An Evening of Kagura: The Tale of the Poet-Warrior General
Annelise Giseburt watches Heian warriors take on an acrobatic chimeric beast at the English Kagura Experience.
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Arts & Entertainment
Directors Talk Teaching, Collaboration & Inspiration
Stand-out films at the festival for me were the ones with original techniques and story-lines, ones that would stay with
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Pirate night on Innoshima: The Suigun Fire Festival
Finish of your summer at a spectacular celebration of samurai pirate culture on the beach.
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17th Hiroshima International Animation Festival Prize Winners
Grand Prize The Blissful Accidental Death A man finds a drawing in an antique shop with a secret love letter
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Ghibli Magic at the Prefectural Art Museum
Christmas in the middle the hot Japanese summer, courtesy of Studio Ghibli.
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Animation as Lesson in Patience, Focus & Dedication
Another amazing day of insights from artists, directors and story-tellers on how they pursue and find inspiration to create their
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17th Hiroshima International Animation Festival
The 17th International Animation Festival in Japan – Hiroshima 2018 is on!
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An Evening of Kagura with the web-shooting ‘Earth Spider’
Long-time kagura fan Matt Mangham finally gets to know just what is going on stage.
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Summer Fireworks Festival Guide
The summer is long, hot and usually pretty sticky. Beat (or at least embrace) the heat in the way that
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Flower Festival Yosakoi Dance Parade 2018
It was beautiful weather for the Yosakoi dance parade on Children’s Day – May 5th. As always, it was an
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Samurai Ninja Theatre
A delightfully kitsch show with samurai, ninja, shrine maidens, rock music and flashing lights.
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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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Takiyasha-hime
A look at the origins and story of this staple of the repertoire of the Kagura troupes of northern Hiroshima.
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FISE Action Sports World Series
3 days of action sports in downtown Hiroshima.
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The Saigoku Kaido in Shareo
The Saigoku Kaido (Saigoku Route/Way/Road), was the main overland thoroughfare between Kyushu and Kyoto between from the 8th century up
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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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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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Oyster Festivals 2018
Yes, the New Year holidays are done and that time of year is now upon us. Yes, it’s oyster season! From
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Tondo Matsuri
Ever wonder what everyone does with all those New Year arrows, rakes, daruma and that they buy at shrines every
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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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Ebisuko 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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Winter Illuminations in Hiroshima
Large scale illuminations have become a new winter tradition in Japan. Held all over the country, they certainly brighten up
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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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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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Live music, handicrafts and cows!
Steve Jarvis introduces a different kind of countryside fair in eastern Hiroshima prefecture.
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2017 Miyajima Fireworks Festival
Some of our favorite captures of the 2017 Miyajima Fireworks Festival.
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Views of the Miyoshi Fireworks
A compilation of some of the Instagrams of the 2017 Miyoshi City Fireworks display held on August 19 that caught
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August 6, 2017 Hiroshima Day
72 years ago today, US forces dropped a nuclear bomb on the people living, working and studying in Hiroshima. The
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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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