21 Culture Furue Trail Walk Ciara Long A temple and shrine trail in Furue, Hiroshima that includes several temples, shrines, a beautiful graveyard and stunning view...
Culture Setoda-cho Day Trip JJ Walsh An interesting town to visit along the Seto-Inland Sea not far from Onomichi, about an hour's drive from Hiroshima city.
Culture History & Traditional Crafts Museum Ciara Long This humanities museum, housed in a pre-war cannery, focuses on Hiroshima's traditional industries, history and folklore.
9 Culture Memorial Cathedral for World Peace Mary Kawai This Catholic church was rebuilt as a Cathedral of Peace after the atomic blast of 1945. The bells and other elements were do...
Culture Mitaki Temple Paul Walsh This mountainside temple is one of Hiroshima hidden gems; a truly enchanted place in which to recharge one's batteries.
Culture Cosquerade at Fushigi-ichi 2025 JJ Walsh The Fushigi-ichi matsuri held in front of Yokogawa station every April includes many festival-goers in elaborate cosplay cost...
Culture Tokasan: The Yukata Festival 2024 Paul Walsh Thousands of people decked out in beautiful yukata summer kimono fill the streets of central Hiroshima for three nights at th...
11 Culture On the Sake Trail in Saijo Chantelle Silva Saijo is the perfect place to get an idea of how special sake is to Japan and Japanese culture. It is riddled with breweries ...
Culture Kure Fireworks Festival 2024 Virginia Gonzalez The Kure Fireworks Festival takes place every August by the city port. Spectators here will enjoy an hour of pyrotechnics ove...
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, ...
