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

New Year's Day @ Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine

It is already now at the end of December....
Do you have any plans for New Year's Eve or New Year's Day?

On New Year's Day many Japanese go to the shrine to worship.
If you are coming to Hiroshima for those days, why don't you go to Gokoku Shrine?
Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine（広島護国神社） is a Shinto shrine  next to Hiroshima Castle.Every year many people.... more than 600,000 people visit there in the first three days of the new year for Hatsumode(初詣）,the first visit of the year to a shrine.

This is how we worship at shrines;
1) Ring the bell
2) Throw change gently in the offering box
3) Two bows,
    two claps and one bow
 




Opening Hours
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＊Dec 31st   ～24：00

＊Jan 1st    0：00～23：00
＊Jan 2nd  8：00～22：00
＊Jan 3rd  8：00～22：00
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EVENTS

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◎Dec 31st（大晦日　Oomisoka)

17:00～　大祓式・除夜祭　
　　　　New Year's Eve  Celemony

◎Jan 1st (元旦　Gantan) 

0:00～　初神楽奉奏（巫女舞）　Kagura

10:00～ 歳旦祭　New Year's Day Celemony

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◆Access　Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine
Take a Tram No.2 or 6 to Kamiyacho-Higashi stop from Hiroshima Sta.
Another 8min walk to the shrine

Have a good New Year's holiday!



** Be Careful ! **

The Peace Memorial Museum will be closed 
on Dec 30th and 31st.

⚾Hiroshima Carp Victory Parade⚾

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⚾Hiroshima Carp　Victory Parade⚾ 

Nov 5th  From 10：30  FREE

@Peace Boulevard

Take a tram #1 to Hondori stop 
(※You can not get on/off at Fukuro-machi stop 10-12pm on Nov 5th)

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Since our baseball team,Hiroshima Carp won the Central League on Sept 10th,they are having the victory parade in November at Peace Boulevard!  We were hoping for this parade for a long time so many carp fans are going there to celebrate.

 Let's celebrate our HEROES together in HIROSHIMA!

Please check the details well if you are interested in it.

Hiroshima Carp Victory Parade (JPN): http://carpwin2016.com/ 

BOOKED BUS for the　VICTORY parade ⚾

Autumn Events ＠Syukkeien Japanese Garden

Hi! It is Ena from Hiroshima Hana Hostel.
The autumn trees are at their best soon. 
Have you been to mountains to view the scarlet leaves in Japan? I would like to go to Miyajima island or Sandan-kyo to see them this year.

Even in the city there is a place where you can feel autumn.

There is a Japanese Garden called Shyukkeien near JR Hiroshima station. 

They are having some events soon.

✳Chrysanthemums viewing Tea ceremony
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・November 3rd (Tue) 9:30～15:00
・Seifu-kan (清風館) ＠Shukkeien Garden
・Tea ticket ８００yen
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Since Nov  3rd  is a Japanese public holiday ' Culture day ' (Bunka-no-hi) ,you can enter the garden for FREE ! You need to pay ONLY the fee for the tea ceremony:)

✳Red leaves viewing Tea ceremony
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・November 8th (Sun) 9:30～15:00
・Seifu-kan (清風館) and Myougetsu-tei (明月亭） 
  ＠Shukkeien Garden
・Tea Ticket １２００yen 
 + Entrance fee (Adults : 260yen / Children: 100yen)
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✳Chrysanthemums　Show
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・November 1st (Sun) ～ 15th (Sun)
・Around Seifu-kan (清風館)  ＠Shukkeien Garden
・ Entrance fee (Adults : 260yen / Children: 100yen)
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Only these days you can enjoy chrysanthemums (mums) made by local farmers.

Why don't you visit there and enjoy the Japanese autumn:)

☆SHINMEI ICHI in MIHARA☆

☆SHINMEI ICHI in MIHARA☆

 

DATE ：February 7th ～9th

PLACE： around MIHARA JR station

ACCESS： 1 hour by local train from Hiroshima station

Hello!! This is MAYU from J-Hoppers Hiroshima.

I would like to introduce you about one event in MIHARA.

It's kind of festival to greet Spring.

Do you know DARUMA？It's stationary article for luck.

Usually we put it on table or rack. Because We have just small one.

But, in here,You can see the biggest one in Japan!!!!!

That's amazing!! This DARUMA is 4.3m high and 180kg!!

If you would like to get some DARUMA for souvenir, 

You can buy them as many as you want!!

 

 And also you can look around so many open booth in here.

It's more than 500!!!!

*You can enjoy Shinto music and dance numbers on 8th at 11am to 4pm.

 *They have KARAOKE cup on  9th at 1pm to 4pm.

You can have an experience with traditional Japanese festival!!!!!

 

 

 

ONOMICHI LEMON FESTIVAL

 

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EVENT[ONOMICHI　LEMON FESTIVAL]

DATE: November 30th - December 25th

COST: Free 

PLACE: Around Onomichi station

You can enjoy the beautiful big tree which is decorated with LEMON!!!!

It is in front of Onomichi station.

The illumination is having from sun set to 10pm.

December 7th and 8th

 The booth by high school student from Onomichi.

You can enjoy some food and drink made from Lemon, Orange, and so on.

*Hiroshima is the biggest major production area of Lemon!!

Please enjoy fresh taste of Lemon!!

INFORMATION: 082-513-3392

June 22nd (Sat) the World Commercial Festival 2013 in Hiroshia

On June 22 (Sat) The World CM Festival in Hiroshima will be held!!

Place：Aster plaza　
Time：open 17：45　start 18：00
Ticket：advance ticket　2,50yen ticket 3,000yen


Contact :　bouvier@cmfestival.com 092-843-7370

 Do you know the “Sekai no CM Festival” ? It s a 3 hours crazy show made from the best commercial films from all over the world shown on a giant screen with English and Japanese sub-titles. The show turns in more than twenty cities in Japan and will be in Hiroshima  on June 22nd .

Ben Folds Five Playing in Hiroshima.

Event:

Ben Folds Five

Date:

February 20, 2013 7:00 pm

Cost:

¥8500 (includes one drink)

Venue:

Club Quattro

Phone:

082-542-2280

Address:

10F PARCO Honkan, Hondori 10-1, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

Ben Folds Five is an alternative rock trio formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The group comprises Ben Folds (lead vocals,piano, keyboards, melodica, principal songwriting), Robert Sledge (bass, contrabass, synthesizer, backing vocals), and Darren Jessee(drums, percussion, backing vocals, songwriter, and co-writer for some songs). The group achieved mainstream success in the alternative,indie and pop music scenes. The band is best known for the hit single "Brick" from their 1997 album Whatever and Ever Amen, which gained airplay on many mainstream radio stations. During their seven years together, the band released three proper studio records, oneretrospective album of B-sides and outtakes, and eight singles. They also contributed to a number of soundtracks and compilations. Ben Folds Five disbanded in October 2000, apparently under amicable circumstances.

The Hiroshima peace memorial museum and some other facilities will open on New Year's Day 2013!!

We found a good information for people who want to come to Hiroshima on New Year's Day 2013♪ check it our:)

Hozuki Matsuri

On the 3rd weekend of July each year, a festival is held in celebration of the mysteriously beautiful “Hozuki” red Chinese lantern plant in the small suburb town of Ushita in Hiroshima city, Japan. Located a short bus ride (#6) from the city center, this festival is held along the pedestrianized main street in front of Ushita elementary school.  Although many of the city’s main festivals are held around this time of year this smaller festival has a fun, relaxed and friendly vibe.

Many of the festival goers wear Yukata summer kimono in the same fashion as the larger Tokasan or  Ebisu-ko festivals, but you will find it much easier to get through this suburban crowd and the lines are not half as long for games, drinks and food. There are also performances held at the different ends of the street. At the last festival, one stage had hip-hop dancing and Taiko drumming performances as well as a children’s Yukata contest. The other end didn’t have a raised stage, but live bands were playing in a roped off area. One classic 50′s rock n’ roll had the crowd jumping and dancing along with them- it was great fun.

March 24th (sat) Kagura dance and music in Miyajima♪

March 24th (sat) Kagura dance and music in Miyajima♪



Kagura dance traces its roots back to Shinto and was performed in rituals in ancient times. Over the ages, Kagura has evolved into several variations and styles. In particular, the area around the northern part of Hiroshima, Kagura was developed into a popular form of entertainment by adding dramatic performances.


time:10:00～
place:at Itsukushima shrine in Miyajima
Fee : 100yen

Bouncy Castle “Fuwa Fuwa” Festival

Called the Fuwa-Fuwa Kids Festival, this is a very popular (get there early), family fun event held every year in the main area of the Green Arena concert hall (behind the old Hiroshima baseball stadium). The event is held over 3 days, January 2nd~5th from 10am to 5pm each day. The busiest times are from 11am to 2pm, but it will likely be fairly busy no matter when you go.

There are Japanese Food stalls outside, special events held on the stage inside with popular anime characters who will perform shows and pose for photos with kids throughout each day. The biggest highlight of course is the huge bouncy castles, there are 26 different air-filled rides to enjoy. Prices: (save 100 yen if you buy tickets before hand. Entry ticket of 600 yen or 1500 yen for a family (up to 4 members)
Ride tickets cost 1,000 yen for 11 tickets or get unlimited rides with a “free passport” for 2,500 yen

Aug 8(Mon) Kataribe - Real Story by an Atomic Bomb Victim "Keijiro Matsushima"

"So you saw the mushroom cloud. I was underneath it."
Keijiro Matsushima (A-bomb survivor)

August 6th. A significant date in the history of Japan and the world.
It is on, and around, this date that thousands of tourists from overseas, and foreigners living in Japan, head to Hiroshima to visit the museum and attend the Peace Memorial Ceremony.

This year, however, will be a little different.......

On Monday August 8th, there will be a rare chance to meet a survivor of the A-bomb at Tengu Gallery (Hondori).
Keijiro Matsushima was 16 when the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.
He will give his testimony of what happened on that fateful day in ENGLISH and there will be a Q&A session afterwards.

So to foster understanding, and in the hope that this atrocity is never repeated, why not come along and listen to Matsushima's story?
Matsushima gives a human face to the A-bombing tragedy.

Join the dialogue with Matsushima san.

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Date : Monday, August 8
Time : 6:30pm open / 7:00pm start / 8:30pm end
Place : Gallery Tengu Square (Otemachi 1-5-12, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi)
Map : http://maps.google.com/map​s?q=%E5%BA%83%E5%B3%B6%E5%​B8%82%E4%B8%AD%E5%8C%BA%E5​%A4%A7%E6%89%8B%E7%94%BA1-​5-12&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sll=34.​386244%2C132.455018&sspn=0​.06049%2C0.154324&z=16
Admission : Free
About : "Kataribe", a storyteller, Keijiro Matsushima recounts his personal atomic bomb experiences in ENGLISH.
A Q&A session will follow the presentation.

The capacity of the gallery is limited to only 20.
So we add you to the list if you push "Attending".
If you want to bring someone else, please let us know by writing on this event wall.
* Hearing a-bomb victim's speech in english is a really rare chance, so please understand we invite only foreigners to this event.



Keijiro Matsushima - Kataribe (Storyteller)

Born in Hiroshima City in 1929 (82 years old).
He was 16-years-old when the atomic Bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.
At that time, he was inside a school building that was only two kilometers away from the epicenter.
He taught English in junior high school after the World War II.
After his retirement, he has been active as "Kataribe," a storyteller who recounts his personal atomic bomb experiences to younger generations.


Place:
Gallery Tengu Square
Otemachi 1-5-2, Naka-ku
Hiroshima-shi, Japan

19:00 - 20:30

☆★☆FIREWORKS EVENTS JULY&AUGUST☆★☆

The rain season is finally OVER in Hiroshima!
It will be just getting hotter and hotter..
Speaking of summer in Japan is..FIREWORK! Hiroshima held many Fireworks events during summer.You should definitely　enjoy one of big summer event in Hiroshima. Dress up in YUKATA and enjoy beautiful fireworks!

Here is a information of Fireworks events!　Check it out!!

JULY

23rd
Mihara city：　Numata-Hongo Summer Fes.　　20：35-21：00
Miyoshi city：　Miyoshi Fireworks Fes.　　20：00-21：30
Hiroshima city：　Hiroshima port Fireworks Fes.　　20：00-21：00
Onomichi city：　Innoshima Island Fireworks Fes.　　20：30-21：00

30th
Onomichi city：　Onomichi Fireworks Fes.　　19：30-21：30
Kure city：　Kure Sea Fireworks Fes.　　20：00-21：00


AUGUST

14th
Mihara city：　Mihara Fireworks Fes.　　20：00-21：50
Hatsukaichi city：　Miyajima Fireworks Fes.　　19：50-20：50

15th
Fukuyama city：　Fukuyama Ashida river Fireworks Fes.　　19：30-20：45

27th
Onomichi city：　Innoshima Island Marine Fire Fes.　　20：45-21：00
Aki-takata city：　Aki Takata Fireworks Fes.　　19：30-20：30

28th
Shobara city：　Shobara Fireworks Fes.　　19：30-20：30



!! Schedules may change !!

July 17(Sun) Cosplay Party in Hiroshima♪

Cosquerade is an event dedicated to Japanese pop culture.if you like anime,Manga or Cosplay,this is the place for you!Join this cosplay party! Everyone is welcome!!

June 5 (Sun)- Hiroshima Streetcar Festival-

Hiroshima Streetcar Festival

Hiroden opens up its Senda-machi yard to display its many trams collected from around the world. Kids can check out the trams up close from every angle, and older tramspotters can get deeper insights into all things tram.

Address:
Hiroden Senda-machi Yard
(082)242-3551

Dates/Times:
05 June 10:00 - 16:00 Hrs

For more information:

URL:www.hiroden.co.jp/

May 15th(SUN) 11:00~ clam digging @ Miyajima

May 14 (Sat) Nou dancing in Onomich

This is a performance of Nou dancing with Japanese traditional music dedication exercise of a peach blossom.


Date:14th of May
Time:18:00-
Place:JODOJI,AMIDADO
FEE :3500yen

It takes about 70min to Onomich town from Hiroshima JR station.

April 3 (Sun) cherry blossom viewing party near hiroshima peace Park♪

During the months of March and April, many people all over Japan go out to admire the cherry blossoms in full bloom.
The season for cherry-blossom viewing has come!
Let's enjoy spring in Japan together!!!

only 5min walk from J-hoppers Hiroshima to the park!

March 12 (Sat)Big Latin dance party at Club Chinatown.

There is a free salsa lesson from 7pm.

* Salsa, Samba, Belly dance, Zumba performances
* MCs Danji & Kiyomi
* DJs Taki & Hiro

Admission
Adv ¥3000
Door ¥3500
Tickets on sale at Cusco Café & Mambos
Ticket Pia (7-11) P-code 129-635


Address:
Club Chinatown
Hiroshima-shi, Naka-ku, Kaneyama-cho 9-16
Locationsee more about "Club Chinatown"

Dates/Times:
12 March 19:00 - 03:00 Hrs