Takiyasha-hime
A look at the origins and story of this staple of the repertoire of the Kagura troupes of northern Hiroshima.
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History
The Saigoku Kaido in Shareo
The Saigoku Kaido (Saigoku Route/Way/Road), was the main overland thoroughfare between Kyushu and Kyoto between from the 8th century up
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Downtown Hiroshima in 1927
The Chugoku Shinbun has shared this recently rediscovered 1927 postcard showing Hiroshima’s busy Kamiya-cho intersection.
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Anraku-ji Temple A-bombed Gingko
The ginkgo tree that grows through the roof of the temple gate of at Anraku-ji in Ushita is around 300
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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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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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Enkobashi Bridge pre-war restoration completed
The results of the Enko-bashi Bridge restoration project will be unveiled on Monday, March 28.
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The Legend Of The Three Arrows
“The legend of the three arrows” is a, most likely apocryphal, story about the sengoku daimyo of the Chugoku region
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