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Onomichi Betcha Festival

Onomichi Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

When, in 1808, plague was sweeping through the porttown of Onomichi, the lord in control at the time ordered local

Free

Grand Inoko Matsuri

Fukuromachi Park 9 Fukuromachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

City center festival which melds tradition with art in Fukuromachi Park – centered on a 1.5 ton rock suspended by ropes attached to 88 bamboo trees.

Free

Hiroshima Ebisu Festival

Ebisu Shrine 5-14 Ebisu-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

Ebisu Matsuri or "Ebessan" as it is locally known marks the start of Autumn in Hiroshima and is one of the city's "big three" festivals.

Free

New Year at Gokoku Shrine

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

New Year rituals at Gokoku Shrine, next to Hiroshima Castle.

Free

New Year rituals at Itsukushima Shrine

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

Traditional New Year rituals at Itsukushima Shine on Miyajima that date from over 1000 years ago.

¥300

Tondo Festival at Gokoku Shrine

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

Hiroshima's most central and visitor-friendly new year tondo bonfire festival.

Free

Momote-sai

Miyajima Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

Ritual firing of the first arrow at Omote Shrine on Miyajima is held on January 20 every year.

Free

Hiroshima Flower Festival

Peace Boulevard and around Peace Boulevard, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

The area around Hiroshima's Peace Boulevard is taken over by the 3-day Hiroshima Flower Festival, by far the city's biggest

Free

Mibu-no-Hanadaue Traditional Rice Planting Ritual

Mibu Kitahiroshima-cho, Yamagata-gun, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

Mibu-no-hanadaue is a revived rice planting ritual said to have roots in the middle ages that is reenacted on the

Free

Toukasan Yukata Festival

Tōkasan Enryu-ji Temple 8-12 Mikawa-cho, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

Hiroshima really comes alive over the three nights of Tōkasan - a festival that really does feel "festive". Join the

Free