Onomichi Akari Matsuri
Onomichi Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanEvery autumn, for one night only, the backstreets of Onomichi are illuminated with 30,000 candles.
Every autumn, for one night only, the backstreets of Onomichi are illuminated with 30,000 candles.
This traditional autumn shrine festival near the city center features local businesses will be setting up stalls selling nicknacks, food and drink over the two days and Hiroshima Kagura performances in within the shrine precinct after dark.
Two nights of Hiroshima Kagura performances, street stalls and wishes for good fortune on Peace Boulevard.
The streets of Takehara's beautiful Edo period historic preservation district are illuminated by bamboo candles for two nights. Photos from
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When, in 1808, plague was sweeping through the porttown of Onomichi, the lord in control at the time ordered local
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City center festival which melds tradition with art in Fukuromachi Park – centered on a 1.5 ton rock suspended by ropes attached
Yoshimizu Garden is lovely, private garden, only open to the public on two weekends, twice a year. It is known
Exhibition of works by Hiroshima-born children's picture book artists Kozo Kakimoto, widely known for his pictures in the million-seller "The Giving Chair".
1.4 million colored LED illuminations light to Hiroshima Peace Boulevard and the city center for 2 months.
Yoshimizu Garden is lovely, private garden, only open to the public on two weekends, twice a year. It is known
Ebisu Matsuri or "Ebessan" as it is locally known marks the start of Autumn in Hiroshima and is one of the city's "big three" festivals.
Shukkeien Garden's beautiful annual autumn leaf illuminations are back!
A weekend of outdoor themed events, campfire and hearty foods and warming drinks to kick off the winter.
3 days of mulled wine, beer, sausage, stollen, music and more at the base of the Urban View Grand Tower.
Living in wooden houses, closely clustered together along narrow streets, for centuries, fear of calamitous fires is deeply ingrained in
Men in traditional samurai warrior costume perform a matchlock gun shooting exhibition on the wide riverbank at Kintai-kyo Bridge in Iwakuni.
Watch the firefighters display their skill, see their fire engines and helicopters in action.
Mid-winter swim featuring samurai swimming techniques in the river in front of Hiroshima's A-bomb Dome.
Goma Ritual burning of cedar sticks followed by fire walking. Members of the public set themselves up for a fortuitous
The previous year's shrine good and new year amulets go up in flames on the banks of the Nishiki River
Indie rock past and present all night at one of Hiroshima's longest running club nights at Bar Edge.
Drum and bass and heavy beats at Mugen 5610.