Ebisu Shrine‘s autumn festival marks the arrival of winter in Hiroshima. Known among locals as Ebessan after the god of commerce, surrounding stores h ....
Read MoreWhen, in 1808, plague was sweeping through the porttown of Onomichi, the lord in control at the time ordered local shrines to perform purification rig ....
Read MoreA 90 minute display of 7,000 fireworks in this city in the north of the prefecture. Wondering if it’s worth dealing with the other 40,000 plus people ....
Read MoreHuge fireworks display over the channel that separates Honshu from Kyushu. 15,000 fireworks are set off from either side of the channel.Big displays a ....
Read MoreThe grand finale to Mihara’s three day Yassa Festival is a fireworks display with 5000 bangs spread over 45 minutes. Organizers advertise some spectac ....
Read MoreAnnual fireworks display held on the first Saturday of August each year with the dramatic backdrop of the Kintai Bridge in Iwakuni. 6000 blasts over a ....
Read MoreHiroshima’s biggest annual event, drawing in many more people than even the August 6 memorial day, the annual Flower Festival was inspired by the cele ....
Read MoreThe construction of Onomichi Port was started in 1740 thanks to the efforts of Kakuzaemon Hirayama and it was this port that became the keystone of On ....
Read MoreHave the smell of 1000 fish heads wafted over you by shrine maidens wielding giant fan to ward off bad luck in this ritual Sumiyoshi Shrine claims to ....
Read More300 bowls of the healthy seven-herb rice porridge traditionally eaten on January 7.Available from 11am until they are all gone (¥150 a bowl).Read more ....
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