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Museums & Attractions

Body & Mind Destinations Lifestyle Museums & Attractions Nature 

No Ordinary Walk in the Forest:  A Visit to Iinan-cho, Shimane Prefecture

November 18, 2020November 23, 2020 Jenny Yamamoto 311 Views 0 Comment Shimane

Looking 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.

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Features Lifestyle Museums & Attractions Performing Arts 

Momiji-gari – the Demon’s Momiji Viewing Drinking Party Trap – Kagura Performance

June 10, 2019September 2, 2019 jjwalsh 2048 Views 0 Comment An Evening of Kagura, kagura

After the Tokasan Yukata festival, I enjoyed Kagura storytelling at its best performed by the Uegouchi Kagura Troupe on June

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sakura hanami cherry blossom viewing at yasuno station in hiroshima, japan
Museums & Attractions Parks and Gardens 

Sakura at Yasuno Station

April 7, 2019April 17, 2019 Paul Walsh 1871 Views 0 Comment hanami, Sakura

Yasuno Station, closed since 2003, is a unique and beautiful place to enjoy sakura in bloom.

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Features Iwakuni Kids Lifestyle Performing Arts 

Young Americans 2019 Workshops

January 22, 2019May 20, 2019 jjwalsh 2153 Views 0 Comment dance, events, performance, workshop, young americans

If your kids love to sing and dance, and generally run around like crazy, then this event may be just

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Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima at high tide
Miyajima Museums & Attractions 

Miyajima Tide Times 2020

January 1, 2019January 5, 2020 GetHiroshima 71057 Views 32 Comments Miyajima

Time your visit to Miyajima to maximum effect by checking our Miyajima tide timetables for when you can see the

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Museums & Attractions Parks and Gardens 

Tanoshiri Station

June 4, 2018June 4, 2018 Paul Walsh 3498 Views 2 Comments Aki-ota, Disused train station

This little former Kabe Line station has been stuck in time since it closed in December 2003, but is far from being abandoned.

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Museums & Attractions Shrines and Temples 

Mibu Hachiman Shrine

June 2, 2018June 1, 2019 Paul Walsh 2725 Views 0 Comment

A lovely little shrine surrounded by lush greenery in Chiyoda in Kita-hiroshima.

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Organic hay fed dairy cows enjoy a break
Museums & Attractions 

Cadore Gelateria – Uenohara Farm

February 21, 2018April 9, 2018 jjwalsh 2989 Views 0 Comment burgers, countryside, dairy, Family-friendly, farm, gelato, higashi-hiroshima, Pizza

Organic grass-fed dairy cows on the Uenohara farm source the superb Gelato, cheese and cheesecake at Cadore.

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Uzui Station on the Sanko Line in Shimane Prefecture
Museums & Attractions 

The station in the sky, Uzui Station

November 24, 2017November 24, 2017 Paul Walsh 3693 Views 0 Comment Ohnan, Shimane

Uzui-eki “the station in the sky” stands 30m above a picturesque mountain valley floor in the town of Ohnan in

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Anrakuji Abombed gingko tree
Museums & Attractions Shrines and Temples 

Anraku-ji Temple A-bombed Gingko

November 13, 2017January 6, 2019 Paul Walsh 5017 Views 0 Comment A-bombed building, A-bombed tree, Autumn, Autumn colors, History, Ushita

The ginkgo tree that grows through the roof of the temple gate of at Anraku-ji in Ushita is around 300

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Nakano sakura tunnel in Ohnan
Museums & Attractions Nature 

Nakano Sakura tunnel in Ohnan

April 15, 2017April 15, 2017 Paul Walsh 3889 Views 0 Comment Cherry Blossom, Ohnan, Sakura

A thirty year community project in rural Ohnan has created an avenue of cherry trees as peaceful as it is

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Features Museums & Attractions Nature 

Our favorite “sleeping” policeman in Ohnan

April 14, 2017April 14, 2017 Paul Walsh 2937 Views 0 Comment Ohnan

A must-stop photo spot on a spring visit to Ohnan.

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Museums & Attractions Nature 

Hanamomo Peach Blossoms in the Closest Village to Heaven

April 6, 2017March 27, 2020 Paul Walsh 4751 Views 0 Comment Ohnan, Peach blossom, Shimane, 島根県, 邑南町

A gorgeous natural tapestry of peach blossoms painted on the former rice terraces of the “Closest Village to Heaven”.

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Josei-daki falls in Sakugi in Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan
Museums & Attractions Nature 

Josei-daki Falls

March 14, 2017March 14, 2017 Paul Walsh 4005 Views 0 Comment Miyoshi

Impressive 126m waterfall in the Miyoshi area that is beautiful at any time of the year.

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Miyoshi Fudoki-no-oka History and Folklore Museum in Hiroshima, Japan
Art Museums and Galleries Museums & Attractions 

Miyoshi Fudoki-no-oka History and Folklore Museum

March 11, 2017March 11, 2017 Paul Walsh 4262 Views 0 Comment Miyoshi

Displays on the history, folklore and archeology of the Chugoku mountain region.

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Miyoshi Fudoki-no-oka history park in Hiroshima, Japan
Museums & Attractions Parks and Gardens 

Miyoshi Fudoki-no-oka Park

March 11, 2017March 11, 2017 Paul Walsh 3529 Views 0 Comment Miyoshi

30 hectare park in Miyoshi containing 3000 ancient burial mounds, traditional buildings and a archeological museum.

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View through the cherry blossoms of the Gonokawa River from Ozekiyama in Miysoshi in Hiroshima, Japan
Museums & Attractions Parks and Gardens 

Ozekiyama Park

March 11, 2017March 11, 2017 Paul Walsh 4258 Views 0 Comment Autumn colors, hanami, Miyoshi, Sakura

This pleasant hilltop park on the edge of Miyoshi’s historical district is best known for its cherry blossoms and autumn

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Scary anime characters at the Kimita Origami Museum in Miyoshi, north of Hiroshima, Japan
Art Museums and Galleries Museums & Attractions 

Kimita Origami Museum

March 9, 2017April 27, 2017 Paul Walsh 4400 Views 0 Comment Family, Kimita, Miyoshi, Wierd

Delightfully wacky museum housed in an old school building north of Miyoshi dedicated to the art of paper folding.

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Great view of Hiroshima city from the rose garden in Ushita Sogo Koen Park
Museums & Attractions Parks and Gardens 

Ushita Sogo Koen Park

February 26, 2017October 1, 2020 GetHiroshima 4103 Views 0 Comment higashi-ku, Ushita

Ushita Sogo Koen [牛田総合公園] expansive hillside park behind the Higashi-ku Sports Center and Big Wave pool offers walking paths, grassy

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Tsutsuga-no-Oicho [筒賀の大銀杏]
Museums & Attractions Nature 

Tsutsuga O-icho Gingko Tree

December 8, 2016December 8, 2016 Paul Walsh 3805 Views 0 Comment Aki-ota, Akiota, Autumn, Autumn colors, 安芸太田町

I sometimes wonder in how many countries other than Japan will people drive for a couple of hours or more

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full moon at okuda genso sayme art museum
Art Museums and Galleries Museums & Attractions 

Okuda Genso Sayume Art Museum

December 7, 2016February 22, 2017 Paul Walsh 5010 Views 0 Comment Miyoshi

This well-designed art museum is dedicated to the work of locally-born Nihonga painter, Okuda Genso, and his wife Sayume, creator

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Tonooka-chaya noodle shop next the 5 storey pagoda on Miyajima in Hiroshima, japan
Cafe Dining Japanese Miyajima Soba & Udon Sweets Tea shop 

To-no-oka Chaya

November 17, 2016November 18, 2016 jjwalsh 4934 Views 0 Comment good views, Miyajima

Delicious noodles and more in a calm atmosphere away from Miyajima’s busy main streets.

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Ebisu Shrine during Ebisuko Festival Hiroshima Japan
Museums & Attractions Shrines and Temples 

Ebisu-jinja Shrine

November 7, 2016November 8, 2016 Paul Walsh 4271 Views 0 Comment

The history of Ebisu Shrine, on the Ebisu-dori shopping arcade in downtown Hiroshima city, is intimately linked to the development

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hakuuundo limestone caves taishaku hiroshima 白雲洞 帝釈峡 広島
Museums & Attractions Nature 

Hakuun-do Caves

November 4, 2016 Paul Walsh 3759 Views 0 Comment

The Hakuun-do limestone caves [白雲洞] take you 200m into the side of Taishaku-kyo Valley in Upper Taishaku.

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Taishaku-kyo gorge Hiroshima
Museums & Attractions Nature 

Taishaku-kyo Gorge

November 3, 2016November 20, 2016 Paul Walsh 5385 Views 0 Comment Autumn, Autumn colors, Day trip, Hiking

This beautiful 15km long canyon in the northeast of Hiroshima prefecture has many natural features and is a popular place

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Art Museums and Galleries Museums & Attractions 

Orizuru Tower Observation Deck

July 8, 2016October 13, 2016 Paul Walsh 6586 Views 0 Comment Architecture, good views, Hiroshi Sambuichi

The main attraction of the newly refurbished 13 storey Mazda Building, rebranded the Orizuru Tower, is the viewing platform on the

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Museums & Attractions Nature 

Dangyo-kei Gorge

June 16, 2016October 13, 2016 Paul Walsh 4977 Views 4 Comments Hiking, Ohnan, Shimane

The Dangyokei gorge is a spectacular natural beauty spot in Ohnan in Shimane Prefecture with great access.

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Museums & Attractions Parks and Gardens 

Koboku no Mori Herb Garden

June 3, 2016June 8, 2016 Paul Walsh 3374 Views 0 Comment Ohnan, Shimane

Koboku-no-mori herb garden [香木の森] is on the edge of the Ohochi basin in Ohnan, just across the Hiroshima border, in

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Museums & Attractions Parks and Gardens 

Ini-no-tanada Rice Terraces

May 24, 2016October 11, 2016 Paul Walsh 9231 Views 3 Comments Akiota, Rice terraces, 安芸太田町, 日本語

Over 300 terraced rice fields hug the side of a high mountain valley in Akiota-cho make for a beautiful site

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Museums & Attractions Parks and Gardens 

Bihoku Hillside Park

March 17, 2016March 17, 2016 GetHiroshima 6794 Views 2 Comments Shobara

This government run park is really huge and, despite being in the middle of nowhere (though it is very near

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Upcoming Events

Sun 17

Hokusai Manga Exhibition

December 10, 2020 - January 31, 2021
Wed 20

Momote-sai

January 20 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Sun 24

[Canceled] Emperor’s Cup Inter Prefectural Men’s Ekiden

January 24 @ 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Feb 12

Mihara Daruma Festival (Shinmei-ichi) [CANCELLED]

February 12 - February 14
Feb 13

The Club Rocks

February 13 @ 9:00 pm - 5:00 am
Feb 14

Ultra Haze

February 14 @ 9:00 pm - 3:00 am
Feb 17

The 67th Japan Traditional Kōgei Art & Crafts Exhibition

February 17 - March 7
Dec 31

New Year at Gokoku Shrine

December 31, 2021 - January 3, 2022
Dec 31

Chinkasai Fire Festival

December 31 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sat 01

New Year rituals at Itsukushima Shrine

January 1, 2022 - January 5, 2022

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Joy and Paul Walsh started GetHiroshima in 1999 with the aim of creating an online English language resource to help people enjoy their time in this amazing city to the full. The mission remains the same and, whether you are here for a day or a decade, we hope that GetHiroshima helps you dig that little bit deeper, and get you a little bit closer to the heart of Hiroshima.

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