Hallelujah 7th Anniversary Party

Hallelujah 8­-11 Nagarekawa-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

Local DJs spinning from late afternoon in celebration of 7 years of Bar Hallelujah.

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

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Tomo Bentenjima Fireworks Festival

Tomo-no-ura Tomo, Tomo-cho, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

Tomo Bentenjima Fireworks Festival in the quaint port town of Tomo-no-ura kicks off the summer's fireworks festivals in the Chugoku

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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

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Onomichi Gion Festival

Onomichi Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

One of Onomichi's three major festivals. Three groups of men dressed in happi coats carrying mikoshi portable shrines make their

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Iwakuni Port Fireworks Festival

Iwakuni Port Shinminato-machi, Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi-ken, Japan

2000 blasts at a small (and thus we hear, relatively uncrowded) fireworks festival. Postponed in the event of rain. There

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Kure Fireworks Festival

Tsukiji-cho, Kure Tsukiji-cho, Kure-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

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.

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Innoshima Suigun Fireworks Festival

Habu Port Habu-cho, Innoshima, Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

2500 bangs packed into 30 minutes with the waters of the Seto Inland Sea and shadows of the surrounding islands

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Kirikushi Okangensai Festival

Kiriskushi Etajima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

The port town of Kirikushi on the north coast of Etajima Island holds a small, but colorful festival every year

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Onomichi Sumiyoshi Fireworks Festival

Onomichi Suido Channel (near Sumiyoshi Shrine) Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

13,000 fireworks explode over the Onomichi sea channel.

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Miyajima Kangensai

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

The Kangensai is Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima's biggest and most elaborate festival of the year.

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Yanai Goldfish Lantern Festival

Yanai Chuo, Yanai-shi

The route from Yanai Station to the Kanaya old quarter, with its many traditional white-walled storehouses, is decorated with over

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Fukuyama Ashida-gawa River Fireworks Festival

Just below the Ashida-gawa Ohashi Bridge Minomi-cho, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

Fukuyama's three day summer festival is rounded off with a 75 minute display featuring 16,000 fireworks over the Ashida-gawa River.

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Takehara Summer Fireworks Festival

In the bay in front of Oonori Elementary School 185−7 Takasaki-cho, Takehara-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

About 20,000 people watch from the shore as 3200 fireworks go up over the sea for 30 minutes. Access: 10

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Innoshima Suigun Fire Festival

Innoshima Amenity Park - Shimanami Beach 57 Ohama-cho, Innoshima, Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

A 15 minute firework display over the sea is the dramatic finale to a series of elaborate reenactments of the

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Daishoin Candle Festival

Daisho-in Temple 210 Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

Annual mantoe candle festival at Daishoin Temple on Miyajima.

Miyoshi City Fireworks Festival

Downstream from Tomoe-bashi Bridge Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

A 90 minute display of 7,000 fireworks in this city in the north of the prefecture. Wondering if it's worth

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Spice Lounge

Hallelujah 8­-11 Nagarekawa-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

Music and curry at Hallelujah.

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Sorasaya Shrine Autumn Festival

Sorasaya-jinja Shrine 3-3-2 Honkawa-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima, Japan

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.

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Takehara Shokei-no-michi Candle Festival

Takehara Historical Preservation District 3 chome, Honmachi, Takehara-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

The streets of Takehara's beautiful Edo period historic preservation district are illuminated by bamboo candles for two nights. Photos from

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Yokogawa Zombie Night

Around Yokogawa Station and Yokogawa Shopping Arcade Yokogawa-cho, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

Throw yourself into the Halloween spirit at Yokogawa's Zombie Night festival. Zombie themed stalls, shows and a chance to get zombied-up.

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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

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