Each year, on August 6th, candle-lit lanterns are set afloat on the Motoyasu River next to Hiroshima’s A-Bomb Dome in remembrance of deceased ancestors and as a wish for world peace.
The lanterns are on sale from 6am with the lanterns released by hand in the evening in the vicinity of the A-Bomb Dome and Motoyasu Bridge. Organizers warn that due to big crowds, you may have to wait a little while to set your lantern afloat.
As a preventative measure against the spread of COVID-19, this event has been significantly reduced for 2020 and many elements will be closed to the public. The two days of the Horikawa festival feature quite different but equally impressive processions. […]
As a preventative measure against the spread of COVID-19, this event has been cancelled for 2020. Toukasan is a yukata festival. Yukata are the light and often bright kimonos worn by both men and women in Japan during the warm […]
As a preventative measure against the spread of COVID-19, this event has been cancelled for 2020. In the feudal times of Edo-era Japan, Kanazawa (or Kaga as the feudal domain was called) was famed as the Hyakumangoku domain. Hyakuman means […]
As a preventative measure against the spread of COVID-19, this event has been cancelled for 2020. Taking place in Odori Park, Sapporo, this team dance event has been a fixture of the Hokkaido summer event calendar since 1992. Yosakoi is […]
