Culture Miyajima Implements Visitor Tax to Tourists Serena Kim Miyajima, Japan — Visitors to the iconic Miyajima, home to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Itsukushima Shrine, will now be ...
Nightlife Hand Craft & Bottle Cafe YES。 Guillaume Doré With a moody and intimate atmosphere, this well hidden bar in Onomichi is worth a visit, if you are in town on the right day.
Culture Hiroshima Warmed Sake Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Held annually on the vernal equinox, the Hiroshima Warmed Sake Festival allows visitors to sample a variety of local brews he...
Food Guesthouse and Cafe Miharashi-tei Guillaume Doré While many buildings in Onomichi are abandonne, people are also trying to revitalize the city by restoring abandoned building...
Activities An Introduction to Mukaishima Island Kim Bergström Located across from Onomichi in Hiroshima, you'll find Mukaishima Island. The island also makes up part of the Shimanami Kaid...
Activities Moss Phlox and Nemophila at Sera Kogen Flower Village Kim Bergström Hiroshima's Sera Kogen Flower Village is home to a number of different events throughout the year, but during spring is when ...
Shopping Onomichi U2 Kim Bergström Onomichi U2 is a multi-purpose facility which contains a hotel, cycle shop, eateries, and retail stores. It makes for a conve...
Food Hiroshima: Food Guide Veronica Carnevale As you explore the prefecture’s natural beauty, historic temples, and urban museums and sculptures, why not also take your ta...
Activities Sera Kogen Rose Festa Kim Bergström From late May through until early July, Hiroshima's Sera Kogen Farm hosts their annual Rose Festa. Around 135 different varie...
Activities Sera Kogen Tulip Festival Kim Bergström Each year from around mid April through to mid May, Hiroshima's Sera Kogen Farm hosts a tulip festival which consists of a wh...