☆Cherry Blossom Viewing in Hiroshima☆

Best season of Cherry Blossom Viewing is coming soon in Hiroshima!
It's from the end of March to April. Hiroshima has many viewing spots, such as Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima castle, and Shukukeien park.
Let me introduce some of popular one for you guys!

Hiroshima Castle
There are about 440 of Cherry Blossom, you can enjoy it whole day!


Peace Memorial Park
There are few rivers near by, and view from there is awesome! You can just sit back and relax and enjoy both Cherry Blossom and the sound of a rushing creek.


Shukukeien Garden
There are about 205 of Cherry Blossom. You can enjoy both Cherry Blossom and Japanese traditional garden at once!
Also there will be Tea ceremony in early April!

Hijiyama Park
This is one of popular spot in Hiroshima. There are 1300!! of Cherry Blossom and if you go there at night, you can enjoy beautiful night scene and Cherry Blossom!

Yunoyama Onsen (Yunoyama hot spring)
There is a hot spring spa but it's not that hot, only 23.5℃. Enjoy both spa and Cherry blossom!


Hanami(Cherry-viewing party) is a typical event in Japan. In Hiroshima, many people enjoy this at those places! How about holding such a party under the cherry trees like local Japanese?

☆Kiyomori Festival in World heritage MIYAJIMA☆

Kiyomori Festival
Day&Time: March 18th (Sun) from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Place: Miyajima

Day time is getting longer and longer these days and I can tell spring is coming soon.
There are lots lots of Event will be held in Spring in Japan. The best season for　Cherry Blossom Viewing is on the way, as well known. For Japanese Spring mean is making a new start. For student, they will go on to new class or school, for adult could be promoted or become new members of society and so on.

Before enjoying all those Events in Spring, There will be famous annual festival held in Miyajima

"Kiyomori Festival i"

In remembrance of the reverential virtue of Kiyomori Taira who built the foundation of the prosperity of Miyajima, the Kiyomori festival in the motif of "Itsukushima Shrine prayer parade of the Heike family" will be held.


Place:
Square in front of Miyajima pier → Omotesando Shopping Arcade → Mikasahama beach → Itsukushima Shrine → Kiyomori Shrine
!!!Participants pass through from Miyajima pier via Itsukushima Shrine worship to Kiyomori Shrine on parade in disguise such as the Heian picture scroll!!!


Contents:
Children parade, brass band and baton march are finished at Itsukushima shrine.
Children parade (around 100 children) - Brass band - Baton twirling - Warriors - Children of the Heikes - Kocho - Shirabyoshi - Karyobin - Priests - Biwa hoshi - Shinto priests - Wagons (Kiyomori compulsory labors / uchikisugata) - Retainers

Let's gain lots of valuable experience from this Japanese traditional festival!

Annual Hiroshima Dreamination event is coming up very soon!
"Dreamination" is a composite word coined from "dream" and "illumination".

The downtown area in Hiroshima city will be decorated with various colored lights. Hiroshima Dreamination will light up the winter nights of Hiroshima with warm illumination.

Details:

Date: 2011 Nov 17th~ 2012 Jan 3rd (48 days)
5:30pm~10:30pm
Place : Central Hiroshima City (HEIWA ODORI)
Access: From Hiroshima Station take Trum 1 and get of at Fukuro-Machi
Fee: Free

Enjoy your beautiful winter night in Hiroshima with someone special!
After enjoy Hiroshima Dreamination, take Trum 2 back to Hiroshima Station. HANA hostel is only 5minutes walking distance from Hiroshima station!

!!! FESTA DE RAMA !!!

One of big annual music event is coming up very soon! This time the event will be held in Miyajima!! Check this out!! details as follow.

■ Date

2011/September 17th (Sat)　18th (Sun)　※a rain-or-shine event

■ Place　

Miyajima-Cho Hatsukaichi- Shi Saeki-Ku Hiroshima

■ Time

Open 9:00 / Start 11:00 / Close 21:00

■ Ticket

1 day:6,500
2 days:11,000　※Free for under 12 (MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY PARENTS.)

Only few minutes walk from HANA Hostel to Hiroshima Station!
Take JR line from Hiroshima station. Takes 25minuts to MIYAJIMA station and transfer to ferry(15minutes) to MIYAJIMA island!

Enjoy music and nice Hiroshima spatiality food and drink!

JULY & AUGUST Fireworks event in Hiroshima

FIREWORKS EVENTS IN HIROSHIMA

JULY

23rd
Mihara city：　Numata-Hongo Summer Fes.　　20：35-21：00
Miyoshi city：　Miyoshi Fireworks Fes.　　20：00-21：30
Hiroshima city：　Hiroshima port Fireworks Fes.　　20：00-21：00
Onomichi city：　Innoshima Island Fireworks Fes.　　20：30-21：00

30th
Onomichi city：　Onomichi Fireworks Fes.　　19：30-21：30
Kure city：　Kure Sea Fireworks Fes.　　20：00-21：00


AUGUST

14th
Mihara city：　Mihara Fireworks Fes.　　20：00-20：50
Hatsukaichi city：　Miyajima Fireworks Fes.　　19：50-20：50

15th
Fukuyama city：　Fukuyama Ashida river Fireworks Fes.　　19：30-20：45

27th
Onomichi city：　Innoshima Island Marine Fire Fes.　　20：45-21：00
Aki-takata city：　Aki Takata Fireworks Fes.　　19：30-20：30

28th
Shobara city：　Shobara Fireworks Fes.　　19：30-20：30



!! Schedules may change !!

Kinoshita Circus in Hiroshima (until July 19th)

Kinoshita Circus
in
Hiroshima
until JULY 19th

Kinoshita Circus, which is now in its 109th year,
will present the Super Miracle Illusion show in Hiroshima!!

DAYS & TIMES

Mon. - Wed.
①11：00
②13：40

Fri.
①13：00
②15：40

Sat. Sun. Holidays
①10：20
②13：00
③15：40

PRICE

Advance ticket: 2,500yen
Door: 2,800yen

ACCESS

By tram: Tram#2 from Hiroshima sta. and get off
at Kusatsu-minami sta. and 8min walk from the station.

By JR: Take the Sanyo line to Shin-Inokuchi sta.
and 15min walk from the station.

June 3rd, 4th, and 5th TOUKASAN Summer Festival

June 3rd, 4th, and 5th TOUKASAN Summer Festival



This is a YUKATA festival which is held
every year at the beginning of June and it's one of the
biggest summer festival in Hiroshima.

TIME: 12:00 - 23:00(all 3 days)

Let's wear Yukata and go to this festival!!

May 3rd, 4th & 5th (Events on Golden Week)

Here comes the Golden Week
2 BIG events in Hiroshima!!
MAY 3rd(Tue) 4th(Wed) 5th(Thu)

#1. Hiroshima Flower Festival
＠Heiwa O-dori
The biggest event in Hiroshima.
This year is the 35th anniversary.

3rd(Tue) - 5th(Thu)
Stage shows
and more...

3rd(Tue)
Festival Parade
Live music(Perfume from Hiroshima)

5th(Thu)
Yosakoi dance and parade

Hiroshima Flower Festival website(only Japanese):
http://www.hiroshima-ff.com/


#2. Hiroshima CARP vs Yokohama BAY STARS★

3rd(Tue) - 5th(Thu)
from 1:30PM
at MAZDA Stadium
(5min walk from Hiroshima Hana Hostel)

tickets from ￥1,600(non-reserved)

Mar.13th(Sun) Momo-mi Tea Ceremony

Momo means peach.

Last chance to enjoy some peaceful peach flower viewing
before the onslaught of the cherry blossom.


WHEN? : March 13th(Sun) 9:30 - 15:00
WHERE? : 　Hiroshima Shukkei-en garden
HOW MUCH? : 　　　￥1,200 plus entrance fee￥250

About 20min from Hana Hostel