Culture Mantou Mitama Festival 2026 Late May Once a year, the spectacle of 100 shrine maidens dancing by lantern light can be seen in the forecourt of Hirohima Gokoku-jinja..
Activities Traffic Land at Oshiba Park JJ Walsh Kotsu (traffic) land has lots of free or very cheap family-fun - following traffic safety rules, enjoy go-carts, a few playgrounds..
Food Lopez Okonomiyaki JJ Walsh Long-time ex-pat chef Lopez originally trained with Hiroshima's original master, Hassho and has now trained other chefs himself...
Food Colive JJ Walsh Trendy Tokaichi backstreet food-bar serving up great pastas & foods that go well with Japanese sake & cocktails.
Shopping Hokancho Shopping Arcade Kenji Chida Hokancho is back and better than ever. There are so many shops to explore and new people to meet.
7 Tower of Paradise JJ Walsh Ujina's rejuvinated waterfront area's silver "Tower of Paradise" landmark is a shiny symbol of hope for prosperity.
Activities Experience A Buddhist Mountain Retreat JJ Walsh The only temple of its kind in Hiroshima to survive the bomb, the temple grounds are an interesting mix of color, statues and religious..
Culture Kintaikyo Festival 2026 Wednesday - Apr 29th Edo-era costume parade in this annual reenactment of the return of the local lord over one of the world's most beautiful bridges...