Miyajima Kangen-sai
The Kangensai boat festival centered on Itsukushima Shrine is probably Miyjima’s biggest festival of the year.
Read moreThe Kangensai boat festival centered on Itsukushima Shrine is probably Miyjima’s biggest festival of the year.
Read moreMonet, Van Gogh, Picasso, and more works by great modern European artists are on display at this pleasant city center museum. And there is a good chance you will have them almost to yourself!
Read moreAuthentic kimono rental and expert fittings in the heart of Hiroshima. Perfect for souvenir photos in the beautiful Shukkeien Garden nearby.
Read moreDon’t let the annual rainy season get you down. The time for brightly colored hydrangea blooms and moody Japanese garden and temple views, it can actually be quite nice. Romantic even.
Read moreHeld every year for three days starting on the first Friday of June, Tōkasan [とうかさん] is the most festive of
Read moreWith tourism well and truly back, Hiroshima Governor has revived talk of a hotel tax.
Read moreAlthough the last gasps of winter may make you think otherwise, come late March, spring is just around the corner,
Read moreA kamikaze pilot, saved by a stroke of fate, returns to Hiroshima and revives a legacy of samurai industry that continues to endure today.
Read more”What are you doing now?” an exasperated Susumu Kataoka calls up at his 75-year-old father, perched precariously on a ladder.
Read moreIn a town which has a history of brushmaking that goes back over 150 years, Kyoyudo is a relative newcomer. Its founder, Fujimori Uematsu made his ambitions clear in choosing the Chinese characters for the name of the company he set up in 1978, which mean “brighter than the sun”.
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