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  • Tondo Festivals

    Burn, baby, burn! New Year decorations and talismans go up in flames on huge bonfires across the region. Read more

    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
  • Ritual firewalking at Saikokuji Temple in Onomichi

    Firewalking ritual at Saikoku-ji Temple, Onomichi

    Saikoku-ji Temple 29-27 Nishi-kubo-cho, Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

    Goma Ritual burning of cedar sticks followed by fire walking. Members of the public set themselves up for a fortuitous

    Free

  • Sanba Tondo Shinmei Festival, Onomichi

    Sanba Elementary School 1630 Sanba-cho, Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

    Sanba Shinmei Festival Tondo dates from the 17th century and is designated as an Intangible Folklore Cultural Property by the

    Free
  • kintai bridge tondo bonfire festival in iwakuni

    Kintai Bridge Tondo Festival

    The tondo New Year bonfire festival held on the banks of the river next to Kintai Bridge in Iwakuni is very accessible and visitors are made to feel very welcome. 

  • Hiroshima Dreamination

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

    1.4 million colored LED illuminations light to Hiroshima Peace Boulevard and the city center for 2 months.

    Free

  • Chinkasai Fire Festival

    Mikasa-no-hama, Miyajima Mikasa-no-hama, Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Japan

    Living in wooden houses, closely clustered together along narrow streets, for centuries, fear of calamitous fires is deeply ingrained in

    Free

  • Gokoku-jinja Shrine in Hiroshima at New Year

    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
  • Iwakuni New Year's Day Matchlock Display

    Matchlock Rifle Shooting at Kintai Bridge

    Iwakuni Kintaikyo Bridge 1 Iwakuni, Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi-ken, Japan

    Men in traditional samurai warrior costume perform a matchlock gun shooting exhibition on the wide riverbank at Kintai-kyo Bridge in Iwakuni.

    Free
  • nanakusa no sekku rice soup at toshogu

    Nanakusa-gayu at Tōshō-gū Shrine

    Tōshō-gū Shrine 2-1-18 Futaba-no-sato, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Japan

    Seven-herb rice porridge, traditionally eaten on January 7 on offer at Toshogu Shrine.

    ¥300

  • 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