Culture Visiting the Miyajima Oyster Festival Paul Walsh For two days every year on the second weekend in February Miyajima dishes out thousands of premium oysters for next to nothing.
Culture Hiroshima Museum of Art Paul Walsh Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso and many more works by great modern European painters are on display in this very pleasant city cen...
Culture Setsubun at Gokoku-jinja JJ Walsh Setsubun traditions, archery and lucky bean toss event at Hiroshima's Gokoku-jinja annually on Feb 3rd
Culture Visiting Shukkei-en Garden Paul Walsh Shukkei-en Garden provides a pretty and serene escape from the bustle of the city. Most impressive during spring and autumn, ...
Culture Kure Fireworks Festival 2025 Virginia Gonzalez The Kure Fireworks Festival takes place every August by the city port. Spectators here will enjoy an hour of pyrotechnics ove...
Culture Hiroshima Port Fireworks Festival 2025 Virginia Gonzalez The Hiroshima Port Dream Fireworks Festival takes place every year in late July, when 10,000 fireworks are set off in the bay...
12 Culture A Walk Around Hiroshima Castle Chantelle Silva The 1.5km path around Hiroshima Castle will take you on a scenic journey through time and provide you with beautiful 360 degr...
9 Culture Hiroshima's Hillside Torii Gates Chantelle Silva 100 or so bright red torii gates signify the presence of a Shinto shrine along Hiroshima's Peace Pagoda hiking trail
12 Culture Yosakoi Parade - Flower Festival JJ Walsh Day 3 of the Flower Festival is a day to enjoy the dance parade- troupes with colorful costumes, energy, passion and having l...
11 Culture Ushita-yama Kannon-ji JJ Walsh Pictures of the Beautiful golden Kannon statue at the base of Ushita-yama. Built as a place of comfort for families who have ...
