Road Tripping in Iwami
I was recently invited on a two-day road trip to Iwami in Shimane Prefecture. Although I have visited Hamada and
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Author: Paul Walsh
Hanami In Hiroshima 2025
Although the last gasps of winter may make you think otherwise, come late March, spring is just around the corner,
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Asa Zoo: Creatures great and small in the hills of Hiroshima
GetHiroshima was recently invited to take a tour behind the scenes, with the hope that we would share its activities
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Mihara Shinmei-ichi Daruma Festival
Over 500 street stalls selling every imaginable kind of festival food, daruma dolls, a plant and shrub market, daruma dolls, haunted houses, daruma dolls, open air karaoke competitions, thousands of people, and more daruma dolls, including the biggest in the world.
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Setsubun: demons, beans, fish heads, sushi and screaming children
On Setsubun people across Japan look forward to spring witb demons, beans, sushi rolls, and stinky fish!
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Tondo Matsuri
Huge bonfires snap, crackle and pop around Hiroshima in the middle of January, sending the hope and dreams embodied in the past year’s votive goods and new year decorations up to the heavens.
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Nanakusa-no-sekku
“The feast of seven herbs” is a day on which people in Japan customarily eat a healthy seven-herb rice porridge to ensure give the stomach a break from the indulgences of New Year.
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All You Need to Know About Miyajima at New Year 2025
A few tidbits of info that we hope will make your New Year jaunt to Miyajima a memorable one.
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Capturing Resilience in Tatami: Mats to Span Generations
Naito Tatami is a family business that has been making tatami in central Hiroshima for over a century.
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Centuries-Old Tradition Meets Modernity at Eiko Woodcraft
A maker of delicate ornamental latticework for Buddhist altars goes back to nature.
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