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Name: New Year rituals at Itsukushima Shrine
Start: 2022-01-01T06:00:00+09:00
End: 2022-01-06T05:59:59+09:00
Location: Itsukushima Shrine

July 12, 2021July 28, 2021 Paul Walsh 556 Views 0 Comment Kochi Prefecture

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The Unko Museum Is Coming to Hiroshima!

June 24, 2021June 25, 2021 Paul Walsh 1128 Views 0 Comment

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

June 18, 2021June 19, 2021 Paul Walsh 679 Views 0 Comment Hiro Kamigaki, IC4, Pierre The Maze Detective

In Labyrinth City: Pierre The Maze Detective the hyper-detailed bestselling book created by Hiro Kamigaki leaps from the page to the console.

6 weeks of beach clean ups to marine day holiday

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Mission Marine Day Hiroshima Beach Clean Up Campaign

June 16, 2021July 28, 2021 Paul Walsh 558 Views 0 Comment Beach clean up

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

June 5, 2021June 5, 2021 Paul Walsh 484 Views 0 Comment Coronavirus, Covid-19

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

May 9, 2021June 12, 2021 jjwalsh 456 Views 0 Comment Day trip

The charming fishing port of Tomonoura, long popular with domestic tourists due to its history, received renewed fame in 2008

guide to great coffee shops in Matsue Japan

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5 great coffee shops in Matsue

March 22, 2021May 28, 2021 GetHiroshima 963 Views 0 Comment Coffee, Matsue, Shimane

Though there is plenty to keep history and Japanese culture buffs busy on a visit to Matsue in Shimane Prefecture,

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Matsue’s Surprising Kyomise District

March 21, 2021March 23, 2021 GetHiroshima 631 Views 0 Comment Matsue, Shimane

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

March 20, 2021March 23, 2021 GetHiroshima 723 Views 0 Comment Matcha, Matsue, Shimane

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

March 19, 2021June 8, 2021 GetHiroshima 606 Views 0 Comment Matsue, Shimane

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

March 16, 2021March 26, 2021 GetHiroshima 291 Views 0 Comment Akitakata, 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

March 15, 2021April 25, 2021 Paul Walsh 8354 Views 0 Comment Cherry Blossom, hanami, Sakura, Shukkei-en, spring

Every spring Shukkei-en Garden opens late and lights up the beautiful blossoms on its many varieties of cherry trees. It

Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on a sunny day

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Hiroshima Carp Baseball Preseason Starts in March

February 23, 2021April 25, 2021 Paul Walsh 638 Views 0 Comment Hiroshima Carp

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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Tondo Matsuri

January 5, 2021January 26, 2021 jjwalsh 9052 Views 0 Comment New Year, tondo, Winter

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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Hiroshima Prepares For New Year Under Pandemic Shadow

December 30, 2020January 8, 2021 GetHiroshima 533 Views 0 Comment Coronavirus, Covid-19, New Year

After gaining a degree of control over the spread of COVID-19 in the autumn, December 2020 has seen a resurgence

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Bar & Restaurant Winter Holiday Openings 2020/21

December 16, 2020January 2, 2021 GetHiroshima 762 Views 2 Comments Coronavirus, Covid-19

Hiroshima bars and restaurants opening within guidelines over the 2020/21 winter holiday.

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Online Winter Kagura Festival

December 14, 2020January 2, 2021 GetHiroshima 591 Views 0 Comment kagura

Xmas is coming early for fans of Hiroshima Kagura around the world.

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No Ordinary Walk in the Forest: A Visit to Iinan-cho, Shimane Prefecture

November 18, 2020March 23, 2021 Jenny Yamamoto 1019 Views 0 Comment Shimane

Looking for relaxation? Jenny Yamamoto shares a forest bathing location near Hiroshima where you can soak up negative ions to your heart and soul’s content.

Jinrin performed by the Kawakita Kagura Troupe

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Hiroshima Kagura refuses to succumb to the coronavirus demon

November 17, 2020March 17, 2021 Paul Walsh 1046 Views 0 Comment

In response to COVID-19, Hiroshima Kagura goes online to share the thrilling traditional performance art form with the world.

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Local Creators T-shirt Project

September 25, 2020September 29, 2020 Paul Walsh 738 Views 0 Comment

The Local Creators T-shirt Project aims to give a boost to Hiroshima creatives and give the rest of us something to smile about.

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Kunihiko Sakuma: The young hibakusha

August 7, 2020October 27, 2020 Paul Walsh 1692 Views 0 Comment A-bomb, peace

Director of atomic bomb suvivor advocacy group Hiroshima Hidankyo, Kunihiko Sakuma talks about his journey to finding his voice as a “young hibakusha”.

Miho Imada Head Brewer at Fukucho sake in Hiroshima, Japan

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Talking sake with master brewer, Miho Imada

April 25, 2020July 2, 2020 Hana Shiraishi 2400 Views 0 Comment sake

Miho Imada is one of Hiroshima’s top sake brewers, passionate about spreading the joy of sake around the globe.

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6 new corona virus cases in Hiroshima Pref, 124 total April 17

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 GetHiroshima 1563 Views 0 Comment Coronavirus, Covid-19

6 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Hiroshima Pref yesterday bringing the total to 124. 3 more cases were confirmed in Yamaguchi, Okayama and Shimane.