Matt Mangham
Hiroshima Grand Inoko Festival
Oct 29, 2018 By Matt Mangham
Inoko Festivals are a familiar feature of autumn across western Japan. Hiroshima has been running its own Grand Inoko festival...[ Click to read more ]
Saijo Sake Festival in Higashi Hiroshima
Sep 27, 2018 By Matt Mangham
In early October of every year, Hiroshima Prefecture’s Saijo town (part of Higashi-Hiroshima) lets its hair down for a massive,...[ Click to read more ]
Takehara Shokei-no-michi Candle Festival near Hiroshima
Sep 26, 2018 By Matt Mangham
If you missed the Onomichi Lantern Festival on the 13th, or you were blown away by it and wanted more,...[ Click to read more ]
Onomichi Lantern Festival Near Hiroshima
By Matt Mangham
Onomichi’s Lantern Festival (Onomichi Akari Matsuri) makes for a perfect way to see this jewel of a small city and...[ Click to read more ]
Full Moon Tea Ceremony at Shukkei-en in Hiroshima
Aug 28, 2018 By Matt Mangham
Tsukimi, or Moon Viewing, is a Japanese tradition going back to the Heian period, when portions of the old Chinese...[ Click to read more ]
WoodEgg Okonomiyaki Museum Hiroshima
By Matt Mangham
I regularly meet people traveling through Hiroshima. And because my wife has suggested I be friendlier, I ask them what...[ Click to read more ]
Summer Evening of Prayer and Peace in Hiroshima
Jul 30, 2018 By Matt Mangham
Let’s say you arrive in Hiroshima for the August 6th Peace Memorial Ceremony a day early. You don’t feel like...[ Click to read more ]
Hiroshima International Animation Festival 2018
By Matt Mangham
Both of my daughters have attended and enjoyed this wonderful local film festival for their entire lives. If you’re living...[ Click to read more ]
August 6th, Anniversary of the Bombing of Hiroshima
By Matt Mangham
The entire world knows what happened in Hiroshima on the morning of August 6th, 1945. Today, the events that occurred...[ Click to read more ]
Hiroshima Port Dream Fireworks
Jun 26, 2018 By Matt Mangham
Summer in Japan just doesn’t quite work without taking in at least one fireworks show. Hiroshima has several, but the...[ Click to read more ]
