All You Need to Know About Miyajima at New Year
A few tidbits of info that we hope will make your New Year jaunt to Miyajima a memorable one.
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All the Buzz at Miyajima’s Bee Farm
Miyajima Island is famous for its floating tori gate and Itsukushima shrine, and products like the typical maple leaf momiji-manju
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One Dream Miyajima
A day of art, music and workshops at Daishoin Temple in Miyajima
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Ocean Day 海の日 Miyajima Swimming Beach CleanUp Event
7th Organized Group Clean Water Project CleanUp of 2019 For July, the #cleanup is on the National Holiday 海の日 Ocean
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Miyajima’s iconic shrine gate going under wraps until summer 2020
14 months of repairs and restoration start on Miyajima’s iconic “floating” shrine gate begin June 3, 2019.
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Miyajima Tide Times 2020
Time your visit to Miyajima to maximum effect by checking our Miyajima tide timetables for when you can see the
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Genki Chugoku Tour Part 1: Iwakuni | Miyajima | Hiroshima
Day 1 of the “Genki-na Chugoku Tourism” PR tour took GetHiroshima to some of the region’s top spots.
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Miyajima Music Festival
EDM and bubble machines by the sea on Miyajima. Admission: Adv: ¥3500 Gate: ¥3500
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2017 Miyajima Fireworks Festival
Some of our favorite captures of the 2017 Miyajima Fireworks Festival.
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Magical Miyajima in Autumn
November in Hiroshima usually offers beautiful clear, often warm days to enjoy the autumn colors outdoors. There is no better
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Halloween Magic Show at Miyajima Backpackers
Three magic shows with Eric “Brother Grimm” Drummond starting at 19:30. Also featuring face painting by Turkeys Design and portraits
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Ritual Fire-walking at Daigan-ji Temple, Miyajima
Impressive and elaborate ritual that culminates in priests and members of the public rushing across hot coals in front of
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Halloween costume parade on Miyajima
Halloween costume contests and parade on Miyajima. 12:00 Contest ¥1000 13:00 Parade ¥500
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Miyajima Grand Tea Ceremony
As part of the commemorations of the 20th anniversary of Itsukushima’s designation as a UNESCO World Hertitage Site, a large
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Shima Akari Miyajima Illuminations
The island of Miyajima is a lovely place to visit at any time of the year and any time of
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Miyajima ‘Koji-meguri’ Temple x Art Walk
While Miyajima is best known for Itsukushima Shrine, the temples of Daigan-ji which is next to the shrine and sprawling
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New Year’s Trains and Ferries to Miyajima
Thousands of people visit Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima during the New Year holiday, and many don’t waste any time and
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Miyajima Tamatori Festival
A bunch of almost naked men clambering on top of one another in the sea trying to capture a lucky
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Miyajima Kangensai
2018 Kangensai events have been CANCELLED due to incoming typhoon #12.
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Miyajima Shima Akari Illuminations Closing Event
Miyajima’s 6 week shima akari illuminations come to an end on May 30 and the final night will marked by
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Miyajima Park & Ride Golden Week 2015
At peak times, traffic into Miyajima-guchi to take the ferry can get really backed up both along Route 2 and
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Miyajima Marathon
This spring road race on Miyajima pretty much duplicates the long-running autumn “Miyajima Cross Country” organised by the Hiroshima Seniors
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Up and Down Miyajima: Climbing Mt. Misen
I spent some time recently perched, cross-legged on one of mount Misen’s ancient rocks, listening to the wind and the
Read moreOne of Miyajima’s top views under scaffolding until October
The Kangen-sai Festival to be held this weekend on Miyajima will be one of the last opportunities to get an
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Miyajima Aquarium
The recently revamped Miyajima Aquarium (Suizo-kan) is a family-friendly activity for anyone visiting Miyajima island. Originally built in the 1980’s, it
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Miyajima Sundance
The region’s biggest international “beach” party. It has island hopped over the years, but now has a semi-regular home at
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Miyajima Kangen-sai
The Kangen-sai is the most elaborate festival held on the sacred island of Miyajima. Introduced by Heike warlord Taira-no-kiyomori in
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Fire Walking Ritual at Daigan-ji Temple, Miyajima
Every year on the November 3 ‘Culture Day’ holiday, an impressive fire walking ritual takes place in the forecourt of
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Miyajima Mantoue Candle Light Festival for World Peace
The approach to and grounds of beautiful mountainside Daishoin Temple as well as Machiya-dori on Miyajima are illuminated by hundreds
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