Culture Mantou Mitama Festival 2026 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 Fukuyama Ashida River Fireworks Festival 2026 Michelle Montano The fireworks display by the Ashida River in Fukuyama is the perfect location to bring the city's three-day summer festival t...
Accommodation HOTEL FORK & KNIFE Miyajima Geoff Day Just steps away from the gateway to the world-famous "Island of Gods," a new standard of luxury awaits. Located in Hatsukaich...
Activities Cycling the Shimanami Kaido Named a Top 2026 Adventure Kim Bergström A 2026 travel roundup by EF Adventures, recently highlighted by Yahoo!, named e-biking along the Shimanami Kaido as one of th...
Culture Ukiyo-e Immersive Art HIROSHIMA 2026 Kim Bergström Ukiyo-e Immersive Art HIROSHIMA is coming to Hiroshima City from July 18th to September 6th, 2026, bringing an immersive digi...
The Atomic Bomb Dome Tomoko Kamishima Hiroshima's famous dome (designed by Czech architect, Jan Letzel) stood 160m southeast of ground zero. But the dome miraculou...
World's Most Famous Anti-War Museum Tomoko Kamishima The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum exhibits many articles remaining from the atomic bombing. It also displays records and ph...
Walking around Itsukushima Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Miyajima has been known as an island of God for 1400 years. And the island itself has been worshiped by people all over Japan.
The Fun Streets of Miyajima Island Tomoko Kamishima The bustling shopping street of Omotesando, Machiya-dori with old houses, Taki-koji with big houses of Shinto priests, and a ...
Miyajima’s Senjokaku & Pagoda Tomoko Kamishima Senjokaku, 1,000 tatami mats is size, is on the top of a hill commanding Itsukushima Shrine. A comfortable breeze blows throu...
