Hanami In Hiroshima
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s hanami season will be quieter one than in usual years, but, if
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Outdoor
Magical Miyajima in Autumn
November in Hiroshima usually offers beautiful clear, often warm days to enjoy the autumn colors outdoors. There is no better
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Hiking Sandan-kyo Gorge
Sandan-kyo is a beautiful hiking spot where you can leave your worries behind and recharge your batteries.
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Ushita Alps Part 1
Ushita-yama, unsurprisingly, looks over the neighborhood of Ushita in Higashi-ku. The summit is only 261m, but offers nice views over
Read moreUshita Alps Part 2
This is Part 2 of a 3 part series of posts describing the 7km trail between Peace Pagoda and Big
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Ushita Alps Part 3
This is the final post in a 3 part series describing the 7km trail between Peace Pagoda and Big Wave
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Gokurakuji-yama Hike
Miyajima gets all the attention and Mt Misen all the crowds. However, not far from the ferry port to the
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Cycling on Etajima Island
Bicycle-friendly infrastructure, accessibility by ferry and a mix of flat coastal roads and challenging climbs through a mountainous interior make
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Cycling around Etajima in late February
In hope of some early spring sunshine, I headed down to Ujina port on a Wednesday morning in late February
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#DirtyBootsChallenge
The #DirtyBootsChallenge was created in Hiroshima 9/2014- inspired by the thousands of people in the city who have been volunteering
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Up and Down Miyajima: Climbing Mt. Misen
I spent some time recently perched, cross-legged on one of mount Misen’s ancient rocks, listening to the wind and the
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Mountain & Beach OSJ Grand Prix + Self Discovery Adventure
Sometimes, you come across sports events that look like they’d be pretty fun, but they are just too far away
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Biking Hiroshima Prefecture Video
Cycling Tips have put together a beautiful short video of a bike trip they took around Hiroshima last month. It
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Gorge-ous Sandankyo
Recently, I visited the Sandankyo Gorge at the recommendation of locals. I arrived at this beautiful place just an hour
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Hiroshima’s Top 10 Hanami Spots
Here are the Hiroshima region’s top 10 hanami spots as voted by GetHiroshima readers. Thanks to everyone who took time
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Vote for your favorite local hanami spot
So, the weather has warmed up, but the cherry blossom is mostly gone in central Hiroshima – oh, cruel, cruel
Read moreSun halo observed in Hiroshima
Chugoku Shinbun reports that a halo was observed around the sun over Hiroshima yesterday. The halo effect, called higasa [日暈] or
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Sea to Summit Etajima
Sea to Summit events are triathlons with a difference. As the name suggests, they start at sea level and finish
Read moreMiyajima Eco Tour
You’ve done the Ōtorii, Itsukushima-jinja, the temples and pagodas, and you may have been to the top of Mt. Misen.
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Mitate-yama Hike
Follow in the footsteps of Mōri Terumoto, the 16th Century daimyo who had a castle stronghold built upon the Otagawa
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Traffic-Free Riverside Route
Since 2004, new under bridge connections for riverside paths have been made along the many waterways in Hiroshima city that
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Peace Pagoda Hike
The trail up to the Peace Pagoda on Mt Futaba (139m) starts just a few hundred meters from Hiroshima Shinkansen
Read moreMazda Ekiden
Looking for some motivation to get back in shape after the holidays? Why not get some friends together and cross
Read moreBanana Cup
The annual Banana Cup Duathlon (Run-Bike-Run) Championship took place at the Chuo Shinrin Koen cycling course, designed for the 1991
Read moreThe Inaugural Hatsukaichi Power Triathlon
At 10am Sunday, June 17, 288 swimmers setting off from Miyajima’s famous “floating” torii gate made for an impressive sight
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