Both of my daughters have attended and enjoyed this wonderful local film festival for their entire lives. If you’re living in Hiroshima, or are lucky enough to be passing through town between the August 23 and 27, you have to make time in your schedule to drop by, if only for an hour or so. […]
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Hiroshima International Animation Festival 2018
July 30, 2018 by Matt ManghamAugust 6th, Anniversary of the Bombing of Hiroshima
July 30, 2018 by Matt ManghamThe entire world knows what happened in Hiroshima on the morning of August 6th, 1945. Today, the events that occurred on that date and in the following days are one of the main reasons that Hiroshima receives such a disproportionately high number (for a city its size) of visitors. You should know, then, that the […]
Hiroshima Asa Zoological Garden
June 26, 2018 by Matt ManghamIf you’re just visiting Hiroshima, or here for a few months, you can probably give this a miss and look for other ways to spend your weekend. But for diehard zoo aficionados or families with children, Asa Zoo makes for a good day out. Several online reviews for the zoo say it’s small, but I […]
Hiroshima Port Dream Fireworks
June 26, 2018 by Matt ManghamSummer in Japan just doesn’t quite work without taking in at least one fireworks show. Hiroshima has several, but the two big crowd pleasers are the Miyajima show in August, and what is called the Yumehanabi, or “Dream Fireworks” from Hiroshima Port in the Ujina district. Formerly held directly in front of the Prince Hotel […]
Mitaki Temple
June 26, 2018 by Matt ManghamMitaki Temple (or Mitaki-dera) isn’t as off the beaten path as it once was. All the online references to a “hidden gem” seem to have had their inevitable effect, and the last few times I’ve been there I’ve had plenty of company. Still, except for sunny weekends in cherry blossom or autumn foliage season, Mitaki […]
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