Tanabata Illuminations in Shukkeien

The lawn area in front of the Seifukan tea house in Hiroshima’s Shukkei-en Garden is illuminated by blue LEDs to

After The Fireworks

Killing time with summer yukata and garigari-kun in the side-streets of Yokogawa.

As I told you in last week’s column, I have a lactose intolerance problem. I’m also female, however, and, as

Etajima’s summer fireworks festival has shifted to an autumn festival! Fireworks 18:00-18:30 (2100 blasts)

Easy to get to using local roads, Hiroshima-Kure toll road or by train,Bayside Beach Saka [ベイサイドビーチ坂] is Hiroshima city’s most

It was rainy and wet Sundance this year, but it was still a fun festival on Miyajima island. Here are

Obon can be elusive for the average visitor to Japan, the sort of thing you’re aware of but…

Chupi is a great summer break from the heat. Although it may seem overly crowded on busy days, the atmosphere

Japan’s beer gardens are a lot of fun, and they can certainly help make the long, hot and sticky summer

Fukuyama’s three day summer festival is rounded off with a 60-minute display featuring 16,000 fireworks over the Ashidagawa River.