Culture TeamLab Fukuyama Castle Light Festival Kim The digital art collective TeamLab have gained fame for their inventive projection mapping and light displays, and a new even...
Culture Kiyomori Festival on Miyajima Paul Walsh Medieval Heian parade to pay thanks to the powerful Heike clan leader, Taira no Kiyomori, who turned Itsukushima Shrine on Mi...
Culture Cosquerade at Fushigi-ichi JJ Walsh The Fushigi-ichi matsuri held in front of Yokogawa station every April includes many festival-goers in elaborate cosplay cost...
Activities Yokogawa Fushigi Festival JJ Walsh Old, charming Hiroshima suburb of Yokogawa, transformed for a day into a bustling, "mysterious" festival
Activities Fukuyama Rose Festival Kim The Fukuyama Rose Festival has been running annually for over 50 years, and celebrates the beauty of these much-loved blooms.
Culture Mantou Mitama Festival Paul Walsh Once a year, the spectacle of 100 shrine maidens dancing by lantern light can be seen in the forecourt of Hirohima Gokoku-jin...
Culture Mibu no Hana Taue Emmie Tsumura This event features song, dance, and costumed cows and is held on the first Sunday of June. It was awarded UNESCO Intangible ...
Activities Streetcar Festival in Hiroshima Paul Walsh The Hiroshima Electric Railway Co, or Hiroden, opens up the yard next to its headquarters in Hiroshima’s Senda-machi to the p...
Culture Tokasan: The Yukata Festival Paul Walsh Thousands of people decked out in beautiful yukata summer kimono fill the streets of central Hiroshima for three nights at th...
Culture Hiroshima Flower Festival Paul Walsh Over a million people pour into Hiroshima city over the "Golden Week" holiday for 3 days of parades, shows, food and fun!