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The impressive hi-watari-shiki fire walking ritual takes place at Daishoin Temple on Miyajima twice a year in spring and autumn.
Watch young women pick the leave from the tea bushes in Shukkei-en Garden. Enjoy or cup of tea prepared with
Mibu-no-hanadaue is a revived rice planting ritual said to have roots in the middle ages that is reenacted on the
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.
As the annual chrysanthemum viewing tea ceremony at Shukkei-en Garden is held on the November 3 Bunka-no-hi or "Culture Day"
Impressive and elaborate ritual that culminates in priests and members of the public rushing across hot coals in front of
The impressive hi-watari-shiki fire walking ritual takes place at Daishoin Temple on Miyajima twice a year in spring and autumn.
Momiji maple viewing tea ceremony at Shukkei-en Garden. ¥260 garden entrance fee also required. Photo: ©Shukkei-en Garden
Living in wooden houses, closely clustered together along narrow streets, for centuries, fear of calamitous fires is deeply ingrained in
