Found a Heart-Shaped Hydrangeas♡ @Shukkeien

Hi .This is Ena from Hiroshima .
What is your favorite flower?I like hydrangea best.
Around the rainy season a lot of hydrangeas will bloom in pink and blue color throughout Japan.  

The hydrangea are in FULL bloom at Shukkeien Japanese Garden in Hiroshima.
One of our staff went there last week and found this heart-shaped flower! ♡
Why don't you visit the garden to enjoy the flower before the rainy season sets in Hiroshima?


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  <The Shukkeien Japanese Garden （縮景園) > 　　　　　
  
▼website: Shukkeien (ENG)
  About 10mins walk from JR Hiroshima Sta. Or, take a sightseeing Loop Bus to Shukkeien stop (FREE with a Japan Rail Pass)   
◎ 9AM-6PM (from Apr 1st to Sept 30th)  
◎Admission Fee
・Adults  260yen ・Students(High school and University students) 150yen
・Children (Elementary and Junior high school students)  100yen
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Reopens

Hi it's Chippy from Hiroshima Hana Hostel.

What do people visit Hiroshima for?

They come to visit our two World Heritage sites; Itsukushima Shrine and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

In the Peace Memorial Park where the Dome locates, there's also a museum called "Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum."

 

On the 25th of April, the museum reopened after two years of renovations.

The museum first opened in 1955, 10 years after the bomb was dropped.
It's been partly renovated and displays and exhibitions have changed through the years.

Hiroshima Hana Hostel sometimes offers a free guided walking tour.
The guide picks you up at the hostel, takes you to the park, walks around with you explaining the histories. We get very good reviews of the tour as it helps you a lot with understanding the histories and deepening your knowledge.

As the tour is held randomly, we can't tell when it happens until a day or two days before the day. If it's on during your stay, you should definitely join the tour.

To know more about the museum, go on the official website.

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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

Hours Open : 8:30-18:00 (Mar. - Jul)

Fees : 200yen (Adults), 100yen (High School Students),

Free (Junior High School Students or younger)

Access : From Hiroshima Station, take tram #2 or #6 and get off at Genbaku Dome Mae. (Takes about 20 minutes)

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Hiroshima Carps Pre-season games

Baseball is one of the most popullar sports in Japan,especially here in Hiroshima.
It is getting more and more popullar because our team,Carps won the Central leage championship 3 years in a row.Many people come to Hiroshima from all over Japan and overseas to watch the big sports,so it is so hard to get tickets for thire regular season game.
However,here is a good news for you who is staying in Hiroshima next month!
From Mar 5th,there will be pre-season games and you can get the tickets easily.
 Also,the tickets are much cheaper than the ones for the regular season games.(From 1500yen)
Here is the pre-season's game schedule,2019.

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Hiroshima Toyo Carp(Eng)
http://www.carp.co.jp/en/index.html
★Tickets available at the Ticket office on the first-base side of the stadium.
Non game day :11AM-4PM
On Game day:
10AM-30mins after the game is over
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Rental Carp Shirts available　@our reception

Experience Full of Japan! Sake Tasting and Cultural Activities in Hiroshima

Hello. It's Chippy from Hiroshima Hana Hostel.

Do you like Japanese sake?

If yes, Hiroshima is the best place for you.

A big sake festival in Hiroshima, "Saijo Sake Festival" is annually held in early October. Saijo is a small town in Higashi Hiroshima which has more than 10 sake breweries. The festival is getting more and more popular even among non-Japanese people. It's a shame it's only held one time a year...

However, there are good news for you guys who're coming in March this year!

Hiroshima Museum of Art is going to hold special events on the 1st and 22nd of March.
If you visit the museum on these dates, you can not only enjoy masterpieces by artists such as Van Gogh and Picasso, but also experience Japanese unique cultures.

☆Sake Tasting - 1000yen for 3 cups 

You will get to choose what you want to drink from 5-6 kinds of sake, wine and more. By posting on SNS you'll get your fourth cup for FREE.

☆Kimono Experience - 2000yen/adult, 1000yen/child

Choose your own kimono from several choices and enjoy your time at the museum.

☆Kyudo Experience - 500yen (Mar. 1 only)
You can play Japanese traditional sport called "Kyudo (Japanese archery)" only for 500yen!

☆Koto Experience - 1000yen (Mar. 22 only)
 Play Japanese unique instrument "Koto (Japanese harp)" and enjoy the beautiful sound.

If you are planning to travel around Hiroshima in March, you can't miss the events!
Go to Instagram or Facebook for more information.