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Come down to the River Do! River City Festival on the grassy riverbank next to Chuo Park! Cheer on the SUP racers and grab some food and refreshing beverages.
Ritual firing of the first arrow at Omote Shrine on Miyajima is held on January 20 every year.
Bugaku classical court dance that date from the 12th century performed at Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima.
Since 1956, March 3 as also been “National Ear Health Day” (in Japanese "ear" is mimi, and "three" is mi,
The annual Kintai Bridge Festival in Iwakuni is an excellent way to kick off your Golden Week.
The construction of Onomichi Port was started in 1740 thanks to the efforts of Kakuzaemon Hirayama and it was this
Every year on April 29 some of the neighboring city of Kure's main streets (centered on Kuramoro-dori St) are closed for parades, stages and, of course, lots of food and drink stalls Kure Minato Matsuri or Kure Port Festival.
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!
Hiroshima really comes alive over the three nights of Tōkasan - a festival that really does feel "festive". Join the
Tomo Bentenjima Fireworks Festival in the quaint port town of Tomo-no-ura kicks off the summer's fireworks festivals in the Chugoku
Mibu-no-hanadaue is a revived rice planting ritual said to have roots in the middle ages that is reenacted on the
Onomichi's retro shopping arcade gets festive on Saturdays in the run up to the summer holidays.
Ritual rice planting and traditional agricultural dance performances at Shukkeien Garden in the center of Hiroshima city.
One of Onomichi's three major festivals. Three groups of men dressed in happi coats carrying mikoshi portable shrines make their
Stalls, fireworks and wishes for health and good luck at Sorasaya Shrine near Hiroshima A-bomb Dome.
2000 blasts at a small (and thus we hear, relatively uncrowded) fireworks festival. Postponed in the event of rain. There
An hour long fireworks display in which 4000 fireworks explode above the water and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force ships docked in the port of Kure decorated with lights.
2500 bangs packed into 30 minutes with the waters of the Seto Inland Sea and shadows of the surrounding islands
The port town of Kirikushi on the north coast of Etajima Island holds a small, but colorful festival every year
13,000 fireworks explode over the Onomichi sea channel.
The Kangensai is Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima's biggest and most elaborate festival of the year.
The route from Yanai Station to the Kanaya old quarter, with its many traditional white-walled storehouses, is decorated with over
Fukuyama's three day summer festival is rounded off with a 75 minute display featuring 16,000 fireworks over the Ashida-gawa River.
About 20,000 people watch from the shore as 3200 fireworks go up over the sea for 30 minutes. Access: 10
A 15 minute firework display over the sea is the dramatic finale to a series of elaborate reenactments of the