Hiroshima Kagura refuses to succumb to the coronavirus demon
In response to COVID-19, Hiroshima Kagura goes online to share the thrilling traditional performance art form with the world.
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Arts & Entertainment
New Year In Hiroshima
See out the old, ring in the new; Hiroshima style.
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Seeking Sustainability Monthly Events
“Seeking Sustainability” Monthly Events started in October 2019 with the aim of promoting positive successes in sustainable businesses, products, services,
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Christmas in Hiroshima
Christmas is big in Japan. Kind of.
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Winter Illuminations in Hiroshima 2021
Large scale illuminations have become a new winter tradition in Japan. Held all over the country, they certainly brighten up
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Samurai Parade to commemorate 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Asano Clan
150 people dressed in period costume parade through Hiroshima city center to commemorate the arrival of the dynasty that ruled Hiroshima for almost 250 years.
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Teens Slay at Kagura Koshien Event
Kagura Koshien brings together high school traditional dance troupes from around the country for two days of friendly competition at
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Summer Fireworks Festival Guide
Our guide to as many of the fireworks festivals in the region as we could find!
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Momiji-gari – the Demon’s Momiji Viewing Drinking Party Trap – Kagura Performance
After the Tokasan Yukata festival, I enjoyed Kagura storytelling at its best performed by the Uegouchi Kagura Troupe on June
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Dressing the oxen at the Mibu-no-hanadue ritual rice planting festival
The Mibu-no-hanadaue ritual rice planting festival in Chiyoda, Kita-hiroshima, is the largest and most spectacular of many similar festivals held
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