New Year at Gokoku Shrine
Gokoku-jinja Shrine 2-21 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanNew Year rituals at Gokoku Shrine, next to Hiroshima Castle.
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New Year rituals at Itsukushima Shrine
Itsukushima Shrine 1-1 Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanTraditional New Year rituals at Itsukushima Shine on Miyajima that date from over 1000 years ago.
¥300
Tondo Festival at Gokoku Shrine
Gokoku-jinja Shrine 2-21 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanHiroshima's most central and visitor-friendly new year tondo bonfire festival.
Free
Emperor’s Cup Inter Prefectural Men’s Ekiden
Teams from all 47 prefectures battle it out in this annual 48km road relay on an out-and-back course between Hiroshima Peace Park and Miyajima-guchi.
Free
Momote-sai
Miyajima Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanRitual firing of the first arrow at Omote Shrine on Miyajima is held on January 20 every year.
Free
Fire walking ritual at Daishoin Temple
Daisho-in Temple 210 Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanThe impressive hi-watari-shiki fire walking ritual takes place at Daishoin Temple on Miyajima twice a year in spring and autumn.
Free
Setouchi Triennale 2025 (Spring)
Western Japan's biggest art festival returns across 17 venues that include some of Inland Sea's prettiest islands.
Hiroshima Flower Festival
Peace Boulevard and around Peace Boulevard, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, JapanThe area around Hiroshima's Peace Boulevard is taken over by the 3-day Hiroshima Flower Festival, by far the city's biggest
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Mibu-no-Hanadaue Traditional Rice Planting Ritual
Mibu Kitahiroshima-cho, Yamagata-gun, Hiroshima-ken, JapanMibu-no-hanadaue is a revived rice planting ritual said to have roots in the middle ages that is reenacted on the
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Toukasan Yukata Festival
Tōkasan Enryu-ji Temple 8-12 Mikawa-cho, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanHiroshima really comes alive over the three nights of Tōkasan - a festival that really does feel "festive". Join the
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