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Kirikushi Okagensan Festival

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

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 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

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

Tanomosan ritual

Shinomiya Shrine Momijidani Park, Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

A rare night ritual featuring small boats filled with dolls and fruit that are set adrift from Itsukushima Shrine to

Free

Shirakami-san Autumn Festival

Shirakami Shrine 7-24 Naka-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

Two nights of Hiroshima Kagura performances, street stalls and wishes for good fortune on Peace Boulevard.

Free

Onomichi Betcha Festival

Onomichi Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

When, in 1808, plague was sweeping through the porttown of Onomichi, the lord in control at the time ordered local

Free

Grand Inoko Matsuri

Fukuromachi Park 9 Fukuromachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

City center festival which melds tradition with art in Fukuromachi Park – centered on a 1.5 ton rock suspended by ropes attached to 88 bamboo trees.

Free

Hiroshima Ebisu Festival

Ebisu Shrine 5-14 Ebisu-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

Ebisu Matsuri or "Ebessan" as it is locally known marks the start of Autumn in Hiroshima and is one of the city's "big three" festivals.

Free

Autumn leaves illuminated at Shukkei-en Garden

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

Shukkeien Garden's beautiful annual autumn leaf illuminations are back!

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