Activities Reminiscing About Miyajima Suwannee Payne Miyajima is a small Island located within Hiroshima Bay
6 Culture Ohashi House Mandy Bartok The Ohashi House, an old samurai residence, sits just at the edge of the Bikan historical district in Kurashiki.
10 Culture Iwami Ginzan's Omori-cho Sandra Isaka The town of Omori is one of Japan's least known treasures. Hidden in Shimane Prefecture and rarely visited, it is now part of...
6 Activities Kuniga Coastline Rory Jackson This majestic coastline is a series of cliffs, caves and stone pillars all making up the view for one of Japan's top 100 walk...
Accommodation Oki Seaside Hotel Tsurumaru Rory Jackson The Oki Seaside Hotel Tsurumaru is an ocean front complex with its own yacht harbor. Nearly every room faces the ocean and th...
Culture Kure Fireworks Festival 2026 Virginia Gonzalez The Kure Fireworks Festival takes place every August by the city port. Spectators here will enjoy an hour of pyrotechnics ove...
Culture Miyajima Fireworks Festival 2026 JJ Walsh Hiroshima's most famous fireworks display. Amazing, colorful bursts shot from the water in front of the huge red tori gate in...
Nightlife Gensou-Teien at Okayama's Korakuen Andrea Miyata Enjoy a night out at Korakuen in Okayama city when the garden is lit up for this annual special summer event
Culture Hiroshima Port Fireworks Festival 2026 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...
