Tea harvesting and tea ceremony
Shukkeien Garden 2-11 Kaminobori-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanWatch young women pick the leave from the tea bushes in Shukkei-en Garden. Enjoy or cup of tea prepared with
Watch young women pick the leave from the tea bushes in Shukkei-en Garden. Enjoy or cup of tea prepared with
Ritual rice planting and traditional agricultural dance performances at Shukkeien Garden in the center of Hiroshima city.
Stalls, fireworks and wishes for health and good luck at Sorasaya Shrine near Hiroshima A-bomb Dome.
One of Onomichi's three major festivals. Three groups of men dressed in happi coats carrying mikoshi portable shrines make their
Sumiyoshi-san, along with the Tokasan and Ebessan festivals, is one of Hiroshima city's big three annual shrine festivals that have
The port town of Kirikushi on the north coast of Etajima Island holds a small, but colorful festival every year
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!
A 15 minute firework display over the sea is the dramatic finale to a series of elaborate reenactments of the
The island of Innoshima celebrates its Murakami Suigun seafaring clan heritage with a day of traditional boat races and other events.
A rare night ritual featuring small boats filled with dolls and fruit that are set adrift from Itsukushima Shrine to