Teens Slay at Kagura Koshien Event
Kagura Koshien brings together high school traditional dance troupes from around the country for two days of friendly competition at
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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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Hiroshima’s Best Vegan Burger
Having a great vegan burger is a real asset for any restaurant as all diners regardless of lifestyle choice or
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Indonesian Restaurant Warung Matahari
Located south of Hiroshima city center is this Indonesian delight designed like a comfortable and modern Bali Beach Shack .
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Momiji-gari – the Demon’s Momiji Viewing Drinking Party Trap – Kagura Performance
After the Tokasan Yukata festival, I enjoyed Kagura storytelling at its best performed by the Uegouchi Kagura Troupe on June
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Croissant Marche – Macrobiotic Lunches and Health Food Shop near Peace Park
Previously called Maison De Croissant at a location outside of town (Kannon), this centrally located Croissant Marche is a fantastic
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Limited Art Showing at Shamijima
A 2 hours drive away from Hiroshima is the island of Shamijima, just across the impressive Seto Ohashi bridge that
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The Outlets Shopping Mall
If you’re looking for a refuge from the rain, heat or to find great deals on discounted brand name goods
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Mt. Mitate Viewpoint
This year we have had some fantastically clear Spring days in Hiroshima which has been a great chance to get
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foo CHOCOLATERS
classy chocolate factory and shop located in Hiroshima Airport.
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Young Americans 2019 Workshops
If your kids love to sing and dance, and generally run around like crazy, then this event may be just
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Daytrip to Joge town
Any new learner of Japanese kanji will be happy to read the simple characters of ‘Joge 上下’ (up & down)
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rit. craft chocolate & coffee
Fantastic music-themed craft chocolate gifts and bars made fresh on site, located almost as far south as you can go
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24h Pizza Vending Machine
This pizza vending machine is no longer in operation, but we hear that another is opening in the city center!
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Directors Talk Teaching, Collaboration & Inspiration
Stand-out films at the festival for me were the ones with original techniques and story-lines, ones that would stay with
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Animation as Lesson in Patience, Focus & Dedication
Another amazing day of insights from artists, directors and story-tellers on how they pursue and find inspiration to create their
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Volunteering (Kuchita) 1 Month After the Disaster
On the first Saturday of August, we volunteered once again at the Kuchita area of Asa-kita-ku. Thanks to NHK World,
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Asa-Kita-Ku (Shiraki) Volunteering
About a 40 minute drive from Hiroshima station in the Asa-kita-ku suburbs of Hiroshima, the town of Shiraki is accepting
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Ninoshima Volunteering
If you have a little more time in a day to volunteer to help with the #hiroshima #cleanup after the
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2 Hour Volunteering at Kuchita (Asa-Kita-ku) Hiroshima
If you are keen to volunteer to help landslide clean-up in Hiroshima, even for only a couple of hours, a
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Hiroshima Landslide Volunteering 5-Point Guide
It’s wonderful that so many people are interested in volunteering to help local communities pick-up the pieces to rebuild their
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Hiroshima Heavy Rains, Floods and Landslides Disaster
As many have heard, or know of first hand, Hiroshima along with many other areas from Kyoto to Kyushu have
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Hiroshima Beach Clean Up
2018 is a great year to start making a dent in the plastic garbage problem in our seas. There is
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Flower Festival Yosakoi Dance Parade 2018
It was beautiful weather for the Yosakoi dance parade on Children’s Day – May 5th. As always, it was an
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Cadore Gelateria – Uenohara Farm
Organic grass-fed dairy cows on the Uenohara farm source the superb Gelato, cheese and cheesecake at Cadore.
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Saiki International Archery-Land
If spending the day in a beautiful forest park shooting arrows at targets appeals, you will enjoy a trip to
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Tondo Matsuri
Ever wonder what everyone does with all those New Year arrows, rakes, daruma and that they buy at shrines every
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HIS Principal Damian Rentoule
In this day and age, its important for people to find somewhere they feel like they are welcome. I felt
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Floating Lanterns in Peace Memorial Park
Once the sun starts to go down, people line up and write messages of peace on colorful origami paper and
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August 6, 2017 Hiroshima Day
72 years ago today, US forces dropped a nuclear bomb on the people living, working and studying in Hiroshima. The
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