Night Museum Sake Tasting Kick Off Event
We checked out the first Night Museum Sake Tasting event at Hiroshima Museum of Art on October 4.
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Features
Hofu Cultural Trip
Hofu in Yamaguchi Prefecture flies under the radar, but it is a city with a rich history and full of culture.
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Hansa Class World Cup 2018
Final Preparations are underway for the Hansa Class World Cup 2018, that will be held at Hiroshima Kannon Marina from October 12 to 18.
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Sake tasting with Picasso
Spend an autumn evening sipping premium local sake under the stars on the lawn at Hiroshima Museum of Arts.
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24h Pizza Vending Machine
The only pizza vending machine in Japan is actually only in Hiroshima, and it’s pretty good!
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An Evening of Kagura: The Tale of the Poet-Warrior General
Annelise Giseburt watches Heian warriors take on an acrobatic chimeric beast at the English Kagura Experience.
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Directors Talk Teaching, Collaboration & Inspiration
Stand-out films at the festival for me were the ones with original techniques and story-lines, ones that would stay with
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Pirate night on Innoshima: The Suigun Fire Festival
Finish of your summer at a spectacular celebration of samurai pirate culture on the beach.
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17th Hiroshima International Animation Festival Prize Winners
Grand Prize The Blissful Accidental Death A man finds a drawing in an antique shop with a secret love letter
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Ghibli Magic at the Prefectural Art Museum
Christmas in the middle the hot Japanese summer, courtesy of Studio Ghibli.
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Animation as Lesson in Patience, Focus & Dedication
Another amazing day of insights from artists, directors and story-tellers on how they pursue and find inspiration to create their
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17th Hiroshima International Animation Festival
The 17th International Animation Festival in Japan – Hiroshima 2018 is on!
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Kintai Bridge Fireworks 2018
A selection of great Instagrams from this year’s Kintai Bridge Fireworks Festival.
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Volunteering (Kuchita) 1 Month After the Disaster
On the first Saturday of August, I volunteered once again at the Kuchita area of Asa-kita-ku. Thanks to NHK World,
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Asa-Kita-Ku (Shiraki) Volunteering
About a 40 minute drive from Hiroshima station in the Asa-kita-ku suburbs of Hiroshima, the town of Shiraki is accepting
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Cultural day trip to Hofu
Join us on a day trip to Hofu in Yamaguchi and get cultured while you get paid!
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An Evening of Kagura with the web-shooting ‘Earth Spider’
Long-time kagura fan Matt Mangham finally gets to know just what is going on stage.
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Ninoshima Volunteering
If you have a little more time in a day to volunteer to help with the #hiroshima #cleanup after the
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2 Hour Volunteering at Kuchita (Asa-Kita-ku) Hiroshima
If you are keen to volunteer to help landslide clean-up in Hiroshima, even for only a couple of hours, a
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Hiroshima Landslide Volunteering 5-Point Guide
It’s wonderful that so many people are interested in volunteering to help local communities pick-up the pieces to rebuild their
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Hiroshima Heavy Rains, Floods and Landslides Disaster
As many have heard, or know of first hand, Hiroshima along with many other areas from Kyoto to Kyushu have
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Summer Fireworks Festival Guide
The summer is long, hot and usually pretty sticky. Beat (or at least embrace) the heat in the way that
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Hiroshima Beach Clean Up
2018 is a great year to start making a dent in the plastic garbage problem in our seas. There is
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Flower Festival Yosakoi Dance Parade 2018
It was beautiful weather for the Yosakoi dance parade on Children’s Day – May 5th. As always, it was an
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Samurai Ninja Theatre
A delightfully kitsch show with samurai, ninja, shrine maidens, rock music and flashing lights.
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An Evening of Kagura English Kagura Experience
An excellent opportunity to gain a deeper appreciation of Hiroshima’s most entertaining folk art.
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Takiyasha-hime
A look at the origins and story of this staple of the repertoire of the Kagura troupes of northern Hiroshima.
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Wednesday Night Kagura
Spectacular folk art for the masses, every week in Hiroshima city center. [日本語]
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FISE Action Sports World Series
3 days of action sports in downtown Hiroshima.
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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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