Tea that brings people happiness!?

In Japan,there is tea that brings people happiness. It is called "Oobuku-cha" .The word "Oobuku",meaning "Big Happy" and "cha",meaning "tea". Oobuku-cha is drunk at the new years as a lucky tea.

At Syukkeien Garden(Hiroshima city),they will have a Oobuku-cha ceremony on 17th of January.Why don't you drink "Big Happy Tea"? The happy tea will warm you up and bring you happiness!!



●Oobuku Tea ceremony

Dates and times:17th of January 10:00-15:00(order time in 10:00-15:00)

The charge for participating in the tea ceremony is ¥1200. Admission to the park (¥250) is not included.

Address:Shukkeien Garden
2-11 kami-noborimachi,Naka-ku,
Hiroshima

Jan 9 (Sat) J-Hoppers Hiroshima will be featured on a live-broadcast radio show

J-Hoppers Hiroshima will be featured on a live-broadcast radio show on the 9th of January. The theme of the show will be "travel". Please come to the living room around 9:20AM this Saturday (on the 9th of January), if you would like to appear on the live-broadcast radio show!!

You'll be a popular foreigner in Hiroshima!!

• Broadcast Station: RCC Radio （Hiroshima AM1350kHz, Fukuyama AM1530kHz, Miyoshi AM 1458kHz）
• Radio Program Title: Ichimonji-yatarou-no weekend Naturalist
  
• Broadcasting: around 9:20AM this Saturday (on the 9th of January, about 10minutes)

Dec 29(Tue)～Jan 3(Tue) !!! Closed Periods for the New year Holidays !!!!

Peace Memorial Museum Dec. 29 - Jan. 2 広島平和記念資料館 12月29日-1月2日 * The park will be opened all day and you can still see the Atomic Bomb Dome. ＊平和公園は24時間開放されていますので、 原爆ドームは見ることができます。 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shukkei-en Garden Dec. 29. Jan2.Jan. 3 縮景園 ★（Opened) Jan.1　/9：00～17：00 12月29日　1月2日、3日 　　　　　　　 ＊1月1日は通常通り開9：00～17：00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prefectual Art Museum Dec. 25 - Jan. 1.Jan.3 広島県立美術館 ★（Opened)Jan.2and 3 /9:00～17:00 12月25日-1月1日 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contemporary Art Museum Dec. 28 - Jan. 4 広島現代美術館 12月28日-1月4日 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hiroshima Museum of Art Dec. 29 - Jan. 2 ひろしま美術館 12月29日-1月2日 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hiroshima Castle Dec. 29th - Jan. 2nd 広島城 12月29日-1月2日 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mazuda Museum Dec. 26th - Jan. 5th ﾏﾂﾀﾞ　ﾐｭｰｼﾞｱﾑ 12月26日-1月5日 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ☆Post office Chuo Post office （Opened) Dec. 31 （0:05－22:00）- Jan. 1.2.3（0:05－20:00） 中央・十日市郵便局 Toukaichi Post office （Opened) Dec. 31Jan1 （8:00－21:00）- Jan.2.3（9:00－17:00）

The first sunrise of the year

from the top of Mt.Misen

Dec 24 (Thu) Christmas Party at J-Hoppers Hiroshima on the 24th of December♪

We are having Christmas Party at J-Hoppers Hiroshima on the 24th of December!

We will serve some Italian foods " Paella"" stew"and etc...

Let's spend a great time with staff and guests and have a chat!
It will be fun!!


Date-24th of December
Time-19:00～
Meet in the living room!!

Nov 18 (Fri)～Nov 20(Sun) Ebisu Shrine's autumn festival

Dates/Times:18 November - 20 November
20 min walk from J-hoppers Hiroshima!!

Ebisu Shrine's autumn festival marks the arrival of winter in Hiroshima. Known among locals as Ebessan after the god of commerce, surrounding stores hold sales and buy who Komazarae bamboo rakes adorned with gold coins and a treasure ship. A large keg with mouth wide open is placed in front of the shrine to receive offerings.
The festival usually pulls in around 300,000 people.
Usually on one day final day the main Chuo-dori road is closed to traffic for 3 hours between 7pm and 10pm and addition to all the stalls and activity arund Ebisu shrine there are two stages set up, one at the Ebisu-dori intersection and another at the Shintenchi intersection where kagura dance and taiko drum performances are held.

Address:In the streets surrounding Ebisu ShrineBehind the Hachobori Tenmaya

Nov 6 (Tri)～Jan 3 (Sun) Hiroshima Dreamination♪

Dreamination has been started from November 6.

it is one of Hiroshima's biggest draws of the winter season and becoming a one of the city's biggest yearly attractions.

Peace Boulevard and parts of city center will be illuminated with thousands of colored light bulbs to what some think are somewhat tasteless effect and to others are exciting and fun!!

17:30-23:00
November 6 , 2009-January 3 ,2010

Oct 10-11 (Sat-Sun) Saijyo Sake Festival !!

The Sake Festival will be held in Saijo town this weekend, 10th and 11th of October.

In Saijo there are many sake breweries, one of the towns in Japan famous for the production of sake. You can go around the breweries and enjoy sake tasting.

In the Sake Hiroba, you can get your own little cup with 1300yen (1600yen on the day), and participants can taste about 900 different samples of sake from all over Japan.

(There is no re-admission to the Sake Hiroba, so if you want to do tour the breweries and go around the back streets, you should probably do that first.)

Each sake brewery also hosts various elaborate events, such as concerts at the brewery, and more than 200,000 tourists take part in the festivities.

[Dates/Times]

The main site of the festival
10th of October (Sat.) 10:45-21:00
11th of October (Sun.) 9:50-17:00

The Sake Hiroba
10th of October (Sat.) 11:00-20:00
11th of October (Sun.) 10:00-17:00

[Access]

by JR train
From Hiroshima station, take the JR Sanyo Line and get off at Saijo station, it'll take about 30min, and the fare is 570yen.



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[Contact]

E-mail： sakematsur★hh-kanko.ne.jp (★ as @)
TEL：082-420-0330
FAX：082-420-0329
(9:00-17:00)

[Web-site]

The official web site doesn't have English web page yet, so please check the translated web site as follow:

Saijo Sake Festival (translated by Excite Japan)