Hiroshima Food Festival

Hundreds of stalls hawking every food product from every part of the prefecture around Hiroshima Castle and in Chuo-koen Park for two days. As I’m sure you know, Japanese people love nothing more than a bit of food tourism, so it can get pretty busy with thousands of people crammed between the tents pumping out mouth-watering smells and the castle moat. There are also boat rides around the castle, a big flea market as well as some live music and kagura performances on Saturday.

We recommend that vegetarians bring a packed lunch.

Saturday, October 27

• Kagura performances on the Hiroshima Castle Stage at 10:00-11:10 and 17:00-20:00

• http://rcc.jp/event/foodfestival/ [ja]

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Photos from past food festivals

• http://www.flickr.com/photos/gethiroshima/sets/72157602733683936/with/1771563804/
• http://gailsensei.blogspot.jp/2009/11/images-from-hiroshimas-food-festival.html