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October 2021
Old Imari Ceramics Exhibition
Exhibition of ceramics, highly popular in Europe during the 17th & 18th centuries, shipped from the port of Imari in Kyushu's Saga Prefecture.
Find out more »Hiroshima River Festival
A day of music, shows, food and market stalls by the river in Hiroshima City center.
Find out more »Wednesday Night Kagura
Join local kagura fans for two performances of this spectacular folk art.
Find out more »Musshu & Madame Burlesque Salon
Join boylesque performer Daniel Jugem and burlesque madame Goto Izumi for 2.5 hours of who knows what at Organza in Hiroshima's Tokaichi area on October 27.
Find out more »November 2021
Wasokoya Light Installation in Eki-kita
The long stone steps up to Tosho-gu Shrine are the canvas in which a colorful light installation is painted for one night only.
Find out more »Wednesday Night Kagura
Join local kagura fans for a performances of this spectacular folk art in the heart of Hiroshima City.
Find out more »Fire walking ritual at Daishoin Temple
"Hi-watari-shiki" Fire walking ritual takea place at Daishoin Temple on Miyajima twice a year on April 15 and November 15.
Find out more »A Plastic Ocean
In-store and online screenings of the 2016 documentary A Plastic Ocean hosted by Social Book Cafe Hachidorisha.
Find out more »Wednesday Night Kagura
Join local kagura fans for a performances of this spectacular folk art in the heart of Hiroshima City.
Find out more »December 2021
Wednesday Night Kagura
Join local kagura fans for a performances of this spectacular folk art in the heart of Hiroshima City.
Find out more »Wednesday Night Kagura
Join local kagura fans and experience the spectacular folk art that is Hiroshima Kagura.
Find out more »Wednesday Night Kagura
Join local Hiroshima kagura fans and experience the spectacular folk art that is Hiroshima Kagura.
Find out more »Wednesday Night Kagura
Join local Hiroshima Kagura agura fans for a performances of this spectacular folk art in the heart of downtown Hiroshima.
Find out more »New Year at Gokoku Shrine
New Year rituals at Gokoku Shrine, next to Hiroshima Castle.
Find out more »Chinkasai Fire Festival
Living in wooden houses, closely clustered together along narrow streets, for centuries, fear of calamitous fires is deeply ingrained in the Japanese psyche. The Chinkasai festival on Miyajima is an impressive fire prevention festival held early in the evening on New Year's Eve. Read more about what you can expect at the Chinkasai fire prevention festival here.
Find out more »January 2022
New Year rituals at Itsukushima Shrine
Traditional New Year rituals at Itsukushima Shine on Miyajima that date from over 1000 years ago.
Find out more »Tondo Festival at Gokoku Shrine
Hiroshima's most central and visitor-friendly new year tondo bonfire festival.
Find out more »Momote-sai
Ritual firing of the first arrow at Omote Shrine on Miyajima is held on January 20 every year.
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