Miyajima visitor tax comes to implemented from October 2023

September 25, 2022September 26, 2022 GetHiroshima 214 Views 0 Comment Miyajima

From October 1, most visitors will be paying more for their ferry rides to Miyajima as a new tourist tax comes into effect.

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Over 10,000 dead fish found on Shimane shore

September 10, 2022September 26, 2022 GetHiroshima 616 Views 0 Comment Matsue, Shimane, Wildlife

Local media have been reporting the discovery of thousands of dead fish on the the Nakaumi lagoon on the Japan Sea coast of Shimane Prefecture.

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Yamaguchi town suffers spate of monkey attacks

July 17, 2022September 19, 2022 GetHiroshima 1995 Views 0 Comment Wildlife, yamaguchi-ken

A small town in Yamaguchi is under attack from wild monkeys. 8 people have been attacked in the area in the space of less than a week.

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022 “Peace Match”

July 16, 2022July 16, 2022 GetHiroshima 492 Views 0 Comment August 6, Peace, Sanfrecce

Every year Sanfrecce Hiroshima’s home game that falls closest to the August 6 anniversary of the A-bomb attack on Hiroshima has been designated the as a “Peace Match”.

A group of local BMXers have caused outrage after they spent a few minutes leaping on and off the parapet at the end the West Peace Bridge. The group of 5 or 6 youths were seen to riding up and jumping off the 2.3m arched parapet by a Chugoku Shinbun photographer from the 3rd floor of the newspaper's office at around 5:50pm on July 10. The newspaper says that left the scene after about 5 minutes. The parapet was designed by the late Isamu Noguchi, a world-renowned sculptor, and symbolizes the recovery from the atomic bombing. Some A-bomb survivors have descried the act as "outrageous," and the police and the city have warned that it could have led to an accident. The bridge was built in 1952, 7 years after the A-bombing, and designed by Isamu Noguchi, and was recently repaired. Hiroshi Harada, an 82-year-old A-bomb survivor and former director of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, said, "It is located at the entrance to Peace Memorial Park and is a monument that should be carefully protected by the citizens. It is outrageous." While we can understand the anger at this kind of behavior so close to the entrance of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, one wonders if Noguchi he had been told so soon after the A-bombing that in 70 years the youth of Hiroshima would be using memorials as playthings, whether he would have been outraged or encouraged. Source: Chugoku Shinbun

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Outrage at BMXers tricking on the Hiroshima Peace Bridge

July 11, 2022September 19, 2022 GetHiroshima 1323 Views 1 Comment Crime, Peace

Outrage after a group of BMXers were seen tricking on the West Peace Bridge near the entrance to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.

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Hiroshima prepares for COVID 7th wave

July 8, 2022July 11, 2022 GetHiroshima 680 Views 0 Comment Coronavirus, Covid-19, Omicron

Hiroshima prepares for Covid 7th wave this summer as new strain becomes dominant. Public urged to get their 3rd vaccination.

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4 deer hit by Geibi Line trains in the space of 90 minutes

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 GetHiroshima 784 Views 0 Comment Wildlife

4 deer were hit by trains on the Geibi Line that runs between Hiroshima City and Miyoshi in the space of 90 minutes on May 30.

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Mask usage remains high in Hiroshima, despite change in official advice

May 29, 2022 GetHiroshima 1202 Views 2 Comments Coronavirus, Covid-19

Chugoku Shinbun surveys mask-use in Hiroshima City, one week after relaxation of government advice.

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4th round of COVID vaccination coupons start to go out in Hiroshima City

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 GetHiroshima 479 Views 0 Comment Coronavirus, Covid-19

Hiroshima City started sending out coupons for the fourth dose COVID-19 vaccination to people aged 60 and older on January 27.

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Hiroshima to host 2023 G7 Summit

May 23, 2022June 5, 2022 GetHiroshima 971 Views 0 Comment G7 Summit

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced today that Hiroshima will host the 2023 G7 Summit. This will be the first time the summit has been held in an A-bombed city since it began in 1975.

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3.5m Great White Shark Caught in Suo Oshima

May 23, 2022September 19, 2022 GetHiroshima 967 Views 0 Comment Wildlife

A 3.5m-long Great White Shark was caught un the nets of a Suo Oshima fisherman in the early hours off May 22.

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Limited in scale, but Tōkasan Yukata Festival returns June 3rd-5th

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 GetHiroshima 813 Views 0 Comment

Tōkasan yukata festival returns after a 2 year COVID induced break. However, we have to wait another year for it

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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony attendees to increase fourfold

May 21, 2022June 5, 2022 GetHiroshima 410 Views 0 Comment A-bomb, August 6

3,550 people will attend the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on August 6th year, a fourfold

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Giant Salamander: Far from home

April 8, 2022June 5, 2022 GetHiroshima 1171 Views 0 Comment Wildlife

A giant salamander which headed to town from its native habitat captured the attention and hearts of Hiroshima locals this week.

Miyajima torii gate restoration to be completed by end of 2022

March 26, 2022September 22, 2022 GetHiroshima 4075 Views 2 Comments Miyajima

Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima has announced that restoration of its great “floating” torii gate will be completed by the end of this year.

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COVID shots available to 5-11 year olds from early March

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 GetHiroshima 540 Views 0 Comment Coronavirus, Covid-19

Hiroshima, Higashi-hiroshima and Hatsukaichi cities to start COVID-19 vaccinations for kids aged 5-11 from early March.

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Holy twin cities Batman! Fukuyama seals link with Gotham

February 22, 2022 GetHiroshima 788 Views 0 Comment

Fukuyama signs twin cities agreement with Gotham City, home of The Batman.

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Hiroshima tram derailed in collision with car

February 20, 2022August 19, 2022 GetHiroshima 822 Views 0 Comment hiroden, streetcars, trams

RCC News reports that a Hiroshima city tram was derailed in a collision with car this morning.

Omicron restrictions to be extended in Hiroshima

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Hiroshima Omicron measures to be extended but relaxed

February 18, 2022June 13, 2022 GetHiroshima 744 Views 0 Comment Coronavirus, Covid-19, Omicron

The state of quasi-emergency to contain the spread of Omicron, in place since January 9, will be extended in Hiroshima again.

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Hiroshima City COVID booster shot roll out to all adults now underway

February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 GetHiroshima 517 Views 0 Comment

COVID-19 booster shots are now being made available to all adults in Hiroshima City 6 months after their 2nd vaccination.

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Hiroshima cherry blossoms to arrive super early… or late in 2022

February 5, 2022March 24, 2022 Paul Walsh 1305 Views 0 Comment Cherry Blossom, hanami, Sakura

Cherry blossom forecasts are all over the place this year. When can we expect to be chilling under the sakura trees in Hiroshima in 2022?

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Hiroshima is bananas about bananas

January 24, 2022 Paul Walsh 973 Views 0 Comment

It’s official, Hiroshima loves bananas more than anywhere else in Japan. The city topped the all important banana consumption charts in 2020.

First compulsory demolition of akiya in Hiroshima

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First akiya compulsory demolition in Hiroshima City

January 17, 2022January 18, 2022 GetHiroshima 791 Views 0 Comment Akiya

The first compulsory demolition of a vacant house (akiya) in Hiroshima City began in Higashi-ku today.

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Hiroshima Prefecture: Omicron more likely to show symptoms, 10% asymptomatic

January 15, 2022January 15, 2022 GetHiroshima 829 Views 0 Comment Coronavirus, Covid-19, Omicron

Hiroshima Prefecture has analyzed the symptoms of 405 COVID-19 patients who are thought to be highly likely to have contracted

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New Muji Flagship Store Coming to Hiroshima

January 14, 2022February 18, 2022 Paul Walsh 885 Views 0 Comment

Japan’s minimalist “no-brand quality goods” lifestyle store MUJI Ryohin is opening a huge new flagship store here in Hiroshima this spring.

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COVID cases hit new highs due to Omicron, restrictions imposed

January 8, 2022February 6, 2022 Paul Walsh 1189 Views 2 Comments Coronavirus, Covid-19, Omicron

Hiroshima and Yamaguchi Prefectures record numbers of COVID-19 cases as the Omicron variant rapidly becomes dominant and targeting business restrictions are imposed

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Iwakuni air base confirms 80 new COVID-19 cases, Dec 29

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 GetHiroshima 1232 Views 0 Comment Coronavirus, Covid-19, Omicron

80 new COVID-19 cases confirmed on the MCAS Iwakuni yesterday, December 29. This brings the total number of confirmed cases on the air base to 95 this since December 21.