2010,May 29th,30th Mantou-mitama-sai at Gokoku Shrine!!

2010,May 29th and 30th ▲▲Mantou-mitama-sai at Gokoku Shrine▲▲






Ceremonies to honor the souls of the war veterans enshrined at Gokoku Shrine are held annually on the last consecutive Friday, Saturday and Sunday to fall in May.
From a visitor's point of view the highlight is the Miko-odori in which 100 young women maidens dressed in scarlet hakama perform several dances (Saturday May 29, 18:30).
On Sunday, there is a childen's sumo tournament (a particular favorite among the souls of fallen soldiers) from 10am and there are kagura performances in the evening from 7pm.

It gonna be a such a great night!!You shouldn't miss it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





Adress:Gokoku-jinja Shrine
2-21 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi
In the grounds of Hiroshima Castle

May 26 (Wed) Sake Paradise @ Alice Garden

You can't miss this event if you like Japanese Sake!

For our money this one night sake infused blow out in the city center blows the more famous festival in Saijo away. It's great fun, you don't get sunburnt and the high quality sake doesn't run out until you are way beyond caring.

Yamato-ya's annual Nihonshu (that's sake) Rakuen festival is always lots of fun and it's always great to see Alice Garden packed with people enjoying themselves on a week night.

Usually about half of the 30 or so sake breweries are from Hiroshima and the rest from far and wide, but all will be serving top quality sake. Think you can try all 60 varieties? Music and food too.

Get drunk and Have fun!!!


Date/Time: May 26, 17:00 - 20:00

●Trial ticket: ¥1000 (5 cup ticket)
●All you can drink: ¥2000 (¥1500 in advance)

Alice Garden is 20-minute walk from J-Hoppers Hiroshima

May 18 (Tue) Ritual ceremony of Empress Suiko and Bugaku on Miyajima Island

Place : Miyajima island at Itsukushima Shrine
Time : from 9 am

After the Suiko Tennou Saiyouhaishiki ceremony 5 traditional court dances (bugaku) performed at Itsukushima Shrine in striking costume.

Admission charge to Itsukushima Shrine is required (Adults ¥300, Students ¥200, JHS & elementary students ¥100).

*** sightseeing in Miyajima from J-hoppers hiroshima***
We are only a few minutes from the tram stop to JR train sta,so,it's easy to get and from Miyajima in *one day* !!

-Take the tram to JR train sta (10min /150 yen)
and Take the JR sanyo line
(18min / 320 yen *free for Japan Rail Pass holders)
and then , take the ferry
(10min /170yen *free for Japan Rail Pass holders)

May 3rd (Mon) - 4th (Tue) Moroccan and Arab goods fair

Moroccan and Arab goods fair will be held in Hiroshima during the Golden Week holidays, on the 3rd and 4th of May. The fair will be managed by "souk nomad" which was set up by people who was living in Morocco.


Place and Time
bar Marty
3rd (Mon) of May
4th (Tue) of May
12:00 OPEN
Chitose building 3F, 6-14 Nagarekaewa Nakaku Hiroshima-shi

It takes about 22 minutes from J-hoppers Hiroshima to bar Marty by walk. Don't miss the chance to get nice Moroccan and Arab goods!!


Official web site → Moroccan, Arab, Ethnic goods shop; ｓａｈａｒa


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April 25 (Sun) J-Hoppers Hiroshima will be broadcast!!!

We will be broadcast on RCC television this Sunday!

The other day, the RCC TV crew and the famous comedian "Yoshiaki Yamane" from Ungirls(a comedy duo) came to shoot for their TV program.

Some staffs and guests took part in it and it was fun!:)

It is a new program and the name is "Motonari." (click here to the Japanese website)
It starts at 12:54pm on April 25.

If you live in Hiroshima, don't miss it!!!

2010,April,28th NEW WORLD-13th Anniversary Special Edition part3-TAKKYU ISHINO!!!!!!!!

NEW WORLD-13th Anniversary Special Edition part3-TAKKYU ISHINO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Takkyu Ishino
One half of the massive Denki Groove and the man behind the enormous WIRE events, Japanese techno stars don't come any bigger than Takkyu Ishino. He is a real entertainer and having played to a million people at Berlin's Love Parade in 1998 (video below), it's probably safe to say he knows how to work a crowd.

www.takkyuishino.com
www.denkigroove.com

New World Support DJs

Guest DJ TAKKYU ISHINO(DENKI GROOVE,Ink,WIRE)

Support DJ DJ TaNaKa(Sacred Spirits)

Resident DJs SHIN-YA
KAWA
GYU-NYU
YOSSY

VJs DAISUKE HIRATA（runningroove）
SHINBUN

Tickets
New World member pass: ¥2500
Adv: ¥3500
Door: ¥4000
START 21:00~


I've seem him around 3 years ago!He was so cool and gave us really cool music!!
If you come to Hiroshima on the night,You shouldn't miss it!!!!!!!

April 15 (Thu) Hot Coal Walking on Miyajima Island

Hot Coal Walking on Miyajima Island (at Daishoin temple)
Dates/Times:
15 April 11:00 Hrs

Join the crowd of people and take part in the "walking over fire ceremony" at Daiganiji Temple (Nov 5) and Daishoin Temple (Nov 15)on the island of Miyajima.

Walk across hot coals "to pray for protection from illness and disaster."
You can join the other participants who go through physical pain in hopes of future comfort.

Some claim that if you have
"a pure heart" or good reasons to will yourself across the coals....
it doesn't hurt at all.