Culture Simose Art Museum Wins Prix Versailles Kim Bergström Hiroshima's Simose Art Museum gained international acclaim recently by winning the Prix Versailles, a UNESCO-established awar...
Sera Kogen Wisteria Festival 2025 Kim Bergström One ethereal place to appreciate ethereal wisteria flowers is at Hiroshima's Sera Kogen Farm, which is home to approximately ...
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...
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...
Activities Hiking Mount Takamiyama in Onomichi Guillaume Doré Stop by Mount Takamiyama for an easy ride and a great point of view on the Seto inland sea and it’s islands.
Activities Hiroshima Wangan Trail Run 2026 Kim Bergström The Hiroshima Wangan Trail Run includes a 109 kilometer course with a cumulative altitude of approximately 6,900 meters, and ...
Hiroshima Oktoberfest 2025 Kim Bergström There are several different Oktoberfest events held across Japan during the autumn period, and one in Hiroshima promises plen...
Activities Sera Kogen Sunflower Festival 2025 Kim Bergström During late July through August, 60 varieties of sunflowers fill a space of approximately 65,000 square meters at Hiroshima's...
