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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261017
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SUMMARY:Sorasaya Shrine Autumn Festival
DESCRIPTION:This traditional autumn shrine festival near the city center features local businesses will be setting up stalls selling nicknacks\, food and drink over the two days and Hiroshima Kagura performances in within the shrine precinct after dark. \n \nSaturday\, October 18 \n12:00-21:00 \n\nMatsubara Kagura Troupe from 18:00\n\nSaturday\, October 19 \n10:00-20:30 \n\nHasadake Kagura Troupe from 17:00
URL:https://gethiroshima.com/event/sorasaya-shrine-autumn-festival/
LOCATION:Sorasaya-jinja Shrine\, 3-3-2 Honkawa-cho\, Naka-ku\, Hiroshima-shi\, Hiroshima\, 730-0802\, Japan
CATEGORIES:Culture,Family,Festivals,Free,Performance,Top,Traditional
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261017
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SUMMARY:Hirose Shrine Autumn Festival
DESCRIPTION:Two nights of kagura dance performances and street stalls at this historical\, city center shrine’s autumn festival. \n \nSaturday\, October 18 \n\n18:00 Kagura\n\nSunday\, October 19 \n\n10:30~ Omikoshi portable shrine parades in surrounding neighborhoods\n17:00 Kagura\n19:00 Mochi-maki throwing of lucky rice cakes\n\nHirose Shrine is relatively close to Sorasaya Shrine which has its autumn festival on the same weekend. It’s a great opportunity to festival hop! \nHirose Shrine
URL:https://gethiroshima.com/event/hirose-shrine-autumn-festival/
LOCATION:Hirose-jinja Shrine\, 1-19 Hirose-cho\, Naka-ku\, Hiroshima-shi\, Hiroshima-ken\, 730-0804\, Japan
CATEGORIES:Family,Festivals,Free,Top,Traditional
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SUMMARY:Onomichi Akari Matsuri
DESCRIPTION:30\,000 candles decorate the route up from the water’s edge all the way along the Onomichi Sanzan (3 mountain) Route taking in Senkoji-ji\, Saikoku-ji and Jyodo-ji as well as many other temples. Live music adds to the atmosphere and several buddhist treasures\, usually locked away\, are on public display. \n \n \nUnfortunately\, the official website is mostly only in Japanese\, but you can read more about the event here. \nIf will be cancelled if it rains.
URL:https://gethiroshima.com/event/onomichi-akari-matsuri/
LOCATION:Onomichi\, Onomichi-shi\, Hiroshima-ken\, Japan
CATEGORIES:Art,Festivals,Top
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261031
DTSTAMP:20261004T011952Z
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SUMMARY:Shirakami-san Autumn Festival
DESCRIPTION:Autumn aki matsuri festival at the historic Shirakami Shrine on the corner of Peace Boulevard and Rijo-dori (opposite NHK Starbucks and next to the ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel). \n \nThe festival is held on October 28 and 29 no matter what day of the week those days fall upon\, and in addition to the lively atmosphere\, food and game stalls\, it is a great opportunity to catch live kagura performances on both nights. \nThe kagura starts at 7pm on runs until about 10pm on the 28th and 9:30pm on the 29th. \n\nKagura videos from the 2012 Shirakami Shrine Autumn Festival\nWords and pictures from 2014
URL:https://gethiroshima.com/event/shirakamisan-autumn-festival/
LOCATION:Shirakami Shrine\, 7-24 Naka-machi\, Naka-ku\, Hiroshima-shi\, Hiroshima-ken\, 730-0037\, Japan
CATEGORIES:Culture,Family,Festivals,Free,Performance,Traditional
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261103
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SUMMARY:Takehara Shokei-no-michi Candle Festival
DESCRIPTION:The streets of Takehara’s beautiful Edo period historic preservation district are illuminated by bamboo candles for two nights. \n  \n \nThe Takehara Historic Preservation District is 15 minutes walk from Takehara JR Station \n \nThe candles are lit 17:00-21:00
URL:https://gethiroshima.com/event/takehara-shokei-no-michi-candle-festival/
LOCATION:Takehara Historical Preservation District\, 3 chome\, Honmachi\, Takehara-shi\, Hiroshima-ken\, 725-0022\, Japan
CATEGORIES:Family,Festivals,Free,Top
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SUMMARY:Ritual Fire-walking at Daigan-ji Temple\, Miyajima
DESCRIPTION:Impressive and elaborate ritual that culminates in priests and members of the public rushing across hot coals in front of Daigan-ji Temple\, located at the exit from Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima. \nCeremonies begin at 1pm\, but the actual fire walking usually starts around 2pm. \nFor more about and photos and video of this fire-walking ritual click here.
URL:https://gethiroshima.com/event/ritual-fire-walking-at-daigan-ji-temple-miyajima/
LOCATION:Daigan-ji Temple\, 3 Miyajima-cho\, Hatsukaichi-shi\, Hiroshima-ken\, 739-0535 \, Japan
CATEGORIES:Culture,Family,Festivals,Free,Spitituality,Top,Traditional
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20270105T100000
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SUMMARY:Dezomeshiki New Year's Fire Review
DESCRIPTION:Every year at the end of the New Year holidays\, a fun event showcasing the skill of our local firefighters is on display for everyone to enjoy. \n \nThe event in Japanese is called dezome-shiki [消防出初式] and includes a parade\, demonstration of Edo-era ladder acrobatics (hashigo-nori)\, fire fighting and helicopter rescue demonstrations\, and an impressive grand finale. \nGreat fun for families with kids\, but anyone is welcome to join – there are no admission charges. \nThe display is held at Ujina Minato Park in front of Hiroshima Port Terminal. \nSchedule of events \n\n10:00-10:15 Parade\n10:15-10:40 Ceremony\, speeches\n10:50-12:00 Traditional fire fighter acrobatics and training exercises display\n\nThe  event will go ahead in light rain\, but will be cancelled if rain turns heavy. \nSee more photos from past dezome-shiki here. \n 
URL:https://gethiroshima.com/event/firefighters-expo/
LOCATION:Hiroshima Minato Koen Park\, 23-53\, 2 chome\, Ujina-kaigan\, Minami-ku\, Hiroshima-shi\, Hiroshima-ken\, 734-0011\, Japan
CATEGORIES:Culture,Family,Festivals,Free,New Year
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SUMMARY:Tondo Festival at Gokoku Shrine
DESCRIPTION:Big tondo bonfire which lets off some huge snaps\, crackles and pops\, as well as some powerful heat. \n \nThe fire fighters who keep things under control look very cool in their traditional gear. This is one tondo festival where you really don’t have to worry about looking like a tourist. \nRead more about Tondo here.
URL:https://gethiroshima.com/event/tondo-festival-at-gokoku-shrine/
LOCATION:Gokoku-jinja Shrine\, 2-21 Motomachi\, Naka-ku\, Hiroshima-shi\, Hiroshima-ken\, 730-0011\, Japan
CATEGORIES:Culture,Family,Festivals,Free,New Year,Top,Traditional
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270503
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SUMMARY:Hiroshima Flower Festival
DESCRIPTION:By far Hiroshima’s biggest street festival\, Hiroshima Flower Festival is a huge event that takes over the area along Peace Boulevard for 3 days of the annual Golden Week holiday.\n \nHiroshima’s biggest annual event\, drawing in many more people than even the August 6 memorial day\, the annual Flower Festival was inspired by the celebrations that followed the Hiroshima Carp’s first championship in 1975. Crowded\, noisy\, high in kitsch and overtly commercial\, it does\, however\, draw in tens of thousands of people from near and far\, and many of them appear to have a pretty good time. \nIn addition to all the parades\, pop bands\, tarento celebrities\, comedians\, and hundreds of local hula clubs performing\, there are opportunities to watch some local kagura dance troupes. The craft beer and local sake tents\, as well as the international food area\, also get pretty lively. But\, frankly\, there is so much going on\, and the program is almost indecipherable\, so your best bet is to dive in\, wander\, and see what you come across. Or\, find a shady spot and enjoy a drink and something on a stick\, watching the crowds go by. \nUsually\, the city streets are deserted once the stages have closed\, but organizers continue to try to provide appropriate entertainment all day. In the evenings\, the Peace Flower Project event is held nightly in the Peace Memorial Park area\, with all the beautiful lights and candles on display between 6 and 9 pm. \n2025 Flower Festival Main Event Schedule\nMay 3\nFlower Festival Parade 11:00 \nSkate World 12:00-19:00 \nPeace Flower Project Illuminations 18:00-21:00\n  \nMay 4: \nHiroshima Street Athletics Plus 14:00-15:40\nTop-class athlete demonstrate their skills and visitors have the chance to try out some cool sports on a special stretch of track on Hiroshima Peace Boulevard. \nSkate World 12:00-19:00 \nPeace Flower Project Illuminations 18:00-21:00 \nMay 5\n \nYosakoi dance parade (Peace Boulevard) 11:00 \nSkate World 12:00-19:00 \nPeace Flower Project Illuminations 18:00-20:00 \n  \nOfficial website: https://www.hiroshima-ff.com/
URL:https://gethiroshima.com/event/hiroshima-flower-festival/
LOCATION:Peace Boulevard and around\, Peace Boulevard\, Hiroshima\, Hiroshima\, 730-0037\, Japan
CATEGORIES:Family,Festivals,Free
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SUMMARY:Skate World
DESCRIPTION:An inclusive\, free community skate park is located at the Flower Festival\, situated right behind the main Carnation Stage\, next to the river at the west end of Heiwa Bridge\, offering far less generic music than the usual Flower Festival fare. \n \nShow up early in the day if you’d like your kids to have a crack at skating before the big kids take over. \nLive bands and DJs throughout the day. \nSkateboard competition on May 5. \nYou can read a nice account by an itinerant Canadian skater who stumbled upon the park back in 2009 here (Part 1) and here (Part 2). \n 
URL:https://gethiroshima.com/event/skate-world/
LOCATION:Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park\, Hiroshima-shi\, Hiroshima-ken\, Japan
CATEGORIES:DJ,Festivals,Free,Live Music,Sport
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SUMMARY:Naki-zumo Cry Baby Sumo at Gokoku-jinja Shrine
DESCRIPTION: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.\n  \n \nParticipation is limited to babies 6-18 months old whose parents have paid the ¥5000 entry fee.
URL:https://gethiroshima.com/event/naki-zumo-cry-baby-sumo-at-gokoku-jinja-shrine/
LOCATION:Gokoku-jinja Shrine\, 2-21 Motomachi\, Naka-ku\, Hiroshima-shi\, Hiroshima-ken\, 730-0011\, Japan
CATEGORIES:Culture,Festivals,Free,Top
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