“The Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine” is strongly associated with carp.

“Bon-odori”dance festival is held everywhere in Japan during the summer season.

“Hiroshima Castle” is one castle that was given an award for Japan’s Top 100 Castles, and is definitely worth seeing if you are into history!

Let’s see the Japanese “morning glory”, the beloved flower of summer!

How to use the more affordable, streetcar when touring Hiroshima

When people “visit graves,” they express their gratitude to their ancestors before their graves.

An area of ice where the God of ice is enshrined, “Himuro Shirayuki” Festival

Taste local countryside cuisine at an old Japanese house-style restaurant in Ginza!

Events for early September; Get a sense for autumn.

Finding Japan in Germany! Part 8: An interview with German Sumi-e Artist “Katharina Hacker” about the attractions of Sumi-e painting.