Yokogawa

Sakura blossoms are out and the weather is perfect for a social-distancing walk along a riverside path.

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Features 

Covid-19 Hiroshima News Feed

March 30, 2020April 7, 2020 GetHiroshima 1221 Views 0 Comment Coronavirus, Covid-19

A chronological summary of local news related to the novel corona viurus outbreak in Hiroshima.

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Features News 

Hiroshima in the time of Covid-19

March 29, 2020June 10, 2020 GetHiroshima 2178 Views 0 Comment Coronavirus, Covid-19

Local news concerning Covid-19 novel corona virus.

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Features Neighborhoods 

So Much to Love About Yokogawa

February 23, 2020April 30, 2020 jjwalsh 1748 Views 0 Comment Yokogawa

Just outside Hiroshima city center, Yokogawa is a great area to explore. There are lots of interesting shops and places

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Features People 

Erika Abiko, Community Peace Builder

February 18, 2020April 30, 2020 jjwalsh 1172 Views 0 Comment community, Peace Tourism

Owner and social entrepreneur Erika Abiko has created many successful community-building networks from her base at Hachidorisha (Hummingbird) Cafe.

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Features Photos & Video 

Setsubun at Gokoku Shrine 2020: Photo and Video

February 12, 2020February 13, 2020 jjwalsh 1030 Views 0 Comment New Year, Winter

“Oni wa Soto, Fuku wa Uchi” – images from a spectacle of demons and lucky beans at Hiroshima’s Gokoku-jinja.

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Features Travel 

Sandankyo Gorge Nature Tour

February 8, 2020September 9, 2020 GetHiroshima 530 Views 0 Comment tour

Sandankyo is a spectacular natural wonder right on Hiroshima’s doorstep. Almost completely unknown to anyone other than local villagers until

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Features Food and drink 

Latte for Your Life: Latte Art Challenge Match 2020

February 2, 2020February 21, 2020 Hiroshima Food Snob 1461 Views 0 Comment Coffee

Baristas from near and far gathered in Hiroshima for the Latte Art Challenge Match 2020 and Hiroshima Food Snob was there see it go down.

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Features People 

Kazuhiko Futagawa, Born After the Atomic Bomb

February 1, 2020February 21, 2020 jjwalsh 1234 Views 0 Comment A-bomb, hibakusha

Get Hiroshima talked with Hiroshima A-bomb survivor Kazuhiko Futagawa about his experiences and his work to raise awareness about the horror of nuclear weapons.

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Features Lifestyle Shopping 

COSTCO’s New Japan Online Shopping Service

January 6, 2020March 27, 2020 jjwalsh 10996 Views 2 Comments Costco

If you don’t have a car, dislike shopping in a crowd or live outside the city center, you may be

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Arts & Entertainment Features Festivals 

New Year In Hiroshima

December 27, 2019December 30, 2020 Paul Walsh 10937 Views 4 Comments New Year, Winter

See out the old, ring in the new; Hiroshima style.

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Features Lifestyle Volunteering 

2019 Hiroshima CleanUp Review and 2020 Schedule

December 23, 2019December 27, 2019 jjwalsh 2765 Views 0 Comment beachcleanup, ocean clean up, plastic pollution, volunteer

In 2019, we were able to complete more than 16 CleanUps along Hiroshima’s Riversides and Beaches and in 2020 we

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Features News 

Locals fight to save 100 year old A-bombed buildings from demolition

December 16, 2019February 2, 2020 Paul Walsh 2356 Views 0 Comment A-bomb, A-bombed building

Only of Hiroshima’s “A-bombed buildings” remain and, although the now iconic symbol of the world’s first nuclear attack, the A-bomb

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Seeking Sustainability Monthly Events
Events Features Lifestyle Sustainability-Focused Products & Services 

Seeking Sustainability Monthly Events

December 9, 2019December 24, 2019 jjwalsh 1264 Views 0 Comment Hiroshima city, sustainability

“Seeking Sustainability” Monthly Events started in October 2019 with the aim of promoting positive successes in sustainable businesses, products, services,

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Arts & Entertainment Features 

Christmas in Hiroshima

December 2, 2019December 27, 2019 Paul Walsh 1719 Views 0 Comment Christmas, Winter

Christmas is big in Japan. Kind of.

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Ebessan - Ebisu Festival in Hiroshima
Arts & Entertainment Features Festivals 

Ebisu Taisai Festival

November 17, 2019November 22, 2019 Paul Walsh 3923 Views 0 Comment Autumn, Festival, November

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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Features Festivals 

Winter Illuminations in Hiroshima

October 22, 2019February 2, 2020 Paul Walsh 14136 Views 0 Comment Illuminations, Winter

Large scale illuminations have become a new winter tradition in Japan. Held all over the country, they certainly brighten up

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Features Lifestyle Shopping 

Pitchfork Natural Farms on Mukaishima Island

October 21, 2019November 22, 2019 jjwalsh 1687 Views 0 Comment daytrip, mukaishima, Onomichi, organic farm, vegetables

Thomas Kloepfer and his wife Kaori have been running the Pitchfork farms and Tachibana Textiles shop on Mukaishima island since

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Upcoming Events

Wed 03

The 67th Japan Traditional Kōgei Art & Crafts Exhibition

February 17 - March 7
Sat 06

Hiroshima Carp vs Yakult Swallows Preseason Game

March 6 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sun 07

Hiroshima Kagura Livestream (with English Subtitles)

March 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Fri 12

Hiroshima Carp vs Nippon Ham Fighters Preseason Game

March 12 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sat 13

The Club Rocks

March 13 @ 9:00 pm - 5:00 am
Sun 14

Ultra Haze

March 14 @ 9:00 pm - 3:00 am
Sun 21

Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Softbank Hawks Preseason Game

March 21 @ 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sun 28

[CANCELED] Kiyomori Festival

March 28 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
May 05

[Canceled] MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day

May 5 @ 7:00 am - 4:00 pm
Dec 31

New Year at Gokoku Shrine

December 31, 2021 - January 3, 2022

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Joy and Paul Walsh started GetHiroshima in 1999 with the aim of creating an online English language resource to help people enjoy their time in this amazing city to the full. The mission remains the same and, whether you are here for a day or a decade, we hope that GetHiroshima helps you dig that little bit deeper, and get you a little bit closer to the heart of Hiroshima.

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