*ْ✧ं॰*Miyajima Water Fireworks Festival*ْ✧ं॰*

Date: Aug 11th 2015 (TUE) 19:40-20:40
Location: Off shore from the O-torii Gate in Miyajima

  
Hello from Hiroshima Hana Hostel, It's Kana here. After nasty rainy season, we are having nasty HOT summer...More than 35℃ almost everyday...
Wasn't that hot when I was kid...GLOBAL WARMING....

We have 2 of must-visit in Hiroshima. Very well known world heritage, such as A-Bomb Dorm and MIYAJIMA.
Miyajima is one of the best sightseeing place for Japanese too. And It's my favorite place.
They held many different events almost every month.
What I recommend the most is  "Miyajima Water Fireworks Festival"!!
Firework in Japanese is "HANABI"

It Displays presents seven spectacular scenes, complying with each year's theme.
The fireworks display is set up to match the image for each scene, which is centered on the fascinating pyrotechnics on the water.
Over 300,000 visitors enjoy the fireworks show every year. I was one of them last year. Was crazy busy and heaps of people....
The scene with the O-torii Gate silhouetted by the illumination of the fireworks attracts thousands of photo enthusiasts.
Miyajima Water Fireworks Festival is one of the most famous fireworks display in Japan.

Why don't you get dress in YUKATA (Kimono for summer season) and enjoy beautiful firework with someone special??

July 29th Sumiyoshi-san Summer Festival

July 29th Sumiyoshi-san Summer Festival


Sumiyoshi-san, along with the Tokasan and Ebessan festivals,
is one of Hiroshima city’s big three annual shrine festivals that have long histories.
Sumiyoshi Shrines are dedicated to water gods and Sumiyoshi Shrine is located right next to the river in Sumiyoshi-cho on Route 2.

It’s a real local festival and the neighborhood streets are lined with the usual festival food and game stalls. Many people visit the shrine over the two days to pray for good health and good fortune.…

Date:July 29th
Time:18:00-22:00
Place:Sumiyoshi shrine (it takes about 15 minutes walk from J-Hoppers Hiroshima)









You could see Kagura dance performance at the shrine!!

Hiroshima Port “Dream” Fireworks Festival

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Date:July 25th
* No postponement for rain. To be held on the 26th (Sun) in case of postponement for any other reason.

Time:8pm-9pm

Cost:Free

Venue:Hiroshima Port 10,000 Ton Berth (hiroshima-kou-ichi-man-ton-baasu)

 (15min walk from Kaigan-dori tram station)

Phone:(082)247-6805

Website:http://www.minato-yumehanabi.com/

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You can enjoy various types of fireworks around10,000 bangs!! 

Don't miss it!!!

☆☆Art Aquarium Exhibition☆☆

This is a memorial project of 70years after atomic bomb.

 

Have you seen the Art Aquarium?

It's an Art that settle on the subject matter of "KINGYO".

"KINGYO" is a goldfish. 

This is ingrained culture for viewing in Japan.

 You can enjoy amazing  Exhibition by KINGYO and water and light：）

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DATE : July 25 - September 6th 2015

PLACE : NTT Credo Hall

ＴＩＭＥ :      Monday-Thursday  10:00-21:00

              Friday,Saturday  10:00-23:00 

 Sunday  10:00-20:00

*After 18:00,It will be changed light and music

and you can enjoy some drink at the same time!!

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BELGIAN BEER WEEKEND

''Do you like Beer?''

Most people will say YES !! to this question.

  Belgian Beer Weekend

This is one of the biggest beer festival.
Finally, it will　be held in Hiroshima for the first time
at the beginning of July !

You can enjoy MUSIC, FOOD
and to say nothing of BEER （50 different Belgian beers）!

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Venue
Former Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
Date
8 July (Wed) - 12 July (Sun)
Opening hours
Opening day (08/07) 16:00 – 22:00
Weekdays 14:00 – 22:00
Weekend 11:00 – 22:00
Closing day (12/07) 11:00 – 21:00

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↓in English
https://belgianbeerweekend.jp/en/city/hiroshima/view


A “Starter Set” (3,100 JPY) contains 
1 x original glass, 11 x drink/food tokens, 1 x pocket guide, 1 x event map.

 

Onomichi Saturday Night Market

Hi! This is Tomomi from Hiroshima Hana!

Onomichi’s Saturday Night Market is as much festival as shopping expedition.

It gets particularly colorful from the end of June when the arcade is festooned with tanabata star festival streamers.
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June 20, June 27, July 4, July 11 & July 18

Cost: Free
Place: 2min from onomichi station
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Onomichi station is about 1hour and half frrom Hiroshima station by local train.

Kangensai Festival in Miyajima

Kangensai Fes
Date:June 17th (Wed)
Location: Itsukushima Shrine and other shrines

 Konnichiwa deom Hiroshima Hana Hostel, It's Kana here.
Hiroshima is in the middle of rainy season right now, so it's raining and humid almost everyday..
But once rain season is over, Summer will come!!Can't wait!!!

There are many different events are held in Miyajima almost every month. Kangensai is one of famous one it is held in June.

The Kangensai Festival reproduces a dynastic spectacle of the Monarchial Age on June 17th of the lunar calender, and has become one of the greatest festival of Itsukushima Shrine. When Taira-no-Kiyomori was appointed the governor of Aki Province in 1146, he remodeled Itsukushima Shrine and dedicated various kinds of treasure and performing arts to show his devout faith to the gods of the shire.
Kangen is, to be exact, court music played with three strings (Wagon, biwa ,koto), three drums (Kakko, taiko, shoko), and three flutes (sho, hishikiri, ryuteti).

Though in the capital, they played court music for entertainment, kiyomori dedicated it to Itsukushima Shrine, and instead of floating a Ryuto-gekishu boat (a boat with a carved dragon head and waterfowl neck decoration in front) in the court pond or in the river, he floated the boat in the sea.

 The date was fixed as June 17th of the lunar calendar, considering the weather conditions. As they needed big boats to carry a large number of players, they must have used trading vessels to China. The tide should be high enough for deep-draft vessels to touch down, so they chose the day when the spring tide occurs in June, avoiding the typhoon season in July and August. The reason they fixed the day as 17th is that the moon on that day is nearly full. It's the best time to come back from Jigozen Shrine on the mainland to Miyajima, looking up at the moon that appears by the edge of the mountain on Miyajima.

It's always good to know the history before joining anything!
Let's enjoy Japanese traditional festival together!!