Hiroshima Days - Be a local

When we ask foreigners living in Hiroshima what is the best place to visit in Hiroshima, we often get the answer, "Mitaki-dera Temple. This place is truly a hidden gem. Even though it is located very close to the center of Hiroshima City, it is away from the hustle and bustle of the city. The temple facilities are scattered along the mountain, and people can stroll around and enjoy the changing seasons of the mountain. Summer Autumn What is your favorite part of the Japanese mountains? "The abundance of greenery", "the chirping of birds", "the sound of running water", "the cool breeze and mist". All of these are here. By the way, "Mitaki-dera Temple" is written in Chinese characters as a temple with three waterfalls. As you climb up from the entrance, you can see Koma-ga-Taki (Waterfall) Bon'on-no-Taki (Waterfall) Yumyo-no-Taki  (Waterfall) Enjoy strolling around while listening to the cool sound o...

Wouldn't you like to enjoy this kind of scenery on a nice day? At the top of Mt. Mitaki, you can enjoy the scenery of the city of Hiroshima spread out over the delta created by the rivers, with many islands floating in the sea. If you continue past the Yumyo-no-Taki waterfall at Mitaki-dera Temple , you will enter the course A for climbing Mt. Mitaki. It was a nature-rich walking course, and we saw snakes and frogs as soon as we started walking. Mt. Mitaki, 356 meters above sea level, is an easy mountain for beginners to try, as we had already climbed up the approach to Mitaki-dera Temple. Along the way, you can enjoy a variety of natural features such as bamboo groves and rocks. The top of the mountain has the most stunning view. The day we climbed was a beautiful day, so we could see the Shikoku region across the sea. At the top of the mountain, there is a pine tree with the name "Soko Matsu(pine tree)". Soko is the name of Ueda Shigeyasu, who was also a retainer of the...

If you have visited Hiroshima as a tourist, what do you think the unique features that Hiroshima has to offer? One of the answers should be " Red are seen a lot." That "Red" comes from the team color of the local professional baseball team, the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. The team is so loved by the locals that many people who come to Hiroshima for work from other parts of Japan express that the people in Hiroshima spend a large percentage of their lives with the Carp. In fact, the day after a game, the next words come after "Good morning" is often "The Carp played well last night, didn't they?". Why is the team so loved? The Hiroshima Carp was established as a municipal baseball team without a parent company in 1949, only four years after the A-bomb was dropped in 1945.  *It became the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in 1967. As the newly e...

Here, you can enjoy kagura videos at any time. The story of each performance is also introduced in English. About "What is Kagura", click here . For regular performances, click here . Yamata-no-Orochi (The Eight-Head Sneak Demon) Click here to read the summary. Jinrin (The Winged Demon) Click  here  to read the summary. Momijigari (Autumn Foliage Viewing) Click  here  to read the summary. Tsuchigumo (Earth Spiders) Click  here  to read the summary. ＊All videos are copyrighted by the Hiroshima Prefectural Citizens' Culture Center

You are lucky if you are in Hiroshima on Wednesday night. It is because you can see Kagura , one of Hiroshima's representative Traditional Performing Arts, in the downtown area of Hiroshima City. But what is Kagura then? Click here ( Kagura Monzen Touji Village ) Originally, Kagura was performed at local shrines after rice planting or harvesting, but now it is performed once a week on Wednesday nights in the center of Hiroshima City so that people who come from all over the world can see this enjoyable traditional performance. Hiroshima Kagura , like a play, is made up of a story. For example, in the play " Yamata no Orochi ," which is known by most people in Hiroshima, the god Susanoo-no-mikoto defeats a giant snake and saves an elderly couple whose daughters are swallowed by the snake every year. ©Hiroshima Prefectural Citizens' Culture Center Even if you don't understand the words, you will be able to recognize the gods, demons, samurai, etc. by the facial ex...

The Atomic Bomb Dome, a World Heritage Site, is located near the center of Hiroshima City. It was not originally a park, but rather a place where merchants once gathered and inns, restaurants, and theaters lined the streets of Hiroshima. Why did this place flourish? The outer moat of Hiroshima Castle has now been filled in and turned into land, on which various buildings stand, but right in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome was the southwest end of the outer moat. Nowadays, land transportation is well developed, but at that time, marine transportation was the mainstream. The river is very important for transporting goods to Hiroshima Castle. The castle was built facing the river, and merchants started their business because of the castle. "Hiroshima River Cruise" will take you around the outer walls of Hiroshima Castle while imagining such a scene. ...