Toukasan Yukata Festival
Tōkasan Enryu-ji Temple 8-12 Mikawa-cho, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanHiroshima really comes alive over the three nights of Tōkasan - a festival that really does feel "festive". Join the
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Ritual Fire-walking at Daigan-ji Temple, Miyajima
Daigan-ji Temple 3 Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanImpressive and elaborate ritual that culminates in priests and members of the public rushing across hot coals in front of
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Fire walking ritual at Daishoin Temple
Daisho-in Temple 210 Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanThe impressive hi-watari-shiki fire walking ritual takes place at Daishoin Temple on Miyajima twice a year in spring and autumn.
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Chinkasai Fire Festival
Mikasa-no-hama, Miyajima Mikasa-no-hama, Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, JapanLiving in wooden houses, closely clustered together along narrow streets, for centuries, fear of calamitous fires is deeply ingrained in
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New Year at Gokoku Shrine
Gokoku-jinja Shrine 2-21 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanNew Year rituals at Gokoku Shrine, next to Hiroshima Castle.
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Matchlock Rifle Shooting at Kintai Bridge
Iwakuni Kintaikyo Bridge 1 Iwakuni, Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi-ken, JapanMen in traditional samurai warrior costume perform a matchlock gun shooting exhibition on the wide riverbank at Kintai-kyo Bridge in Iwakuni.
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Tondo Festival at Gokoku Shrine
Gokoku-jinja Shrine 2-21 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanHiroshima's most central and visitor-friendly new year tondo bonfire festival.
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Momote-sai
Miyajima Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanRitual firing of the first arrow at Omote Shrine on Miyajima is held on January 20 every year.
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Setsubun Water Purification Ritual at Toukasan
Tōkasan Enryu-ji Temple 8-12 Mikawa-cho, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanEnruji Temple (A.K.A. Toukasan) commemorates Setsubun on the last Sunday of January with a cold water purification ceremony.
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Setsubun-sai at Sumiyoshi-jinja
Sumiyoshi-jinja Shrine 5-10 Sumiyoshi-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanHave the smell of 1000 fish heads wafted over you by shrine maidens wielding giant fan to ward off bad
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