Special Events @Gokoku Shrine

Do you have any plans for New Year's Eve or New Year's Day?

Right next to one of the most popular sights in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Castle, there is a shrine called Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine and they are having special events from Dec 31st to Jan 1st.

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◎Dec 31st  17:00～　大祓式・除夜祭　

　　　　New Year's Eve  Celemony
◎Jan 1st   0:00～　初神楽奉奏（巫女舞）　Kagura
                 10:00～ 歳旦祭　New Year's Day Celemony 

 .... and more!
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On New Year's Day many Japanese go to the shrine in order to make New Year's wishes for happiness.This is called Hatsumoude.Every year many people.... more than 600,000 people visit Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine（広島護国神社) in the first three days of the new year for that.

◆Access　 Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine（広島護国神社)
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!

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

However,the Peace Memorial park will be opened all day and you can see the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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