Tick the Shimanami Kaido off your Japan bucket list, special deal for international residents
Special tour package aims to attract an international contingent to one of Japan’s premiere cycling events held on the Shimanami Kaido.
Read moreSpecial tour package aims to attract an international contingent to one of Japan’s premiere cycling events held on the Shimanami Kaido.
Read moreDue to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s hanami season will be a quieter one than in usual years, but,
Read moreNovember in Hiroshima usually offers beautiful clear, often warm days to enjoy the autumn colors outdoors. There is no better
Read moreSandankyo Gorge may only be 90 minutes from Hiroshima, but it is a world away from the hustle and bustle
Read moreUshita-yama, unsurprisingly, looks over the neighborhood of Ushita in Higashi-ku. The summit is only 261m, but offers nice views over
Read moreThis is Part 2 of a 3 part series of posts describing the 7km trail between Peace Pagoda and Big
Read moreThis is the final post in a 3 part series describing the 7km trail between Peace Pagoda and Big Wave
Read moreMiyajima gets all the attention and Mt Misen all the crowds. However, not far from the ferry port to the
Read moreBicycle-friendly infrastructure, accessibility by ferry and a mix of flat coastal roads and challenging climbs through a mountainous interior make
Read moreIn hope of some early spring sunshine, I headed down to Ujina port on a Wednesday morning in late February
Read moreThe #DirtyBootsChallenge was created in Hiroshima 9/2014- inspired by the thousands of people in the city who have been volunteering
Read moreI spent some time recently perched, cross-legged on one of mount Misen’s ancient rocks, listening to the wind and the
Read moreSometimes, you come across sports events that look like they’d be pretty fun, but they are just too far away
Read moreCycling Tips have put together a beautiful short video of a bike trip they took around Hiroshima last month. It
Read moreRecently, I visited the Sandankyo Gorge at the recommendation of locals. I arrived at this beautiful place just an hour
Read moreHere are the Hiroshima region’s top 10 hanami spots as voted by GetHiroshima readers. Thanks to everyone who took time
Read moreSo, the weather has warmed up, but the cherry blossom is mostly gone in central Hiroshima – oh, cruel, cruel
Read moreChugoku Shinbun reports that a halo was observed around the sun over Hiroshima yesterday. The halo effect, called higasa [日暈] or
Read moreSea to Summit events are triathlons with a difference. As the name suggests, they start at sea level and finish
Read moreYou’ve done the Ōtorii, Itsukushima-jinja, the temples and pagodas, and you may have been to the top of Mt. Misen.
Read moreFollow in the footsteps of Mōri Terumoto, the 16th Century daimyo who had a castle stronghold built upon the Otagawa
Read moreSince 2004, new under bridge connections for riverside paths have been made along the many waterways in Hiroshima city that
Read moreThe Peace Pagoda hike, easily accessible from Hiroshima Station, is an interesting walk that provides great views over the city.
Read moreThe annual Banana Cup Duathlon (Run-Bike-Run) Championship took place at the Chuo Shinrin Koen cycling course, designed for the 1991
Read moreAt 10am Sunday, June 17, 288 swimmers setting off from Miyajima’s famous “floating” torii gate made for an impressive sight
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