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Features

Features Lifestyle Volunteering 

2019 Hiroshima CleanUp Review and 2020 Schedule

December 23, 2019December 27, 2019 jjwalsh 2822 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 2452 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 1335 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 1802 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 4003 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 14289 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 1793 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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Education Features People 

Interview with Principal David Cooper – AICJ Private Junior + Senior High-School

October 17, 2019December 16, 2019 jjwalsh 2602 Views 0 Comment AICJ, Asa-minami-ku, Gion, Hiroshima city, private school, school, schools

AICJ School in the Gion area of Asa-Minami-ku is a popular private school in Hiroshima with a strong focus on

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Cafe Dining Features 

Triple Cafe

October 12, 2019November 22, 2019 jjwalsh 2372 Views 0 Comment cafe, Near Peace Park, Running, shopping, Vegan options, Vegetarian options

Triple is a great place to pop into for a light meal. Set in a cute, wooden, rustic building- climb

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Features Lifestyle Shopping 

Nayuta’s Weekly Bread Stand Near Toshogu Shrine

October 3, 2019October 20, 2019 Jenny Yamamoto 1304 Views 0 Comment Breads, community, near Hiroshima station

You may have visited Hiroshima’s Toshogu Shrine, located about ten minutes’ walk from the North Exit (Shinkansen side) of Hiroshima

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Features Japanese Ramen 

Local Legend: Youki Ramen

September 18, 2019April 11, 2020 Hiroshima Food Snob 2904 Views 0 Comment cash only, Eba, Eng, English menu, Hiroshima Ramen, ramen

Local favorite Youki has been serving chuka-soba A.K.A. ramen for 62 years and this little shop in Eba is where it all started.

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why are there so many bunnies on rabbit island in japan
Features Travel 

Where did the bunnies on Rabbit Island come from?

September 7, 2019February 13, 2020 Paul Walsh 2780 Views 0 Comment rabbit island

Just how did the tiny island of Okunoshima become bunny paradise?

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Arts & Entertainment Features Festivals 

Samurai Parade to commemorate 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Asano Clan

September 6, 2019September 15, 2019 GetHiroshima 3212 Views 0 Comment

150 people dressed in period costume parade through Hiroshima city center to commemorate the arrival of the dynasty that ruled Hiroshima for almost 250 years.

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Hiroshima Orizuru Tower Roof Top Bar at sunset
Features Food and drink 

Hiroshima Orizuru Tower Roof Top Bar

August 28, 2019November 22, 2019 GetHiroshima 3161 Views 0 Comment

Enjoy drinks on the terrace with an unrivaled view of Hiroshima until October 31.

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Features Performing Arts 

Teens Slay at Kagura Koshien Event

August 28, 2019September 7, 2019 jjwalsh 1473 Views 0 Comment Akitakata, kagura

Kagura Koshien brings together high school traditional dance troupes from around the country for two days of friendly competition at

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Features 

Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Week 2019

August 4, 2019August 10, 2019 GetHiroshima 1733 Views 0 Comment hiroshima74, peace

Here is a round up of the main commemorative events held in Hiroshima during this week of remembrance, contemplation (and,

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Features Lifestyle Sustainability-Focused Products & Services 

All the Buzz at Miyajima’s Bee Farm

July 26, 2019September 2, 2019 jjwalsh 1930 Views 0 Comment beekeeping, honey, local products, Miyajima, social equity

Miyajima Island is famous for its floating tori gate and  Itsukushima shrine, and products like the typical maple leaf momiji-manju

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Features 

In This Corner of the World with English Subtitles

July 17, 2019August 28, 2019 GetHiroshima 34353 Views 0 Comment Anime, peace

Written and directed by Sunao Katabuchi, In This Corner of the World [Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni この世界の片隅に], is beautifully

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hiroshima summer fireworks festival guide western japan
Arts & Entertainment Features Festivals 

Summer Fireworks Festival Guide

June 15, 2019September 2, 2019 Paul Walsh 9206 Views 0 Comment Fireworks, Summer

Our guide to as many of the fireworks festivals in the region as we could find!

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Aioi Bridge 1934 Hiroshima T-bridge Japan
Features Photos & Video 

Fascinating glimpses of pre-war Hiroshima in 85-year-old film

June 12, 2019June 28, 2019 Paul Walsh 2623 Views 0 Comment History

7 minutes of 85-year-old film footage provides fascinating glimpses of Hiroshima before the A-bombing.

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Features Lifestyle Museums & Attractions Performing Arts 

Momiji-gari – the Demon’s Momiji Viewing Drinking Party Trap – Kagura Performance

June 10, 2019September 2, 2019 jjwalsh 2268 Views 0 Comment An Evening of Kagura, kagura

After the Tokasan Yukata festival, I enjoyed Kagura storytelling at its best performed by the Uegouchi Kagura Troupe on June

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Cows get dressed and decorated before the Mibu-no-hanadaue rice planting festival in Kita-hiroshima Japan
Arts & Entertainment Features Festivals 

Dressing the oxen at the Mibu-no-hanadue ritual rice planting festival

June 1, 2019June 9, 2019 Paul Walsh 1851 Views 0 Comment Kita-hiroshiima

The Mibu-no-hanadaue ritual rice planting festival in Chiyoda, Kita-hiroshima, is the largest and most spectacular of many similar festivals held

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Arts & Entertainment Features 

Limited Art Showing at Shamijima

May 19, 2019May 26, 2019 jjwalsh 1709 Views 0 Comment daytrip, Setouchi Triennale Art Festival, shamijima, Shikoku

A 2 hours drive away from Hiroshima is the island of Shamijima, just across the impressive Seto Ohashi bridge that

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Features Food and drink 

Treat Yourself: A Food-tastic Day at AEON Mall Hiroshima Fuchu!

May 16, 2019September 2, 2019 Hiroshima Food Snob 2523 Views 1 Comment

Dear readers, the new era is here, and I have decided that Reiwa is the era to treat yourself.

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Features Good Stuff 

Goshuincho: Beautiful reminders of your time in Japan

May 1, 2019September 2, 2019 Linda Sue 3091 Views 0 Comment

Go-shuin [御朱印], shrine and temple stamps, make for wonderful souvenirs of your time in Japan and are an excellent antidote to ‘temple fatigue’.

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Features News Peace 

A Moving New Beginning: Main Building of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Reopens

April 26, 2019June 9, 2019 Hiroshima Food Snob 2390 Views 0 Comment peace, Peace Tourism

The main building of Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Museum has reopened after 2 years of renovations and revising its exhibits.

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Features Food and drink 

The Start of Something Good: Hiroshima Coffee Festival

April 22, 2019April 11, 2020 Hiroshima Food Snob 2137 Views 0 Comment Coffee, Hiroshima Food Snob

On April 20 and 21, the very first of what I hope will be an annual springtime event, Hiroshima Coffee

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Features Photos & Video 

Mt. Mitate Viewpoint

April 18, 2019May 26, 2019 jjwalsh 2107 Views 0 Comment great-views, Hiroshima city, walking

This year we have had some fantastically clear Spring days in Hiroshima which has been a great chance to get

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pokemon hiroshima carp collaboration 2019
Features Good Stuff 

Pokemon x Hiroshima Carp

April 7, 2019May 26, 2019 Paul Walsh 2379 Views 0 Comment Hiroshima Carp, Pokemon

Pokemon and the Hiroshima Carp baseball organization join forces for the third time with a new limited line up of merchandise.

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Arts & Entertainment Features Performing Arts 

Yamata-no-Orochi: Here There Be Snake Demons

April 5, 2019May 26, 2019 Hiroshima Food Snob 2307 Views 0 Comment kagura

Let’s get one thing straight: I’ve seen quite a lot of kagura. But for some reason, I had never seen

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New Year at Gokoku Shrine

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New Year rituals at Itsukushima Shrine

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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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