COSTCO’s New Japan Online Shopping Service
If you don’t have a car, dislike shopping in a crowd or live outside the city center, you may be
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Lifestyle
A.M Laser Made
If looking for unique, custom-made gifts or designs for business or family, AM Laser Made is worth seeking out.
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2019 Hiroshima CleanUp Review and 2020 Schedule
In 2019, we were able to complete more than 16 CleanUps along Hiroshima’s Riversides and Beaches and in 2020 we
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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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Hito to Ki Souvenir Shop
This well-appointed souvenir store on the first floor of the Hiroshima Orizuru Tower has a wide selection of locally themed and produced gifts.
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Pitchfork Natural Farms on Mukaishima Island
Thomas Kloepfer and his wife Kaori have been running the Pitchfork farms and Tachibana Textiles shop on Mukaishima island since
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Nayuta’s Weekly Bread Stand Near Toshogu Shrine
You may have visited Hiroshima’s Toshogu Shrine, located about ten minutes’ walk from the North Exit (Shinkansen side) of Hiroshima
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All the Buzz at Miyajima’s Bee Farm
Miyajima Island is famous for its floating tori gate and Itsukushima shrine, and products like the typical maple leaf momiji-manju
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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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AEON Mall Hiroshima Fuchu
With around 280 stores, AEON Mall Hiroshima Fuchu is one of the biggest shopping malls in the region.
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The Outlets Shopping Mall
If you’re looking for a refuge from the rain, heat or to find great deals on discounted brand name goods
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foo CHOCOLATERS
classy chocolate factory and shop located in Hiroshima Airport.
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Young Americans 2019 Workshops
If your kids love to sing and dance, and generally run around like crazy, then this event may be just
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Big Wave Ice Rink
Every winter, between November and April the Olympic-sized swimming pool at ‘Big Wave’ in Ushita is drained and transformed into
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rit. craft chocolate & coffee
Fantastic music-themed craft chocolate gifts and bars made fresh on site, located almost as far south as you can go
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Volunteering (Kuchita) 1 Month After the Disaster
On the first Saturday of August, we volunteered once again at the Kuchita area of Asa-kita-ku. Thanks to NHK World,
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Asa-Kita-Ku (Shiraki) Volunteering
About a 40 minute drive from Hiroshima station in the Asa-kita-ku suburbs of Hiroshima, the town of Shiraki is accepting
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Ninoshima Volunteering
If you have a little more time in a day to volunteer to help with the #hiroshima #cleanup after the
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2 Hour Volunteering at Kuchita (Asa-Kita-ku) Hiroshima
If you are keen to volunteer to help landslide clean-up in Hiroshima, even for only a couple of hours, a
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Hiroshima Landslide Volunteering 5-Point Guide
It’s wonderful that so many people are interested in volunteering to help local communities pick-up the pieces to rebuild their
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Hiroshima Heavy Rains, Floods and Landslides Disaster
As many have heard, or know of first hand, Hiroshima along with many other areas from Kyoto to Kyushu have
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Hiroshima Beach Clean Up
2018 is a great year to start making a dent in the plastic garbage problem in our seas. There is
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Saiki International Archery-Land
If spending the day in a beautiful forest park shooting arrows at targets appeals, you will enjoy a trip to
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Ohnan Ryokou-mura Waterpark
Ohnan Ryokou-mura is a all-purpose, though somewhat run down, sports park with a track, climbing wall, concrete halfpipe, camping and
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Tayama Bungu Stationery Store
A Hiroshima original, this store has been in the stationery business for over 115 years.
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Reusable: Second-hand Shops
Seasons are changing, the kids are growing and you may suddenly find yourself surrounded by closets bursting with clothing you
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Roku Guest House
Cozy and comfortable backpackers Roku in Hakushima offers a warm and friendly welcome to Hiroshima.
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Ikoi No Mura Shimane
Accommodation facility with great views of the Ohochi Basin and surrrounding mountains in Ohnan.
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Zetsumetsukigushu
Zetsumetsu-kigushu is a unique clothing, accessories and art store featuring creations by indie designers from around Japan. [日本語]
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Miyoshi Play Kingdom
Kids will love blowing off steam in this playground next to the Okuda Genso-Sayume Museum and Miyoshi Winery.
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