Chinkasai Fire Festival
Mikasa-no-hama, Miyajima Mikasa-no-hama, Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, JapanLiving in wooden houses, closely clustered together along narrow streets, for centuries, fear of calamitous fires is deeply ingrained in
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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.
Free
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
Matchlock Rifle Shooting at Kintai Bridge
Iwakuni Kintaikyo Bridge 1 Iwakuni, Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi-ken, JapanMen in traditional samurai warrior costume perform a matchlock gun shooting exhibition on the wide riverbank at Kintai-kyo Bridge in Iwakuni.
Free
Dezomeshiki New Year’s Fire Review
Hiroshima Minato Koen Park 23-53, 2 chome, Ujina-kaigan, Minami-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanWatch the firefighters display their skill, see their fire engines and helicopters in action.
Free
Firewalking ritual at Saikoku-ji Temple, Onomichi
Saikoku-ji Temple 29-27 Nishi-kubo-cho, Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanGoma Ritual burning of cedar sticks followed by fire walking. Members of the public set themselves up for a fortuitous
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Odilon Redon Exhibition
Hiroshima Museum of Art 3-2 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima, Hiroshima-ken, JapanExhibition featuring the entire career of Odilon Redon (1840-1916), including prints, charcoal drawings, pastels, and oil paintings.
Kintai Bridge Tondo Festival
The tondo New Year bonfire festival held on the banks of the river next to Kintai Bridge in Iwakuni is very accessible and visitors are made to feel very welcome.
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