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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Features
Konbini Freaks
Perhaps this week’s edition would have been more appropriate for Halloween, but think of it as a continuation of my
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Happy Halloween! From Family Mart
Happy Halloween! It feels like it’s been Halloween for months at konbini [コンビニ].
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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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East vs West: The Sequel (and Anpan continued)
I was back in The Big Smoke again for the long weekend and let me say, I’ve noticed some changes
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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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THE END (of the year…) IS COMING!
So, last week I mentioned how the Christmas catalogues have already appeared.
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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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Konbini Kristmas is coming!
Before I launch into the main point of this week’s column, I thought I’d share a couple of new products
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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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East vs West
How about that typhoon hey?
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Fly Konbini
September 23, the autumn equinox, is considered by many to be the real start of autumn here. I’m not allowed
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Konbini Konspiracy
I love a good conspiracy theory and I now have one of my own. I think 7-Eleven are onto me.
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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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Autumn, not Autumn at the konbi
Last week I was super pumped for autumn and I still am, but…
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HIS Principal Damian Rentoule
In this day and age, its important for people to find somewhere they feel like they are welcome. I felt
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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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Konbi fall collection
September 1. OMG. Already.
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2017 Miyajima Fireworks Festival
Some of our favorite captures of the 2017 Miyajima Fireworks Festival.
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The Case of the Missing Anpan
Welcome back! As I said last week, we have lots of catching up to do! So, let’s start at the
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Travel through Hiroshima history with digital maps
Travel through time using this ingenious “now and then” widget based on historical maps of Hiroshima city.
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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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Konbini Kapers is back
I know I said I wouldn’t do this, but I can’t help myself. I mean I could, but I don’t
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Floating Lanterns in Peace Memorial Park
Once the sun starts to go down, people line up and write messages of peace on colorful origami paper and
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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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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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Limited edition Mugen Musou kendama
Masterfully made, limited edition kendama on sale at the world champs this weekend in Hatsukaichi.
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EARTH Hiroshima
If you’re dropping by any of Hiroshima’s tourist gift shops in the coming months, you’ll likely stumble across some of
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Rare film footage of Hiroshima before the A-bomb
3 minutes of film footage of Hiroshima in the spring on 1935 released by the Peace Memorial Museum.
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Sustainability in Action : Akira Sakano interview
Akira Sakano, is a key player in the successful development and planning of the zero-waste town, Kamikatsu (Tokushima). In this
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