Japan baseball’s interleague season is here!
Every year, as the Japanese summer approaches, pro baseball does something a little unusual: For three weeks, it switches things
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Author: GetHiroshima
220-year-old island brewer awarded international sake prize
A brewery that has been making sake on Kurahashi Island since 1806 received the highest award in its category at the sake edition of the 2026 International Wine Challenge (IWC) last night.
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Mt Misen’s Reikado Hall destroyed by fire
The Reikado hall, near the summit of Mt Misen on the island of Miyajima, has been destroyed by fire.
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First Hiroshima City bear sightings of the year reported
It seems we may have to add a 73rd microseason to the ancient calendar that mirrors changes in nature. Bears
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Where to stay for a magical Miyajima experience
Enjoy the magic of Miyajima that most visitors miss. Stay overnight to have the sacred island all to yourself – along with the local deer!
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Top 10 hotels in Hiroshima
The number one complaint from visitors to Hiroshima is that they wish they had spent more time here. Check out Hiroshima’s top 10 hotels to find your base in the City of Peace.
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Hiroshima City Premium Shopping Vouchers
The English language guide to Hiroshima City’s inflation-busting (?) Premium Shopping Voucher system.
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Hiroshima cat owner sentenced for beating noisy neighbor to death
A 65-year-old woman was sentenced to five years in prison for stomping an 80-year-old neighbor to death at an apartment
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What’s On In Hiroshima May 2026
May kicks off with Golden Week. It is extra long this year, and despite sometimes unpredictable weather, it always brings
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Police search for perpetrator of Asaminami “acid” attack
Police are searching for a man who sprayed a man in his 60s in the face with an orange liquid,
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