An evening at Hina-no-ryotei Jigozen
Many of Japan’s best restaurants are not listed in guidebooks; my favorite local restaurant is ichigen-san okotowari style, which translates
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Features
Carp-boya doormat
Seems like this doormat featuring the much-loved Carp-boya mascot would be something rival fans might like to purchase….
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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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Hiroshima Carp Home Game Schedule 2018
The Hiroshima Carp continue to fly high, kind of, after repeating 2016’s runaway Central League pennant win last season. They
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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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And to all a good night!
Christmas in Japan just isn’t the same for me. Sure, it’s cold and it did snow the first year I
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Winter is here!
I’ve been so distracted this week finalising some of my things like
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And, some people have spoken!
As I am preparing to leave Japan, I asked some Hiroshima locals about their favourite konbini products.
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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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An anthropological study of konbini and my big news
Well, it’s time to reveal my big news…
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Shukkei-en Garden Autumn Illuminations
Every year in late November, Shukkei-en Garden stays open late and lights up its cherry and maple trees as their
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EARTH Hiroshima 2017 Collection Launch
This morning “Hiroshima peace brand” EARTH Hiroshima unveiled it latest products, inspired by Hiroshima’s peace activism and realised through collaboration
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Konbini Staff Picks
Last year I wrote a post about how the staff can make a konbini [コンビニ] what it is, and it’s
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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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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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Best of Hiroshima Awards 2017
Your chance to show some love for your favorite places in this great city.
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New products from the big three
As I mentioned last week, I did sample the soccer/football (depending where you hail from) sized Halloween chocolate bread from
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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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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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