Yukata de Bon Dance
Although the focus of Hiroshima city’s most festive festival, the 3-day Tōkasan “Yukata” Festival, is ostensibly Enruji Temple, aka Tōkasan,
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Festivals
Shima Akari Miyajima Illuminations
The island of Miyajima is a lovely place to visit at any time of the year and any time of
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Setsubun at Sumiyoshi Shrine
Many people from surrounding neighborhoods gather at the riverside Sumiyoshi Shrine on the afternoon of February 3 to commemorate Setsubun.
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Yokogawa Zombie Night
I’m a big fan of zombies, whether they be on screen, in comic books or chasing you in a fun
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Toorigosairei Parade
On October 10, around 70,000 people crowded along the narrow road between Hiroshima’s Toshogu and Nigitsu shrines to watch the
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Grand parade resurrected after 200 year hiatus
A grand parade to commemorate the death of one of the 3 great unifiers of Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu, once held
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Kintai-kyo Bridge Festival
Every year on April 29 (a National Holiday commemorating the birthday of the Showa Emperor, Hirohito) the Kintai-kyo Bridge Festival
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Saijo Sakagura-dori “Akari-no-sanpo-michi” Illuminations
The streets and buildings in Saijo’s distinctive Sakagura-dori sake brewing district are illuminated by lights, lanterns and candles between 6pm
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Mihara Shinmei-ichi Daruma Festival
Over 500 street stalls selling every imaginable kind of festival food, daruma dolls, a plant and shrub market, daruma dolls,
Read moreInterview with Jim Murphy (PIXAR)
On August 22, day two of the Hiroshima Animation Festival, PIXAR screened the world premier of their new short, “LAVA.”
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