Limited Art Showing at Shamijima
A 2 hours drive away from Hiroshima is the island of Shamijima, just across the impressive Seto Ohashi bridge that
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AEON Mall Hiroshima Fuchu
With around 280 stores, AEON Mall Hiroshima Fuchu is one of the biggest shopping malls in the region.
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Goshuincho: Beautiful reminders of your time in Japan
Go-shuin [御朱印], shrine and temple stamps, make for wonderful souvenirs of your time in Japan and are an excellent antidote to ‘temple fatigue’.
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A Moving New Beginning: Main Building of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Reopens
The main building of Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Museum has reopened after 2 years of renovations and revising its exhibits.
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The Start of Something Good: Hiroshima Coffee Festival
On April 20 and 21, the very first of what I hope will be an annual springtime event, Hiroshima Coffee
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Mt. Mitate Viewpoint
This year we have had some fantastically clear Spring days in Hiroshima which has been a great chance to get
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Spice and Everything Nice: nandi
In a small corner of Hiroshima City, there’s a place where the spice flows.
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Pokemon x Hiroshima Carp
Pokemon and the Hiroshima Carp baseball organization join forces for the third time with a new limited line up of merchandise.
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Yamata-no-Orochi: Here There Be Snake Demons
Let’s get one thing straight: I’ve seen quite a lot of kagura. But for some reason, I had never seen
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Hanami In Hiroshima
Although the last gasps of winter may make you think otherwise, come late March, spring is just around the corner,
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FOO Chocolater
classy chocolate factory and shop located in Hiroshima Airport.
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Lost and Found in Translation: Bringing Kagura to an International Audience
Rachel Nicholson writes about her part in helping non-Japanese speakers gain a deeper appreciation of Hiroshima kagura.
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Miyajima Tide Times 2019
Time your visit to Miyajima to maximum effect by checking out when you can see Itsukushima Shrine at high and
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Oyster Festivals 2019
Yes, the New Year holidays are done and that time of year is now upon us. Yes, it’s oyster season! From
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Tondo Matsuri
Ever wonder what everyone does with all those New Year arrows, rakes, daruma and that they buy at shrines every
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