Culture Mibu no Hana Taue 2024 Early Jun This event features song, dance, and costumed cows and is held on the first Sunday of June. It was awarded UNESCO Intangible Cultural..
Culture Fukuyama Ashida River Fireworks Festival 2024 Mid Aug The fireworks display by the Ashida River in Fukuyama is the perfect location to bring the city's three-day summer festival..
Culture Hiroshima Hypocenter "Carried to Hiroshima from Tinian Island by the Enola Gay, a U.S. Army B-29 bomber, the first atomic bomb used in the history of humankind, exploded approximately..
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..
Culture Kure Fireworks Festival 2024 Late Jul The Kure Fireworks Festival takes place every August by the city port. Spectators here will enjoy an hour of pyrotechnics over the..
Culture Hiroshima Food Festival 2024 Late Oct This festival is a food-lovers paradise, showcasing local food and drink from all 23 cities and towns across Hiroshima Prefecture...
Historical Hiroshima Peace Memorial: A-Bomb Dome Paul Walsh The iconic remains of the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, have become a symbol of both the horror of nuclear war..
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..