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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Features
Going beyond sake in Higashi-hiroshima unearths hidden gems
Although Saijo in Higashi-hiroshima City is still very much off the radar of most people from overseas, it is well
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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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Hiroshima’s former baseball stadium site reborn after 12 year wait
Hiroshima’s old city center baseball stadium site is reborn as Hiroshima Gate Park after a 12 year wait.
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Sake Town Saijo
In 2016, former U.S. president Barack Obama dined with, then Prime Minister, the late Abe Shinzo at the almost legendary
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Hiroshima Citizens’ Expo to call for unity ahead of Hiroshima G7 Summit
A poignant call for unity will be at the center of a day of friendly exchange and fun on Hiroshima
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Tondo Matsuri
Huge bonfires snap, crackle and pop around Hiroshima in the middle of January, sending the hope and dreams embodied in the past year’s votive goods and new year decorations up to the heavens.
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Three-and-a-half-year Miyajima shrine gate renovation officially completed
Restoration work on Itsukushima Shrine’s floating shrine gate on Miyajima that began in June 2019 was officially completed today, December
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Vintage photos of Hiroshima Ebisu Matsuri in the 1950s
Vintage photos by local electrician show a vibrant Hiroshima at the annual Ebisu Matsuri less than a decade after the A-bombing.
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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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