Hiroshima Days - Be a local

Wouldn't you like to know more about the history of Hiroshima? Most of us living in Hiroshima are generations who have never experienced the atomic bomb nor war. The photos remaining after the atomic bomb and the war tell us not only the tragedy, but also the lives of families and friends that certainly existed there. Let us share the website here that the local newspaper “The Chugoku Shimbun” archives those miracle photos. https://hiroshima75.web.app/index.html The title of the page is “ヒロシマの空白”, which meaning is "the blank period of Hiroshima". The top page is mostly in Japanese, but if you click the Menu button on the upper right, you will recognize the English options. Click Map or List to see the photos. It may be clearer for you to see by the "Map". Click “Map” to jump to the page that contains the map. The four colored-icons displayed on the upper left of the map indicate; before the bombing (green), right after the bombing (orange), testimon y (blue),...

As you know that there are traditional industries all over Japan, Miyajima also has its own traditional industry. Wouldn't you also like to experience by yourself more than just see the products of traditional industries? Please come visit "Miyajima Traditional Crafts Center"! You can select from 3 activities as below. - Miyajima Carving Experience - Maple Buns Making Experience - Rice Scoop Making Experience Miyajima Carving Experience This is an experience that you can carve the drawing that represents Miyajima on the wooden obon -tray-. Traditional craftsman who has been making prestigious souvenirs will teach you friendly. You can also see his work at " Miyajimarine " (Miyajima public Aquarium). Maple Buns Making Experience Maple bun, which we call Momiji manju , has actually been made since 1906 and is very popular sweets.  It ...

Speaking of Japanese Summer, “Hanabi -fireworks- “it is. Not only for fun, but it also contains the purpose of cooling the hot summer and/or memorial service, Japanese people have a custom to watch fireworks in summer. This “Hiroshima Yume Minato Fireworks Display” is one of the biggest fireworks festivals in Hiroshima area. *We are very sorry to inform you that this event for 2021 has been cancelled. Every year on the 4th Saturday of July, for an hour between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM, variety of fireworks are launched. The most representative one is “KIKU- Chrysanthemum-” fireworks. Launched up to the night sky highly and blooms a huge round flower. Each layer fires beautiful color of light and decorate the dark sky so brightly. Many different shapes of fireworks can be seen as well; such as birds, butterflies, and animation characters. What kind of fireworks can be seen at the next fireworks festival? It is for sure that you shall get satisfied at the end. After the ...