Oden sale at Family Mart
You may have noticed a distinctive aroma in your local convenience stores. Oden is back as the temperatures slowly start
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Author: Paul Walsh
What’s next for the Hiroshima Carp
In clinching their first championship pennant in 25 long years, local heroes, Hiroshima Toyo Carp, threw the city into rapture,
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Miyabi-tei
Dining in your hotel while traveling can seem like a cop out, the hallmark of someone uninterested in engaging with
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Mall-formed Life, Food & Culture coming to Nishi-ku
A new 55,000m2 shopping mall with around to 130 stores is to open in Nishi-ku next spring.
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Kirikushi Okagensan
Etajima locals float handcrafted votive boats on the water of a narrow inlet at the port of Kirikushi on the island of Etajima at the annual Kagensai Festival.
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A-bombed tram runs again this August
One of Hiroshima’s streetcars that survived the A-bombing that was restored to its pre-war condition for last year’s 70th anniversary
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Hiroshima Orizuru Tower
Hiroshima Orizuru Tower has a 13F observation deck that overlooks the UNESCO World Heritage A-bomb Dome, shops, eateries and activities.
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Orizuru Tower Observation Deck
The main attraction of the newly refurbished 13 storey Mazda Building, rebranded the Orizuru Tower, is the viewing platform on the
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Tanabata Illuminations at Shukkei-en
For a week up until the annual tanabata star festival on July 7, Shukkei-en Garden created a blue milky way out
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Cycle Shop Grumpy
We humans have 3 basic needs; bikes, beer and coffee. Satisfy them all at Cycle Shop Grumpy, which is surely
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