Mid
Oct

Onomichi Lantern Festival

6:00pm – 9:00pm
Free
Hiroshima

Onomichi is a world heritage listed town on the Seto Inland Sea in Hiroshima Prefecture made famous in the classic Ozu film Tokyo Story.

Despite the love of things traditional here, the lanterns are rather more contemporary than you will find elsewhere, decorated with colorful pictures.

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Mid
Oct
尾道灯りまつり
Free
Official site
⚠️ Link in Japanese
Postponed to the following day in event of rain.
Onomichi Station
Use the Japan Rail Pass to get here.
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