Setsubun-sai at Gokoku-jinja
Gokoku-jinja Shrine 2-21 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanAfter a cleansing ritual to ward off evil spirits and bring in good luck performed in the shrine building which
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Setsubun-sai at Sorasaya Shrine, Hiroshima
Sorasaya-jinja Shrine 3-3-2 Honkawa-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima, JapanAnnual mame-maki throwing out of good luck beans and other goodies to commemorate Setsubun at Sorasaya Shrine.
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Mihara Daruma Festival (Shinmei-ichi)
During the 3-day Mihara Daruma Festival the streets are taken over by stalls selling lucky daruma dolls and every kind
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Hadaka Naked Man Festival in Okayama
Saidaiji Temple 3-8-8 Saidaiji-naka, Higashi-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken, Japan9,000 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.
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Onomichi Saturday Night Market
Onomichi Shoutengai Covered Shopping Arcade Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanOnomichi's retro shopping arcade gets festive on Saturdays in the run up to the summer holidays.
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Kiyomori Festival
Miyajima Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanThe annual samurai parade through the streets of Miyajima and Itsukushima Shrine.
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Cherry blossoms illuminated at Shukkei-en Garden
Shukkeien Garden 2-11 Kaminobori-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanShukkeien Garden's annual illumination of its beautiful sakura cherry blossoms.
Film: Oppenheimer
Hatchoza 8F Fukuya Hatchobori Honten, Ebisu-cho 6-26, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanThe multi award winning Oppenheimer biopic finally opens in Hiroshima.
Exhibition: A Reflection on the Sublime
HMOCA 1-1 Hijiyama-koen, Minami-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanA group show conceived by the artist Kazuna Taguchi with a structural design by the artist Soshiro Matsubara
Illuminated Cherry Blossoms at Hiroshima Botanical Gardens
Hiroshima City Botanical Gardens 495, Kurashige 3-chome, Saeki-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, JapanThe sakura matsuri at Hiroshima City Botanical Gardens runs throughout April and on weekends during the first half of the month they also open at night when the cherry trees are illuminated, along with other impressive light and candle displays.
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