CountDown fire festival at Saioto ski resort

How do you spend New year's day Eve?

 If you have no plan, I suggest you a countdown party in Saioto ski resort. You can see 3000 of fire works and lives of some bands after skiing.  They are going to keep the field open until 17o'klock on the New year's day. So you can even ski after the party!!
 
when: 12/31 22:00 ~
place: Utopia Saioto Ski Resort
web: http://www.saioto.co.jp/news/?p=1033

Happy New Year!!

Chinksai Festival in Miyajima

Konnichiwa from Hiroshima Hanahostel. It's Kana here.
I just can NOT believe that year 2018 will arrive in few weeks.
I feel like I'm losing my memory for last half year. I can't believe how time goes by so fast.

How was your year 2017? I hope all of you had great one so far.

If you have any opportunity to visit Japan for new year eve, here is my little tips.

We have great world heritage "MIYAJIMA" in Hiroshima. They hold great traditional festival on new year eve. It called "Chinksai"

 
They set up an altar lighting the fire at the shrine refinement and after the ceremony was completed by the master, trasfer the fire to the torch and transfer to the large bunch of the pine tree set up at the Mikasanohama beach.
and they will put a fire on a large torch from a big bow.
Meanwhile townspeople of Miyajima make torches of various sizes from large pine tree with 20 to 30 people to carry and about 50cm and gather at Mikasanohama beach in the evening.

After turn off the fire and take out the extinguished pieces of pine tree ,and take it home and give it to the godshelf and make it a one year fire avoidance amulet.

Why don't you join them and have some special Japanese traditional culture!!
Only for once a year on New year eve!

Date:2017 Dec 31 from 6pm
Place:Miyajima

Momiji Festival Special late-Night Garden

☆Momiji Festival Special late-Night Garden☆

 

Japanese cafe opening stores and kimono’s dressing experience are also done.

17 November, 2017 - 3 December, 2017

9:00 am - 9:00 pm

*Garden closing time is extended to 9:00pm

General 260 yen, high · college student 150 yen, elementary and junior high school students 100 yen

http://japan-attractions.jp/hands-on_activities/shukkeiein-momiji-festival/

[Official Site] 

 http://shukkeien.jp/

 

 

Shukkeien  2-11, Kaminoboricho, Naka-ku Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima 730-0014

Hiroshima Ramen Stadium

Do you like Ramen? Have you already tried lots of different kinds of Ramen?
The biggest Ramen event in Hiroshima is now here.
There are gonna be 2 parts and are gonna be 9 shops each at a time so total 18 different shops are going to be here! The shops are from the north to the south and are famous nationwide. I bet you will enjoy it if you are a ramen lover!

Not only ramen, they have other dishes, too.
All Ramen is ¥780. Buy tickets and get you ramen. For other dishes, you can buy it at each shop with cash.

Round 1: November 2 - November 6
Round 2: November 8 - November 12
Weekdays: 10:30am - 9:00pm
Weekend and Holiday: 10:00am - 9:00pm
*6th Mon and 12th Sun: Close at 7pm

Place: Former Hiroshima baseball stadium ( across from the bomb dome)

RAMEN SAVES THE WORLD!! maybe... sometimes... lol

Autumn Sumo Tour in Hiroshima

This coming Saturday,there will be an "Autumn Sumo Tour" taken place at the Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima!
Sumo is well-known as the national sport of Japan and the six Grand Sumo tournaments are held annually in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka and Nagoya.However,Hiroshima does not regularly host sumo tournaments so this is a great opportunity to see it.
It started early, around 8am and end it up with the grand finale at 3pm.
Since there are not many seats left,we recommend you to book it in advance.Don't miss your chance to see SUMO.It will be an unforgetable experience for you!

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Date:October 28
Time:8:15 am - 3:00 pm

Venue:Sun Plaza Hall

3-1-1 Shoko Center, Nishi-ku Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken Japan
(Take JR　Sanyo line about 12min to JR Shin-inokuchi Sta. and another 5min walk)

Tickets: from 5000yen

Website(JPN) :http://www.sumoaki-hiroshima.com/
Phone:082-292-5559
Email: sumoaki@ppad.co.jp
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NUMAJI TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM

When I ask guests from other countries what amazed them in Japan, most of them say "Japanese transports".

Here is a good event to know about Hiroshima's transports.

You can see Astramline, tram and sky rail so close.


Location: NUMAJI TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM

Hours: 9am～５pm　every Monday

Adult : 410yen
Youth : 250yen

This place is pretty for from the city center, so take the amazing transports!!

Japanese traditional garden SHUKKEIEN GARDEN

Hello this is Kana from Hiroshima Hana hostel.

The October has already begun and getting colder everyday. The Autumn has already arrived.
Speaking of Autumn in Japan is known as beautiful autumn leaves! Have you ever visited Japan in Autumn? If not please come and enjoy view of beautiful Autumn leaves.

Why don't you enjoy it at Japanese garden? The atmosphere will make it more impressing and beautiful.
Might be too early for Autumn leaves, but you can still enjoy the beautiful Japanese garden.
Here is the place for you!
If you are lucky you might be able to see it.

There is a awesome Japanese garden near Hiroshima station which means also near Hana hostel too! It called Shukkeien Garden.
They usually open from 9 am to 5pm. But only for the weekend and public holiday in Japan, they open from 7am!!! They offer free matcha service for the first 30 arrivals as well from 7:20am-5:40am.

Here is schedule for October.

From 7am

1st  (Sun)
7th (Sat)
8th (Sun)
9th (Mon Public holiday)
14th (Sat) 
15th (Sun)
21at (Sat)  
22nd (Sun)
28th (Sat)
29th (Sun)


DO NOT MISS IT!