Toukasan Yukata Festival
Tōkasan Enryu-ji Temple 8-12 Mikawa-cho, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JapanHiroshima really comes alive over the three nights of Tōkasan - a festival that really does feel "festive". Join the
Hiroshima really comes alive over the three nights of Tōkasan - a festival that really does feel "festive". Join the
One of Onomichi's three major festivals. Three groups of men dressed in happi coats carrying mikoshi portable shrines make their
The Hiroshima Carp in Central League pro baseball action at Mazda "Zoom Zoom" Stadium against Nagoya's Chunichi Dragons. Game starts
Annual keiro-chakai to commemorate Respect for the Aged Day at Shukkei-en Garden in Hiroshima City Center. You're kind of supposed
As the annual chrysanthemum viewing tea ceremony at Shukkei-en Garden is held on the November 3 Bunka-no-hi or "Culture Day"
Impressive and elaborate ritual that culminates in priests and members of the public rushing across hot coals in front of
The impressive hi-watari-shiki fire walking ritual takes place at Daishoin Temple on Miyajima twice a year in spring and autumn.
Momiji maple viewing tea ceremony at Shukkei-en Garden. ¥260 garden entrance fee also required. Photo: ©Shukkei-en Garden
Living in wooden houses, closely clustered together along narrow streets, for centuries, fear of calamitous fires is deeply ingrained in
New Year rituals at Gokoku Shrine, next to Hiroshima Castle.