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February 2019
Ume-mi Plum Viewing Tea Ceremony
The over 100 plum trees in Shukkeien Garden that blossom in pink and white in February are tantalizing hints that, even though Hiroshima is still in the grip of winter, spring is on its way. Enjoy a traditional Japanese tea ceremony in the Seifukan tea house or indulge in a cup of sweet amazake in the area where most of the plum trees are clustered.
Find out more »March 2019
Hiroshima Carp vs Yomiuri Giants Pre-season Exhibition
Pre-season pro baseball exhibition match at Mazda "Zoom Zoom" Stadium. 1st floor infield free seating Adult ¥2500 Child ¥1000 2nd floor infield free seating Adult ¥1500 Child ¥500 Outfield free seating Adult ¥1500 Child ¥500 Ticket sales Convenience store ticket machines from 10am 2/1 Through the labyrinthine Carp website from 10am 2/15 By FAX(!) from 10am 2/15 Game starts 13:00 Gates open 11:00 Remaining tickets on sale at stadium 10:00 For more seating and details, see…
Find out more »Hiroshima Carp vs Nippon Ham Fighters Preseason Exhibition
Pre-season pro baseball exhibition match at Mazda "Zoom Zoom" Stadium. 1st floor infield free seating Adult ¥2500 Child ¥1000 2nd floor infield free seating Adult ¥1500 Child ¥500 Outfield free seating Adult ¥1500 Child ¥500 Ticket sales Convenience store ticket machines from 10am 2/1 Through the labyrinthine Carp website from 10am 2/15 By FAX(!) from 10am 2/15 Game starts 13:00 Gates open 11:00 Remaining tickets on sale at stadium 10:00 For more seating and details, see…
Find out more »Dubway
Heavyweight dub sounds hosted by the Jah Love is Sweeter Sound System and guests at Mugen every 3rd Friday. Regular Selecters Roots&kazuchang Jah山 DJ Ali jah93
Find out more »Hiroshima Carp vs Orix Buffaloes Pre-season Game
Pre-season pro baseball exhibition match at Mazda "Zoom Zoom" Stadium. 1st floor infield free seating Adult ¥2500 Child ¥1000 2nd floor infield free seating Adult ¥1500 Child ¥500 Outfield free seating Adult ¥1500 Child ¥500 Ticket sales Convenience store ticket machines from 10am 2/1 Through the labyrinthine Carp website from 10am 2/15 By FAX(!) from 10am 2/15 Game starts 13:00 Gates open 11:00 Remaining tickets on sale at stadium 10:00 For more seating and details, see…
Find out more »Momo-mi Peach Blossom Viewing Tea Ceremony
Tea ceremonies through the day at this annual tea ceremony at Shukkei-en Garden. Price: ¥600 plus park admission fee
Find out more »Kiyomori Festival
Heian costume parade on Miyajima in thanks to Taira Kiyomori who developed Itsukushima Shrine during the 12th century, laying the foundations for the prosperity of the island. Our feature on the 2012 festival here Here is a blog post from 2007 by a guy who took part in the parade. Parade route: Square in front of Miyajima pier → Omotesando Shopping Arcade → Mikasahama beach → Itsukushima Shrine → Kiyomori Shrine
Find out more »Hiroshima Carp vs Softbank Hawks Pre-season Game
Pre-season pro baseball exhibition match at Mazda "Zoom Zoom" Stadium. 1st floor infield free seating Adult ¥2500 Child ¥1000 2nd floor infield free seating Adult ¥1500 Child ¥500 Outfield free seating Adult ¥1500 Child ¥500 Ticket sales Convenience store ticket machines from 10am 2/1 Through the labyrinthine Carp website from 10am 2/15 By FAX(!) from 10am 2/15 Game starts 14:00 Gates open 12:00 Remaining tickets on sale at stadium 11:00 For more seating and details, see…
Find out more »April 2019
Sakura Cherry Blossom Viewing Tea Ceremony
Annual sakura Cherry Blossom Viewing Tea Ceremony at the Seifukan tea house in Shukkei-en Garden.
Find out more »Fire walking ritual at Daishoin Temple
Photo: Lance Cpl. Benjamin Pryer "Hi-watari-shiki" Fire walking ritual takea place at Daishoin Temple on Miyajima twice a year on April 15 and November 15. Readings from the 8000 verse Perfection of Wisdom Sutra begin at 11am and extravagant Saito-goma rituals begin around 1pm in the temple forecourt with a purification offering to the alter and the chanting of sutras. This is followed by two Buddhist monks circling the area with swords and then shooting 7 arrows into the air…
Find out more »Tea harvesting and tea ceremony
Watch young women pick the leave from the tea bushes in Shukkei-en Garden. Enjoy or cup of tea prepared with the freshly picked leaves free of charge or pay ¥600 to take part in a more formal tea ceremony in one the garden's tea houses. Tea picking is at 10am, 11am, 1pm and 2pm.
Find out more »May 2019
Hiroshima Flower Festival
Hiroshima's biggest annual event, drawing in many more people than even the August 6 memorial day, the annual Flower Festival was inspired by the celebrations that followed the Hiroshima Carp's first championship in 1975. Crowded, noisy, high in kitsch and overtly commercial, it does, however, pull in tens of thousands of people from near and far, and many of them do seem to have a pretty good time. In addition to all the parades, pop bands, tarento celebrities, comedians and…
Find out more »June 2019
Mibu-no-Hanadaue Traditional Rice Planting Ritual
Mibu-no-hanadaue is a revived rice planting ritual said to have roots in the middle ages that is renacted on the first Sunday of June every year. The event was designated as a UNESCO Intangible Heritage in 2003 and many people now make the trip to Chiyoda in Kita-hiroshima to view it. Bulls are led through the streets to Mibu Hachiman Shrine where they are dressed with elaborately decorated saddles and colorful necklaces. They are then led to a field, and…
Find out more »Toukasan Yukata Festival
Hiroshima really comes alive over the three nights of Tōkasan - a festival that really does feel "festive". Join the 300,000 people who will be donning their yukata for the first time this year who take over Chuo-dori and environs to promenade, play festival games like fish scooping, buy strange inflatable novelties and stuff their faces with equally strange stuff on sticks. As well as parades and summer bon dancing, there will be taiko drumming and other performances on stages…
Find out more »Rice planting ritual and tea ceremony at Shukkei-en Garden
Re-enactment of a traditional rice planting ritual to wish for a bountiful harvest and tea ceremony at Shukkei-en Garden. The rice planting ritual and related dances performed by the Shinjo Provincial Art Preservation Committee are between 13:00 and 14:45 and the tea ceremonies run from 10:00-15:00. 13:00-13:30 Hayashida music, song and dance performance in the yuunenjyou (有年場) rice field located in the far right corner of the garden as you stand with your back to the entrance. 13:35-13:55 Hayashida music, song and dance performance on…
Find out more »July 2019
Tanabata Tea Ceremony at Shukkei-en Garden
Tea ceremony in Shukkei-en Garden's Seifukan tea house.
Find out more »October 2019
Shirakami-san Autumn Festival
Two nights of Hiroshima Kagura performances, street stalls and wishes for good fortune on Peace Boulevard.
Find out more »November 2019
Ritual Fire-walking at Daigan-ji Temple, Miyajima
Impressive and elaborate ritual that culminates in priests and members of the public rushing across hot coals in front of Daigan-ji Temple, located at the exit from Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima. For more about and photos and video of this fire-walking ritual click here.
Find out more »Momiji Maple Viewing Tea Ceremony
Momiji maple viewing tea ceremony at Shukkei-en Garden. ¥260 garden entrance fee also required. Photo: ©Shukkei-en Garden
Find out more »Fire walking ritual at Daishoin Temple
Photo: Lance Cpl. Benjamin Pryer "Hi-watari-shiki" Fire walking ritual takea place at Daishoin Temple on Miyajima twice a year on April 15 and November 15. Readings from the 8000 verse Perfection of Wisdom Sutra begin at 11am and extravagant Saito-goma rituals begin around 1pm in the temple forecourt with a purification offering to the alter and the chanting of sutras. This is followed by two Buddhist monks circling the area with swords and then shooting 7 arrows into the air…
Find out more »Ebisuko Festival
Ebisu Shrine's autumn festival marks the arrival of winter in Hiroshima. Known among locals as Ebessan after the god of commerce, surrounding stores hold sales and buy komazadare bamboo rakes adorned with gold coins and atreasure ship. You might here business owners complain that the whole thing is a racket, but you won't see a shop, restaurant or bar in the area without one. A huge barrel with mouth wide open is placed in front of the shrine to receive offerings. Learn more…
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