March 17th & 18th! ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARTY.

★ST. PATRICK' DAY PARTY★
＠Molly Malone's Hiroshima

March 17th (THU) and 18th (FRI)

Irish Flute, Violin etc... LIVE starts from 20:00

Bring something green with you!!
★ENJOY IRISH MUSIC ★

Takes about 15minuts to get MollyMalone's by tram From Hana Hostel Hiroshima!

Oct. 30th and 31st. Hiroshima Food Festival 2010

October 30th and 31st (Saturday and Sunday)

10:00 ~ 17:00

(The shops around Hiroshima castle will be closed at 20:00 on Saturday.)

WHERE: Around Hiroshima Castle and Chu-o-Hiroba Park
It will take about 20min from Hana Hostel on foot and 10min from JR Hiroshima sta. by Bus.

Admission fee: FREE

There will be lots of Hiroshima local foods and shops!

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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Feb 3 (Wed) Setsubun

February 3rd is Setsubun(節分). Setsubun literally means seasonal division and marks the coming of spring.

On setsubun there is special ritual called Mamemaki, it means bean-throwing, to expel demons and invite fortune. It's performed at houses, temples and shrines all over Japan. People throw roasted soybeans saying "Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi! (Get out Ogre! Come in Happiness!)." After mamemaki, people eat the number of beans as to their age. It's believed people won't get sick during the year by doing so.

In Hirhoshima, Daishoin Temple on Miyajima is a popular place to take part in the ritual. The ritual will start from 11:00.


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In the city center the ritual is also performed at Gokoku Shrine, located in front of Hiroshima Castle from 15:30.


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