Hiroshima Dreamination
1.4 million colored LED illuminations light to Hiroshima Peace Boulevard and the city center for 2 months.
Traditional New Year rituals at Itsukushima Shine on Miyajima that date from over 1000 years ago.
Men in traditional samurai warrior costume perform a matchlock gun shooting exhibition on the wide riverbank at Kintai-kyo Bridge in Iwakuni.
Watch the firefighters display their skill, see their fire engines and helicopters in action.
Goma Ritual burning of cedar sticks followed by fire walking. Members of the public set themselves up for a fortuitous
Indie rock past and present all night at one of Hiroshima's longest running club nights at Bar Edge.
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.
Hiroshima's most central and visitor-friendly new year tondo bonfire festival.
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.
Ritual firing of the first arrow at Omote Shrine on Miyajima is held on January 20 every year.