Hiroshima City

Animal Cafes in Hiroshima

Apr 26, 2021 By Bert Wishart

Though animal cafes first reared their furry little heads in Taiwan, since 2004, they have boomed throughout Japan, and there are spots throughout the nation at which you can sit...[ Click to read more ]

Get Your Shop on! Hiroshima’s Shopping Spots

Apr 26, 2021 By Bert Wishart

Back in the height of the 'bubble era,' Japan had won a reputation for a consumer society so rampant that second-hand stores overflowed with designer brand clothing, and the streets...[ Click to read more ]

All Up in My Grill – Hiroshima’s Best Steakhouses

Mar 30, 2021 By Bert Wishart

Considering how highly thought of beef is in this country, it may shock you to discover that although cattle were introduced to Japan sometime in the second century, until the...[ Click to read more ]

Hiroshima Asa Zoological Garden

Mar 24, 2021 By Bert Wishart

If you’re 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...[ Click to read more ]

Hiroshima Toyo Carp Baseball

Mar 21, 2021 By Bert Wishart

Baseball in Japan Nippon Professional Baseball (playing a role similar to the USA’s MLB) consists of two leagues, the Central League (Hiroshima Toyo Carp, Hanshin Tigers, Chunichi Dragons, Tokyo Yakult...[ Click to read more ]

Ume Plum Blossoms

Pretty in Pink – Finding Hiroshima’s Beautiful Plum Blossoms

Feb 26, 2021 By Bert Wishart

While the cherry blossom is the flower that tends to dominate the imagination of Japanese botanic appreciation, it is perhaps the plum (ume) blossom that should be the more celebrated....[ Click to read more ]

Alive and Rocking – See Local Music at Hiroshima’s Great Live Houses

Feb 26, 2021 By Bert Wishart

With just a cursory look at Japanese television, you would be forgiven for believing that Japan's music industry was an endless parade of identikit Johnny's boy bands or sprawling AKB-48 affiliated...[ Click to read more ]

Rock (Climbing) And Roll – Bouldering in Hiroshima

Dec 25, 2020 By Bert Wishart

Now and again, something pops up in the zeitgeist that comes right out of left field. Some of these things are fads that slip away as quickly as they came...[ Click to read more ]

Alternative Fitness Options in Hiroshima

Dec 25, 2020 By Bert Wishart

So, over the holidays, you indulged until you were fit to burst. We’ve all been there, but now you’ve noticed that you’ve put on a few pounds and can shake...[ Click to read more ]

Winter Illumination in Hiroshima 2020

Nov 19, 2020 By Matt Mangham

Seasonal illuminations are a big deal in Japan. From the famous Kobe Luminarie, donated by the Italian government following the Great Hanshin Earthquake, to light festivals in Osaka, Sendai, Nagoya,...[ Click to read more ]