Handel’s Messiah
The annual performance of Handel's Messiah at Jogakuin High School is a rare chance to see a classical concert without charge. Child care is provided too!
The annual performance of Handel's Messiah at Jogakuin High School is a rare chance to see a classical concert without charge. Child care is provided too!
Goma Ritual burning of cedar sticks followed by fire walking. Members of the public set themselves up for a fortuitous
1.4 million colored LED illuminations light to Hiroshima Peace Boulevard and the city center for 2 months.
Living in wooden houses, closely clustered together along narrow streets, for centuries, fear of calamitous fires is deeply ingrained in
New Year rituals at Gokoku Shrine, next to Hiroshima Castle.
Mid-winter swim featuring samurai swimming techniques in the river in front of Hiroshima's A-bomb Dome.
Enruji Temple (A.K.A. Toukasan) commemorates Setsubun on the last Sunday of January with a cold water purification ceremony.