A big festival called “Hiroshima Flower Festival” is held every year from May 3rd through May 5th in Hiroshima.
This festival is completely different from the "Shinto" festival, the one of the Japanese religions. This is a festival where many people including locals enjoy the performances, foods, and drinks provided by the locals.
During this festival, the main street called the Peace Boulevard, which across through downtown Hiroshima from east to west, is closed to traffic; instead, there are about 30 performance stages, local product exhibitions, and food/drink stalls crowd together all along the street.
It is one of the largest festivals in western Japan, with a crowd of more than 1.6 millions of people, but still, it is a festival with full of sense of locality where many Hiroshima people perform.
It is also recommended to stop by the food area where delicious foods from all over Japan are provided. It satisfies your wish to pick and taste a little bit of delicious food that are from places you have not been.
There are some information centers on the street, and English is also available.
Let's enjoy the festival that has been loved by Hiroshima locals for over 40 years!
In Japan, April 29th and May 3rd through 5th are national holidays, and many Japanese people combine the weekends before and after the national holidays together into one long vacation. It is so-called "Golden week", during which variety of events are held over Japan.
Due to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) in 2020, Flower Festival was canceled for the first time since 1977 when this festival started.
This festival is completely different from the "Shinto" festival, the one of the Japanese religions. This is a festival where many people including locals enjoy the performances, foods, and drinks provided by the locals.
During this festival, the main street called the Peace Boulevard, which across through downtown Hiroshima from east to west, is closed to traffic; instead, there are about 30 performance stages, local product exhibitions, and food/drink stalls crowd together all along the street.
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At the “Flower Parade” on the 3rd and “Kinsai(welcome) YOSAKOI” on the 5th, local companies and dance groups make parade and perform lively performances along the Peace Boulevard.It is one of the largest festivals in western Japan, with a crowd of more than 1.6 millions of people, but still, it is a festival with full of sense of locality where many Hiroshima people perform.
Let's enjoy the festival that has been loved by Hiroshima locals for over 40 years!
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