Mantō Mitama Matsuri
Once a year, the spectacle of 100 shrine maidens dancing by lantern light can be seen in the forecourt of
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Author: Paul Walsh
Ebisu Taisai Festival
Hiroshima’s city center is taken over by one more colorful festival before winter. Ebisu Matsuri is all about good fortune, cash and bamboo rakes.
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Cherry Blossoms at The Japan Mint
When the cherry blossoms are pretty much done in the center of Hiroshima there is no need to despair. If
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Hiroshima cherry blossoms to arrive super early… or late in 2022
Cherry blossom forecasts are all over the place this year. When can we expect to be chilling under the sakura trees in Hiroshima in 2022?
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Hiroshima is bananas about bananas
It’s official, Hiroshima loves bananas more than anywhere else in Japan. The city topped the all important banana consumption charts in 2020.
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Momote-sai Festival
The Momote-sai on Miyajima is a ritual archery festival that takes place in the forest at Ōmoto Shrine every year on January 20.
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New Muji Flagship Store Coming to Hiroshima
Japan’s minimalist “no-brand quality goods” lifestyle store MUJI Ryohin is opening a huge new flagship store here in Hiroshima this spring.
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COVID cases hit new highs due to Omicron, restrictions imposed
Hiroshima and Yamaguchi Prefectures record numbers of COVID-19 cases as the Omicron variant rapidly becomes dominant and targeting business restrictions are imposed
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Chinkasai Fire Festival
Miyajima’s chinkasai is an impressive fire prevention festival held on New Year’s Eve. From midnight on December 31st, through the
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Pride in the past and hints for the future in Yonezawa
Discovering local pride, the legacy of a quietly influential samurai and hints for the future in the Tohoku town of Yonezawa.
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