Taishaku-kyo Gorge
This beautiful 15km long canyon in the northeast of Hiroshima prefecture has many natural features and is a popular place
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Autumn
Autumn Leaves at Mitaki Temple in Hiroshima City
The autumn leaves at Mitaki Temple are some of the most beautiful in Hiroshima city. Everyone should pay a visit at this time of year if possible.
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Ritual Fire-walking at Daigan-ji Temple, Miyajima
Impressive and elaborate ritual that culminates in priests and members of the public rushing across hot coals in front of
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Sandan-kyo Gorge in Autumn
Beautiful Sandan-kyo Gorge, in the north of Hiroshima prefecture in the town of Aki-ota, is one of the earliest places
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A Season of Memory
Autumn takes such abuse as a moth-eaten metaphor for decline. “Knows’t thou not at the fall of the leaf” and so on. Here in Japan, the poets have done no better.
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Yoshimizu-en Garden
Yoshimizu Garden [吉水園] is lovely, private garden, only open to the public on two weekends, twice a year. If you
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Summer’s End
I made the mistake of moving to Hiroshima after three years in northern New England…
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Autumn leaves in Hiroshima, Instagramed
With the autumn colors at their peak in the north of the prefecture in places like the Sandankyo and Taishakukyo
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Fire Walking Ritual at Daigan-ji Temple, Miyajima
Every year on the November 3 ‘Culture Day’ holiday, an impressive fire walking ritual takes place in the forecourt of
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Sankei-en Garden
While it doesn’t have the history of Shukkei-en garden in Hiroshima city, nor is it likely to make any top
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