Megahira Hot Spring
The Kur Garden Spa is a spacious mixed bathing area where bathers are required to wear swimsuits, making it perfect
Read moreThe Kur Garden Spa is a spacious mixed bathing area where bathers are required to wear swimsuits, making it perfect
Read moreMegahira is the nearest snow resort to Hiroshima city, is very family-friendly and has a big hot spring perfect for those who like to keep their pants on.
Read moreLooking for relaxation? Jenny Yamamoto shares a forest bathing location near Hiroshima where you can soak up negative ions to your heart and soul’s content.
Read moreAlthough only open for a couple of months a year, the outdoor Family Pool can be a life saver during Hiroshima’s long, hot and humid summer.
Read moreAikido is a powerful yet beautiful Japanese martial art focused on flexibility and self-defense- this excellent dojo is located in
Read moreGet away from the hustle and bustle of city life, stay in a lovely restored farmhouse in the middle of the Japanese countryside and enjoy the most wonderful vegan food created with ingredients grown just a stone’s throw away. If this sounds appealing, Cherie no Hatake is the place for you.
Read moreHead north from Hiroshima city and you are into the countryside in no time. The urban landscape soon gives way
Read more“Sawa-nobori”, also known here as “Shower Climbing”, is the Japanese sport of trekking up mountain rivers; scrambling over boulders, scaling
Read moreIf you don’t have a car, dislike shopping in a crowd or live outside the city center, you may be
Read moreIf looking for unique, custom-made gifts or designs for business or family, AM Laser Made is worth seeking out.
Read moreIn 2019, we were able to complete more than 16 CleanUps along Hiroshima’s Riversides and Beaches and in 2020 we
Read more“Seeking Sustainability” Monthly Events started in October 2019 with the aim of promoting positive successes in sustainable businesses, products, services,
Read moreThis well-appointed souvenir store on the first floor of the Hiroshima Orizuru Tower has a wide selection of locally themed and produced gifts.
Read moreThomas Kloepfer and his wife Kaori have been running the Pitchfork farms and Tachibana Textiles shop on Mukaishima island since
Read moreYou may have visited Hiroshima’s Toshogu Shrine, located about ten minutes’ walk from the North Exit (Shinkansen side) of Hiroshima
Read moreMiyajima Island is famous for its floating tori gate and Itsukushima shrine, and products like the typical maple leaf momiji-manju
Read moreAfter the Tokasan Yukata festival, I enjoyed Kagura storytelling at its best performed by the Uegouchi Kagura Troupe on June
Read moreWith around 280 stores, AEON Mall Hiroshima Fuchu is one of the biggest shopping malls in the region.
Read moreIf you’re looking for a refuge from the rain, heat or to find great deals on discounted brand name goods
Read moreclassy chocolate factory and shop located in Hiroshima Airport.
Read moreIf your kids love to sing and dance, and generally run around like crazy, then this event may be just
Read moreEvery winter, between November and April the Olympic-sized swimming pool at ‘Big Wave’ in Ushita is drained and transformed into
Read moreFantastic music-themed craft chocolate gifts and bars made fresh on site, located almost as far south as you can go
Read moreOn the first Saturday of August, we volunteered once again at the Kuchita area of Asa-kita-ku. Thanks to NHK World,
Read moreAbout a 40 minute drive from Hiroshima station in the Asa-kita-ku suburbs of Hiroshima, the town of Shiraki is accepting
Read moreIf you have a little more time in a day to volunteer to help with the #hiroshima #cleanup after the
Read moreIf you are keen to volunteer to help landslide clean-up in Hiroshima, even for only a couple of hours, a
Read moreIt’s wonderful that so many people are interested in volunteering to help local communities pick-up the pieces to rebuild their
Read moreAs many have heard, or know of first hand, Hiroshima along with many other areas from Kyoto to Kyushu have
Read more2018 is a great year to start making a dent in the plastic garbage problem in our seas. There is
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