Mibu-no-Hanadaue Traditional Rice Planting Ritual
Mibu Kitahiroshima-cho, Yamagata-gun, Hiroshima-ken, JapanMibu-no-hanadaue is a revived rice planting ritual said to have roots in the middle ages that is reenacted on the
Mibu-no-hanadaue is a revived rice planting ritual said to have roots in the middle ages that is reenacted on the
Onomichi's retro shopping arcade gets festive on Saturdays in the run up to the summer holidays.
Ritual rice planting and traditional agricultural dance performances at Shukkeien Garden in the center of Hiroshima city.
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.
The port town of Kirikushi on the north coast of Etajima Island holds a small, but colorful festival every year
The Kangensai is Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima's biggest and most elaborate festival of the year.
A 15 minute firework display over the sea is the dramatic finale to a series of elaborate reenactments of the
A 90 minute display of 7,000 fireworks in this city in the north of the prefecture. Wondering if it's worth
Become a connoisseur of Japanese sake in two days... or just get smashed.
Every autumn, for one night only, the backstreets of Onomichi are illuminated with 30,000 candles.
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.
The streets of Takehara's beautiful Edo period historic preservation district are illuminated by bamboo candles for two nights. Photos from
When, in 1808, plague was sweeping through the porttown of Onomichi, the lord in control at the time ordered local
Yoshimizu Garden is lovely, private garden, only open to the public on two weekends, twice a year. It is known
1.4 million colored LED illuminations light to Hiroshima Peace Boulevard and the city center for 2 months.
Yoshimizu Garden is lovely, private garden, only open to the public on two weekends, twice a year. It is known
3 days of mulled wine, beer, sausage, stollen, music and more at the base of the Urban View Grand Tower.
Living in wooden houses, closely clustered together along narrow streets, for centuries, fear of calamitous fires is deeply ingrained in
Hiroshima's most central and visitor-friendly new year tondo bonfire festival.
Teams from all 47 prefectures battle it out in this annual 48km road relay on an out-and-back course between Hiroshima Peace Park and Miyajima-guchi.
Fancy and vintage cars on display at the annual Hiroshima import car show at in Green Arena. Open 10:00-18:00 on
A chance to enjoy traditional new year's tea in the tea house in Shukkeien Garden. Made with pickled ume plum,
During the 3-day Mihara Daruma Festival the streets are taken over by stalls selling lucky daruma dolls and every kind
9,000 men dressed only in loincloths crowd into Saidaiji Temple in Okayama in the hope of grabbing one of two sacred talismans to ensure a year of luck and good fortune.
The annual samurai parade through the streets of Miyajima and Itsukushima Shrine.