Onomichi Lantern Festival

Name: Onomichi Lantern Festival
Start: 2021-10
End: 2021-10

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.

(Greg Lane)

Dates

Mid

Oct

Entry Free

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Area

Hiroshima

Adverse weather policy Postponed to the following day in event of rain.

Closest station(s)

Onomichi Station
Use the Japan Rail Pass to get here.

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