Miyajima Kangen-sai
The Kangensai boat festival centered on Itsukushima Shrine is probably Miyjima’s biggest festival of the year.
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Author: Paul Walsh
Showa Emperor Hirohito In Hiroshima
In Emperor Hirohito’s historic broadcast to the Japanese people – the first by a Japanese Emperor – on August 15,
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Rainy season survival guide
Don’t let the annual rainy season get you down. The time for brightly colored hydrangea blooms and moody Japanese garden and temple views, it can actually be quite nice. Romantic even.
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Tōkasan Yukata Festival
Held every year for three days starting on the first Friday of June, Tōkasan [とうかさん] is the most festive of
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Hanamomo Peach Blossoms in the Closest Village to Heaven
A gorgeous natural tapestry of peach blossoms painted on the rice terraces of the “Closest Village to Heaven,” high in the hills of Ohnan.
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Road Tripping in Iwami: Iwami Ginzan
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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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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