Yukata Festival （Tokasan) is comming this weekend (June 4(Fri),5(Sat),6(sun)

Every year in June, a festival called TOKASAN is held in the heart of the Hiroshima city. This year it was held from June 4th of Friday to June 6th of Sunday. During this festival, many people in Hiroshima wear Yukata and gather the city center to enjoy themselves and to welcome this season. For the citizen, TOKASAN is the beginning of summer although June is rainy season!

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★If you bring your own yukata ,our staff will help you put it on ! (free of charge)
　　　　　June 4 (Fri)15:30-16:30
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You can buy yukata at almost any department store or clothing shop.
When you buy Yukata,you should buy OBI and Geta,too:)
The toya; price would be about 4000yen-10000yen.



Let's enjoy Hiroshima local festival together!!!

April 7th (Wed) - June 13th (Sun), Collections of Musée d’Orsay Art Nouveau and industry of luxe in Paris

About 150 representative masterpieces selected from the Art Nouveau Collection which Musée d'Orsay, a sanctuary of 19th century fine arts, can be proud of will be introduced in this exhibition. Art-Nouveau style furniture, craftworks, ornaments, etc., reminding us of the gorgeous interior space of the day are displayed, with a spotlight focused on the leading figures symbolizing the period, such as Hector Guimard, an architect and Sarah Bernhardt, an actress.

Please enjoy the brilliance of late 19th century Paris to your hearts' content.

* PLACE
Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum

(Just next to Hiroden-Hakushimasen Syukkeien-Mae Sta. It takes about 15 minutes from Hana Hostel , please check the Google Map as follow.)

* DATE

2010, April 7th Wed. - June 13th Sun

9:00-17:00 (until 19:00 on Saturday)

Admission up to 30 minutes before closing time, close day is Monday (except holidays).

* ADMISSION

Adults	1200 yen
Students	800 yen
Under high school students	free

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Where you can watch World cup 2010 in Hiroshima.

Are you ready for World Cup 2010 in South Africa?? And want to know where to watch ALL the games live in Hiroshima????
If you are a big fan of Football/Soccer??? Couldn't bare to miss your country playing, even if it is on that late/early???!!!

My favorite Irish pub Molly Malone's in Hiroshima downtown will show ALL the games with a big screen on LIVE during World Cup period
(11th June - 11th July).　

Check game schedule→ Click here

ACCESS
It takes about 20 min from Hana Hostel by tram.

Take the tram from Hiroshima sta.(No.1,2,6) and get off at Hatchobori (About 10min) and then walk a few minutes.

Molly Malone's
ADDRESS:1-20 Shintenchi Naka-ku Hiroshima
Hiroshima Teigeki-kaikan 4F

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May 26th (Wed) SAKE PARADISE

SAKE PARADISE!!
＠Alice Garden
(behind the PARCO shopping building)

TICKETS
5 cup ticket : ￥1,000
All you can drink ticket : ￥2,000

TIME
5PM - 8PM

Try our local sake and all kinds of sakes from
different cities in Japan!

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

Ritual ceremony of Empress Suiko and Bugaku

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 Hiroshima Hana Hostel ***
We are only a few minutes from tthe JR Hiroshima sta,so,it's easy to get and from Miyajima in *one day* !!

-Take the JR sanyo line
(25min / 400 yen *free for Japan Rail Pass holders)
and then , take the ferry
(10min /170yen *free for Japan Rail Pass holders)