Autumn Leaves in Hiroshima
Here’s our guide to the best spots to go join the crowds – and some tips as to how to avoid them – and enjoy the autumn leaves in and around Hiroshima.
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Features
What’s On In Hiroshima – November 2025
Crisp autumn air, golden ginkgo trees, and the scent of roasted chestnuts signal that November has arrived, and, if you
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Hiroshima Airport Peace Mural: Hiroshima and Mexico Call for a Nuclear-Free World
On October 15, 2025, Hiroshima Airport became home to an eye-catching new symbol of international friendship — the Hiroshima–Mexico Friendship
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Rings of Time: From the Hills of Hiroshima to the Walls of Paris
From Hiroshima’s woodcraft traditions to artistic acclaim in Paris, discover Hiromei’s journey of innovation, artistry, and family legacy.
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What’s On In Hiroshima, October 2025
As the hot summer days finally give way to the first hints of autumn, we enter one of its best
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Miyajima Kangen-sai
The Kangensai boat festival centered on Itsukushima Shrine is probably Miyjima’s biggest festival of the year.
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Online memorial for the child victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Online memorial of the roughly 38,000 child victims of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 80 years ago.
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Showa Emperor Hirohito In Hiroshima
In Emperor Hirohito’s historic broadcast to the Japanese people – the first by a Japanese Emperor – on August 15,
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Rainy season survival guide
Don’t let the annual rainy season get you down. The time for brightly colored hydrangea blooms and moody Japanese garden and temple views, it can actually be quite nice. Romantic even.
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Tōkasan Yukata Festival
Held every year for three days starting on the first Friday of June, Tōkasan [とうかさん] is the most festive of
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