What’s on in Hiroshima July 2026
July starts with the wet and humid rainy season and ends with the arrival of summer in full force —
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What’s on in Hiroshima June 2026
Your complete guide to June 2026 in Hiroshima — Toukasan Yukata Festival, rice planting rituals, kagura, baseball, and the best of cinema & art.
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Mibu no Hanadaue, Japan’s Most Spectacular Rice Planting Ritual
Every year on the first Sunday of June, the rolling green hills north of Hiroshima city host one of the
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Visiting Hiroshima Peace Museum in August? Read this first
With 2.58 million visitors last year and summer Obon holiday crowds bad enough to stop entry entirely, the museum is
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Tōkasan Yukata Festival
Tōkasan is Hiroshima’s biggest traditional downtown festival. Three days of yukata, street food, dancing, and 400 years of tradition every June.
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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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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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Hiroshima City Premium Shopping Vouchers
The English language guide to Hiroshima City’s inflation-busting (?) Premium Shopping Voucher system.
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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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750,000 tulips at Sera Kogen Farm
As sakura blossoms fade, the three-quarters of a million tulips in the fields of Sera Kogen Farm come into their own.
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