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Tea harvesting and tea ceremony

Shukkeien Garden 2-11 Kaminobori-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

Watch young women pick the leave from the tea bushes in Shukkei-en Garden. Enjoy or cup of tea prepared with

¥260 – ¥600

Naki-zumo Cry Baby Sumo at Gokoku-jinja Shrine

Gokoku-jinja Shrine 2-21 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

What better way to celebrate Children's Day than by dressing your baby up in funny clothes and making them cry in front of a big crowd.

Free

Mantō Mitama Matsuri

Gokoku-jinja Shrine 2-21 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

100 shrine maidens dance to soothe the souls of those lost to war and to wish for a good match at Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine. Kagura too!

Free

Onomichi Gion Festival

Onomichi Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

One of Onomichi's three major festivals. Three groups of men dressed in happi coats carrying mikoshi portable shrines make their

Free

Miyajima Kangensai Boat Festival

Itsukushima Shrine 1-1 Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

The Miyajima Kangensai is Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima's biggest and most elaborate festival of the year.

Free

Miyajima Kangensai Lantern Parade

Miyajima Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

Take part in Miyajima biggest festival, the Kangensai, by joining the welcoming of the festival boats back to the island and lantern parade.

Free

Sumiyoshi-san Summer Festival

Sumiyoshi-jinja Shrine 5-10 Sumiyoshi-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

Sumiyoshi-san, along with the Tokasan and Ebessan festivals, is one of Hiroshima city's big three annual shrine festivals that have

Free

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony

Peace Memorial Park 1-2 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

Special Covid-19 measures are in place for the 2020 memorial ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima A-bombing.

Free

Lantern Floating Ceremony

Motoyasu River 1-1 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

Hiroshima's annual Peace Memorial Day concludes with the poignant and beautiful August 6 floating ceremony on the Motoyasu River.

Free