Monthly club influenced permutations of jazz event led by the highly-rated producer/DJ Koichi Ozaki.
Regular DJs
- Koichi Ozaki
- MAEDA
- KOTARO
Free admission.
Upcoming Events
May 25, 2012
New World
Causing “Greatful ‘Techno’ Sound Effects” for the past 15 years every 4th Friday.
DJs
- Shin-ya
- Gyunyu
- Kuro
- Kawa
The claim that among the music you can expect will be minimal, Detroit techno, acid house, Chicago house, tech house, click, funky techno, hard techno, German trance, acid trance, tribal house, hard house, progressive house, deep house, filter house, French house, Italo House, rave, electro, ambient, etc(!).
In Da Dining
Long running Monthly lounge party with DJs spinning a mixed bag of hip hip, reggae, soul, funk and house, with occasional forays into the party side of things when the atmosphere pulls it in that direction over a nice JBL sound system. Kick off your shoes and lounge zashiki-style on the floor around low tables, park yourself at the counter, or ride the groove on the floor in front of the booth.
Although the bar is open from 6pm, people don’t usually start coming in for the music until between 11pm and midnight.
Likely to be quite lively until 3 or 4am.
This event is occasionally held at Bar Edge so if you show up at Lotus and it’s not there, maybe check over there.
Regular DJs
- Daiji (Sleepeye)
- Susu (Sleepeye)
- AG
- Kura
- Aska
Free admission
Check photos from previous parties here on Flickr.
May 26, 2012
Mantou Mitama-sai
Two days of events and commemorations over two nights at Hiroshima’s shrine to the war dead, Gokuku-jinja, which is decorated with lanterns.
From past events, here’s what you can expect.
Saturday, May 26
From 19:00 about 120 young women dressed as shrine maidens perform dances in the shrine forecourt. This is followed by dances by the more dances, this time by full time shrine maidens, Tsugaru Shamisen and taiko drumming performances.
Sunday, May 27
From 10:00 onwards, about 80 elementary school aged boys and girls compete in sumo contests in the shrine building.
In the evening, from 19:00 there is a kagura dance performance.
Understanding
Mods and ’60s party every 4th Saturday at Slim Chance Studio in Takanobashi.
June 1, 2012
Tōkasan Yukata Festival
Hiroshima really comes alive over the three nights of Tōkasan – a festival that really does feel “festive”. Join the 300,000 people who will be donning their yukata for the first time this year who take over Chuo-dori and environs to promenade, play festival games like fish scooping, buy strange inflatable novelties and stuff their faces with equally strange stuff on sticks.
People line up at the Enryu-ji Temple (more commonly know as Tōkasan, a mixed Buddhist and Shinto temple/shrine, which is adorned with red lanterns (near the Peace Boulevard end of Chuō-dori) to pray for good luck by throwing a money offering into the shrine’s coin box and clapping their hands. Tōkasan speciality yakuyoke uchiwa fans to ward off evil can be bought at the temple.
As well as parades and summer bon dancing, there will be taiko drumming and other performances on stages dotted around the center of town. See below for the schedule of main events.
Yukata can cost a lot of money, but reasonably priced ones can be had at stores like Uniqlo, Mujirushi and in Sun Mall. Of course, once you’ve got one you have to put the thing on. Luckily, there are usually skilled hands provided by the Hiroshima branch of the Osaka Kimono Dressing School available at several locations around the city to tidy up your attempts. Check back here for more details.
Our favorite place is Shintenchi-koen where between 19:00 and 21:30 classic Japanese songs crackling out of the PA on the central tower and street stalls sell festival treats at fantastic prices. It feels much more like a local festival of days gone by than the madness just a few meters away on Chuo-dori. The local groups dancing welcome anyone to join in. Great fun and our recommendation if you are heading down to the festival with kids.
Chuo-dori is usually closed to traffic on Friday and Saturday from 19:30.
June 7, 2012
Henri Le Sidaner Exhibition
"La Table bleue, Gerberoy" ("The Blue Table, Gerberoy" 1923) SINGER LAREN, THE NETHERLANDS; PHOTO © SINGER LAREN/ TOM HAARTSEN, AMSTERDAM
Paintings by the French intimist Henri Le Sidaner (1862-1939). Read more about the artist and what to expect at this exhibition at the Japan Times here.
June 15, 2012
Froide
A mixed batch of dance sounds every third Friday in the tiny bar with the amazing sound system, Enjoint Bar Cover.
Regular DJs
- RINN
- windcheater
- paul (GetHiroshima)
- eiji-low
- Sakaguchi
Free admission
June 17, 2012
Oki-no-shima Ultra Marathon
50km and 100km distance races around the coast of Oki-no-shima off the coast of Shimane.
Entry fees:
- 100km ¥15,000
- 50km ¥11,000
Start times:
- 100km 05:00
- 50km 11:30
Entries limited to 650 and the entry deadline is April 20.
June 22, 2012
New World
Causing “Greatful ‘Techno’ Sound Effects” for the past 15 years every 4th Friday.
DJs
- Shin-ya
- Gyunyu
- Kuro
- Kawa
The claim that among the music you can expect will be minimal, Detroit techno, acid house, Chicago house, tech house, click, funky techno, hard techno, German trance, acid trance, tribal house, hard house, progressive house, deep house, filter house, French house, Italo House, rave, electro, ambient, etc(!).