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Features Neighborhoods Photos & Video Yokogawa 

Yokogawa Riverside Sakura Walk

March 30, 2020April 30, 2020 jjwalsh 1621 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 Photos & Video 

Setsubun at Gokoku Shrine 2020: Photo and Video

February 12, 2020February 13, 2020 jjwalsh 1034 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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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 2555 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 Photos & Video 

Mt. Mitate Viewpoint

April 18, 2019May 26, 2019 jjwalsh 2054 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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Features Photos & Video 

Shukkei-en Garden Autumn Illuminations

October 26, 2018December 2, 2019 Paul Walsh 6779 Views 4 Comments Autumn, Autumn colors

Every year in late November, Shukkei-en Garden stays open late and illuminates its autumn leaves.

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Photos & Video 

Kintai Bridge Fireworks 2018

August 10, 2018August 10, 2018 GetHiroshima 3100 Views 0 Comment Fireworks, Iwakuni, Summer

A selection of great Instagrams from this year’s Kintai Bridge Fireworks Festival.

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Giant cardboard steam train in Hiroshima Station
Features Good Stuff Photos & Video 

Giant cardboard steam train in Hiroshima Station

November 14, 2017November 21, 2017 Paul Walsh 5569 Views 0 Comment

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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BOM GH Mag cover shoot
Features Photos & Video 

BOM from Koba GH Mag Cover Shoot

October 13, 2017October 23, 2017 Paul Walsh 3802 Views 0 Comment BOM, GetHiroshima Mag, Koba

It was a no brainer that BOM, the permanently genki owner of little bar Koba, would be the “face of

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kangetsusai autumn moon viewing at shukkeien garden hiroshima japan
Arts & Entertainment Features Festivals Photos & Video 

Autumn moon-viewing at Shukkei-en Garden

October 5, 2017October 25, 2017 Paul Walsh 4173 Views 0 Comment

Scenes from the annual celebratory kangetsu-sai autumn moon-viewing tea ceremonies at Hiroshima’s Shukkei-en Garden.

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Miyajima fireworks festival hiroshima japan
Arts & Entertainment Features Festivals Photos & Video 

2017 Miyajima Fireworks Festival

August 27, 2017October 3, 2017 GetHiroshima 3074 Views 0 Comment Fireworks, Summer

Some of our favorite captures of the 2017 Miyajima Fireworks Festival.

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Features Festivals Photos & Video 

August 6, 2017 Hiroshima Day

August 6, 2017October 3, 2017 jjwalsh 4501 Views 0 Comment August 6, Memorial Ceremony, peace park

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
Features News Photos & Video 

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park clean up

July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 Paul Walsh 3492 Views 0 Comment peace, peace park

GetHiroshima joined up with EARTH Hiroshima at the clean up event, held every year in the run up to the

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1935 Hiroshima city center film footage video
Features Photos & Video 

Rare film footage of Hiroshima before the A-bomb

July 13, 2017 GetHiroshima 3329 Views 0 Comment History

3 minutes of film footage of Hiroshima in the spring on 1935 released by the Peace Memorial Museum.

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Features Photos & Video 

Ume at Shukkei-en Garden 2017

February 28, 2017March 25, 2017 Paul Walsh 4004 Views 0 Comment Shukkei-en, spring, ume plum blossom

Harbingers of spring, the ume plum blossoms in Shukkei-en Garden ume grove are nearing full bloom.

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Sakura at Ushita Sogo Koen Park in Hiroshima Japan
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Sakura cherry blossoms at Ushita Sogo Koen Park

February 27, 2017April 4, 2017 Paul Walsh 3503 Views 0 Comment Cherry Blossom, hanami, Sakura, spring

Ushita Sogo Koen Park has many large, beautiful cherry tress are laden with gorgeous blossoms during sakura season and is

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autumn leaves at gokurakuji in hatsukaichi, hiroshima, japan
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Autumn leaves at Gokuraku-ji

November 8, 2016November 20, 2016 Paul Walsh 3880 Views 0 Comment Autumn, Autumn colors, Hatsukaichi

Autumn is one of the best times of year to visit Gokuraku-ji Temple in Hatsukaichi. [日本語]

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Features Photos & Video 

Hiroshima Carp Victory Parade

November 5, 2016October 25, 2017 GetHiroshima 3985 Views 0 Comment Hiroshima Carp

Today, Hiroshima Carp fans had the chance to fete their heroes at a victory parade for the first time in

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autumn leaves catch the sunlight at sekiun bridge taishaku-kyo hiroshima
Features Photos & Video 

Early autumn at Taishaku-kyo

November 3, 2016November 20, 2016 Paul Walsh 3765 Views 0 Comment Autumn, Autumn colors

Taishakyu-kyo Gorge near Shobara in the northeast of the prefecture is a very popular spot for enjoying the autumn colors

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autumn leaves at mitaki temple in hiroshima
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Autumn Leaves at Mitaki Temple in Hiroshima City

November 1, 2016November 2, 2020 jjwalsh 4606 Views 0 Comment Autumn, Autumn colors, 紅葉

The autumn leaves at Mitaki Temple are some of the most beautiful in Hiroshima city. Everyone should pay a visit at this time of year if possible.

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Features Photos & Video 

After The Fireworks

June 27, 2016July 30, 2016 GetHiroshima 3500 Views 0 Comment Summer, yukata

Killing time with summer yukata and garigari-kun in the side-streets of Yokogawa.

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Features Photos & Video 

Flower Festival Yosakoi Dance Parade 2016

May 7, 2016June 2, 2016 jjwalsh 4631 Views 0 Comment Hiroshima Flower Festival, yosakoi

We had beautiful weather for the final day of the Flower Festival this year. Here are some of my favorite

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Features Photos & Video 

Sakura on a rainy day at Kintai Bridge

April 1, 2016April 12, 2020 Paul Walsh 5245 Views 0 Comment hanami, Iwakuni, Sakura, spring

It happens every year. You spend weeks looking forward to spreading out under cherry trees laden with sakura blossoms, stunning

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Features Photos & Video 

Grand Inoko Matsuri

November 6, 2015November 3, 2017 Paul Walsh 4484 Views 0 Comment

A community-organized festival, the Grand Inoko Matsuri is a modern interpretation of a medieval rite to safeguard health and prosperity,

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Features Photos & Video 

Sandan-kyo Gorge in Autumn

October 28, 2015November 23, 2018 Paul Walsh 6100 Views 1 Comment Aki-ota, Autumn, Autumn colors

Beautiful Sandan-kyo Gorge, in the north of Hiroshima prefecture in the town of Aki-ota, is one of the earliest places

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Blog Features Photos & Video 

Fallen blossoms like snow

April 7, 2015March 22, 2016 Paul Walsh 4738 Views 0 Comment Cherry Blossom, Miyajima, Sakura

Nature saw fit to match the eagerly anticipated peak of this year’s cherry blossom blooms with some spectacular storms and

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Features Photos & Video 

Yozakura illuminated cherry blossoms at Shukkei-en

March 28, 2015January 25, 2018 Paul Walsh 7243 Views 0 Comment Cherry Blossom, hanami, Sakura, Shukkei-en, spring

Every spring Shukkei-en Garden opens late and lights up the beautiful blossoms on its many varieties of cherry trees. It

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Features Outdoor Photos & Video 

Cycling around Etajima in late February

March 3, 2015March 31, 2017 Paul Walsh 4395 Views 0 Comment cycling, Etajima

In hope of some early spring sunshine, I headed down to Ujina port on a Wednesday morning in late February

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Hiroshima Import Automobile Show

January 25, 2015January 5, 2018 Paul Walsh 4145 Views 1 Comment

Every year, for two days near the end of January, the “Green Arena” prefectural sports hall is filled with Jaguars,

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Features Photos & Video 

Autumn leaves at Yoshimizu-en 2014

November 10, 2014November 2, 2020 Paul Walsh 3170 Views 0 Comment Autumn colors, 紅葉

A compilation of lovely photos of the Autumn leaves at Yoshimizu-en garden in Kake at the weekend. This beautiful garden is only open to the public 4 weekends a year – two in June and two in November.

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Hiroshimagrams November 2014

November 8, 2014January 12, 2016 Paul Walsh 2129 Views 0 Comment

A collection of the Instagrams showing striking, and sometimes surprising, views of our city and the surrounding region that have

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Sun 07

The 67th Japan Traditional Kōgei Art & Crafts Exhibition

February 17 - March 7
Sun 07

Hiroshima Carp vs Yakult Swallows Preseason Game

March 7 @ 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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