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Culture in Hiroshima

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Tradition of Tondo Matsuri

Tradition of Tondo Matsuri

JJ Walsh

At Shrines around the city, small New Year festivals called Tondo Matsuri are held to burn old good luck charms and to roast ...

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Hiroshima Toshogu Shrine

Hiroshima Toshogu Shrine

Hiroshima Tōshō-gū (広島東照宮) is a Shinto shrine in Hiroshima which was established in 1648. As with all Tosho-gu shrines i...

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Daishoin Temple

Daishoin Temple

Daishō-in or Daisyō-in is a historic Japanese temple complex with many temples and statues on Mount Misen, the holy mountain ...

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Sankeien Garden (Mihara)

Sankeien Garden (Mihara)

Hiroshima's very own Sankeien Garden (三景園), opened in 1993, is a traditional stroll garden that can be found near Hiroshim...

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Hiroshima Peace Pagoda

Hiroshima Peace Pagoda

The Peace Pagoda, or busshari-tō as it it called in Japanese, was built at the instigation of a Bhuddhist monk named Nichidat...

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