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.
New Year rituals at Gokoku Shrine, next to Hiroshima Castle.
Traditional New Year rituals at Itsukushima Shine on Miyajima that date from over 1000 years ago.
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.
Ritual firing of the first arrow at Omote Shrine on Miyajima is held on January 20 every year.
Living in wooden houses, closely clustered together along narrow streets, for centuries, fear of calamitous fires is deeply ingrained in
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