6 Culture Simose Art Museum Peter Lin Simose Art Museum is a beautiful contemporary art museum located near Hiroshima in the town of Otake. The location on the Setouchi..
Festivals Visiting the Miyajima Oyster Festival Paul Walsh For two days every year on the second weekend in February Miyajima dishes out thousands of premium oysters for next to nothing.
Culture Brooklyn Museum Special Exhibition: Ancient Egypt 2025 Sep 20th - Nov 30th 2025 Past Event This autumn, the mysteries of ancient Egypt will be on display in Hiroshima as the Brooklyn Museum’s celebrated collection arr..
Culture Yamato Museum The Yamato Museum is the nickname of the Kure Maritime Museum in Kure, Hiroshima. The Kure Naval Base was established in 1889 and the Kure Naval Shipyard..
Historical Seishin-ji Temple Park in Mihara Paul Walsh Well and truly off the beaten path, Seishin-ji is in a beautiful setting and the story of its founding and its rebirth is an interesting..
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..
Historical Memorial Cenotaph in Hiroshima Todd Wojnowski Among the sites in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is the Memorial Cenotaph, a large, saddle-shaped concrete structure between the..
Culture Kiyomori Festival on Miyajima 2026 Late Mar Medieval Heian parade to pay thanks to the powerful Heike clan leader, Taira no Kiyomori, who turned Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima..