Onomichi Akari Matsuri
On an autumn evening every October, people flock to Onomichi to wander its picturesque streets decorated with thousands of candles.
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Features
Global virtual screening of “8:15 Hiroshima From Father To Daughter”
8:15 Hiroshima From Father To Daughter is a hybrid documentary-narrative film directed by J.R. Heffelfinger and available to watch online for free August 6-9.
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Lantern floating commemoration returns to Hiroshima Peace Day
The picturesque and poignant lantern floating ceremony will be held on the evening of the anniversary of the A-bomb attack on Hiroshima for the first time in 3 years on Saturday, August 6th.
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Cycling Shimanami International Resident Overnight Package
It has just got easier for foreign residents to take advantage of the Cycling Shimanami 2022 special entry package.
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Mibu Handaue rice planting festival held in Kita-hiroshima for the first time in 3 years
Mibu Hanadaue rice planting festival, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, was held for the first time in 3 years in Kita-hiroshima, May 5.
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Tick the Shimanami Kaido off your Japan bucket list, special deal for international residents
Special tour package aims to attract an international contingent to one of Japan’s premiere cycling events held on the Shimanami Kaido.
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Guaranteed entries to Japan’s premiere cycling event on offer to international residents
The Shimanami Kaido’s biggest cycling event Cycling Shimanami, returns on October 30, 2022 after a 4-year hiatus. Not only held on Japan’s most impressive cycle route, it is also the only cycling event in Japan in which you can ride on an expressway.
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Cherry Blossoms at The Japan Mint
When the cherry blossoms are pretty much done in the center of Hiroshima there is no need to despair. If
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Hiroshima Carp tickets go on sale March 8
Hiroshima Carp 2022 home games tickets go on sale March 8
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima’s 2022 season kicks off
Sanfrecce Hiroshima kick off the 2022 J1 League soccer season at home, Saturday February 19.
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Hiroshima Carp 2022 Merchandise
You can always count on the Hiroshima Carp to put out weird and wacky merchandise, and for their famously passionate fans to buy it!
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Momote-sai Festival
The Momote-sai on Miyajima is a ritual archery festival that takes place in the forest at Ōmoto Shrine every year on January 20.
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Chinkasai Fire Festival
Miyajima’s chinkasai is an impressive fire prevention festival held on New Year’s Eve. From midnight on December 31st, through the
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Join the Sorasaya tondo festival
A great opportunity to take part in one of the year’s best local festivals, for adults and kids alike.
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Pride in the past and hints for the future in Yonezawa
Discovering local pride, the legacy of a quietly influential samurai and hints for the future in the Tohoku town of Yonezawa.
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Classic Hiroshima Kagura Oeyama Trilogy in English
Free online broadcast of the classic Hiroshima Kagura trilogy of Oeyama, complete with English subtitles.
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Autumn Leaves in Hiroshima
Here’s our guide to the best spots to go join the crowds – and some tips as to how to avoid them – and enjoy the autumn leaves in and around Hiroshima.
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Premium Yosakoi dance festival brings smiles ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Premium Yosakoi: The world’s next dance craze, live from Tokyo, Japan.
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The Unko Museum Is Coming to Hiroshima!
Have a crappy summer at Japan’s Unko Museum! The traveling exhibition all about poop is coming to Marina Hop in Hiroshima.
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Labyrinth City: Pierre The Maze Detective Gets Moving
In Labyrinth City: Pierre The Maze Detective the hyper-detailed bestselling book created by Hiro Kamigaki leaps from the page to the console.
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Mission Marine Day Hiroshima Beach Clean Up Campaign
Join Inbound Ambassador on a 6-week mission to make a dent in beach and ocean pollution in the run up to the Umi-no-hi Marine Day holiday.
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Hiroshima, Chugoku vaccination roll out in numbers
We are now a month into the COVID-19 vaccination roll out in Hiroshima and the Chugoku Region. We look at how it’s progressing.
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A day in Tomonoura: Classic Japan Fishing Village
The charming fishing port of Tomonoura, long popular with domestic tourists due to its history, received renewed fame in 2008
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5 great coffee shops in Matsue
Although best known for tea culture, Matsue also has a good coffee scene and its coffee shops range from stylishly modern to thoroughly retro.
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Matsue’s Surprising Kyomise District
If you are looking to get off the beaten track in Matsue, a good place to start is the Kyomise
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Tea culture for all in Matsue
Matsue, the castle town on the Japan Sea coast in Shimane Prefecture, is a place where Japanese traditional culture is
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Let culture wash over you in Matsue
Matsue is one of Western Japan’s best kept secrets. The castle city on the edge of Lake Shinji near the
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Go behind the scenes of Hiroshima Kagura
The Hiroshima Kagura: Behind-the-Scenes Tour is a unique opportunity to get an up close look at what it takes to produce and protect this spectacular traditional folk art.
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Yozakura illuminated cherry blossoms at Shukkei-en
Every spring Shukkei-en Garden opens late and lights up the beautiful blossoms on its many varieties of cherry trees. It
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Hiroshima Carp Baseball Preseason Starts in March
Tickets for 6 of Hiroshima Carp’s 2021 preseason baseball games to be held at Mazda Stadium go on sale at 10am on February 24.
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