Cycling Shimanami 2024
A rare opportunity to ride Japan's Shimanami Kaido on the highway which will be closed to traffic in this once a year cycle event.
A rare opportunity to ride Japan's Shimanami Kaido on the highway which will be closed to traffic in this once a year cycle event.
Two nights of Hiroshima Kagura performances, street stalls and wishes for good fortune on Peace Boulevard.
When, in 1808, plague was sweeping through the porttown of Onomichi, the lord in control at the time ordered local
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.
Exhibition of late 20th Century Japanese art.
Impressive and elaborate ritual that culminates in priests and members of the public rushing across hot coals in front of
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1.4 million colored LED illuminations light to Hiroshima Peace Boulevard and the city center for 2 months.
The impressive hi-watari-shiki fire walking ritual takes place at Daishoin Temple on Miyajima twice a year in spring and autumn.
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.