Hiroshima Ebisu Festival
Ebisu Shrine 5-14 Ebisu-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, JapanEbisu 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.
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.
Living in wooden houses, closely clustered together along narrow streets, for centuries, fear of calamitous fires is deeply ingrained in
Watch the firefighters display their skill, see their fire engines and helicopters in action.
Mid-winter swim featuring samurai swimming techniques in the river in front of Hiroshima's A-bomb Dome.
Goma Ritual burning of cedar sticks followed by fire walking. Members of the public set themselves up for a fortuitous
The previous year's shrine good and new year amulets go up in flames on the banks of the Nishiki River
Hiroshima's most central and visitor-friendly new year tondo bonfire festival.
Setsubun festival e at Saikoku-ji Temple in Onomichi.
After a cleansing ritual to ward off evil spirits and bring in good luck performed in the shrine building which
Annual mame-maki throwing out of good luck beans and other goodies to commemorate Setsubun at Sorasaya Shrine.
During the 3-day Mihara Daruma Festival the streets are taken over by stalls selling lucky daruma dolls and every kind
9,000 men dressed only in loincloths crowd into Saidaiji Temple in Okayama in the hope of grabbing one of two sacred talismans to ensure a year of luck and good fortune.
The annual samurai parade through the streets of Miyajima and Itsukushima Shrine.
Watch young women pick the leave from the tea bushes in Shukkei-en Garden. Enjoy or cup of tea prepared with
The Hiroshima Flower Festival returns, full force, to Hiroshima Peace Boulevard in its usual Golden Week slot for the first
Iwakuni Marine base opens up its gates to thousands of visitors who come for the entertainment, one of Japan's largest air shows and food.
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.
Hiroshima really comes alive over the three nights of Tōkasan - a festival that really does feel "festive". Join the
Ritual rice planting and traditional agricultural dance performances at Shukkeien Garden in the center of Hiroshima city.
Impressive and elaborate ritual that culminates in priests and members of the public rushing across hot coals in front of