Kintai Bridge Tondo Festival
The previous year’s shrine good and new year amulets go up in flames on the banks of the Nishiki River
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Onomichi Akari Matsuri
On an autumn evening every October, people flock to Onomichi to wander its picturesque streets decorated with thousands of candles.
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Going beyond sake in Higashi-hiroshima unearths hidden gems
Although Saijo in Higashi-hiroshima City is still very much off the radar of most people from overseas, it is well
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Lantern floating commemoration returns to Hiroshima Peace Day
The picturesque and poignant lantern floating ceremony will be held on the evening of the anniversary of the A-bomb attack on Hiroshima for the first time in 3 years on Saturday, August 6th.
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Join the Sorasaya tondo festival
A great opportunity to take part in one of the year’s best local festivals, for adults and kids alike.
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Local birds take advantage of drop in visitors due to COVID-19
A volunteer guide at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum had a surprise when they took a look inside the bell of the Children’s Monument, dedicated to Sasaki Sadako, in Hiroshima Peace Park the other day.
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Lukewarm response to general PCR testing trial in Hiroshima City
Only just over half of available PCR tests taken up by residents in designated parts of Hiroshima city’s Naka-ku ward in COVID-19 general testing trial.
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Kunihiko Sakuma: The young hibakusha
Director of atomic bomb suvivor advocacy group Hiroshima Hidankyo, Kunihiko Sakuma talks about his journey to finding his voice as a “young hibakusha”.
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Hiroshima Peace Museum and Castle to reopen
As Hiroshima moves cautiously into post-shutdown mode, public facilities and attractions are starting to reopen.
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