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  • Ji-no-hi Matsuri

    Asuna Ohnan-cho, Ochi-gun, Shimane-ken, Japan

    Frenetic and colorful countryside festival that involves groups of locals charging up and down a narrow street carrying huge umbrellas.

    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

    Free
  • Mibu-no-Hanadaue Traditional Rice Planting Ritual

    Mibu Kitahiroshima-cho, Yamagata-gun, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

    Mibu-no-hanadaue is a revived rice planting ritual that dates back to the Middle Ages and is reenacted on the first

    Free
  • Rice planting ritual and tea ceremony at Shukkei-en Garden

    Shukkeien Garden 2-11 Kaminobori-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

    Ritual rice planting and traditional agricultural dance performances at Shukkeien Garden in the center of Hiroshima city.

    ¥260
  • Onomichi Gion Festival

    Onomichi Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

    Thrilling local festival in which rival neighborhoods compete in a hectic speed race involving huge portable shrines, afer parading through the streets.

    Free
  • Kirikushi Okagensan Festival

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

    Free
  • Sumiyoshi-san Summer Festival

    Sumiyoshi-jinja Shrine 5-10 Sumiyoshi-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

    Sumiyoshi-san, along with the Tokasan and Ebessan festivals, is one of Hiroshima city's big three annual shrine festivals that have

    Free
  • A Summer Evening of Prayer & Peace

    Futaba-no-sato Walk of History Higashi-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

    An evening of quiet reflection in the Futaba-no-sato temple and shrine district on the eve of the annual commemoration of the Hiroshima A-bomb attack.

    Free
  • Yanai Goldfish Lantern Festival

    Yanai Chuo, Yanai-shi

    The Yanai Goldfish Festival is one of the region's most colorful and vibrant summer festivals.

    Free
  • Miyajima Tamatori Festival

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

    A bunch of almost naked men clambering on top of one another in the sea trying to capture a lucky ball on a hot summer day!

    Free
  • Innoshima Suigun Sea Festival

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

    The island of Innoshima celebrates its Murakami Suigun seafaring clan heritage with a day of traditional boat races and other events.

    Free
  • 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

    Free