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Spin a potter’s wheel and make your own cherished vessel as a memento of your trip to the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter! A one-of-a-kind treasure will be delivered to you after you are back home.(Please check with the organizer beforehand to see .... -
Delight in a visit to Kurayami Yuenchi: Hiroshima’s New Horror Theme Park
A unique spot offering immersive horror attractions such as mystery-solving, escape rooms, and sound horror under the theme of darkness has recently opened in Hiroshima! It is conveniently located along the Hondori Shopping Street (just a short walk .... -
[1-Day Event: Feb. 8] Enjoy the Flavors of Winter at a Hiroshima Oyster Festival
On Sunday, February 18, an Oyster festival will be held at a fishing port in Hiroshima City. *(You may want to use an extension to translate pages in Japanese.) This event is a winter tradition at Kusatsu Port in Hiroshima, known as the Oyster Hut Fe .... -
【2-day event: Feb. 3-4】Hiruzen Yuki-koi Festival 2024, Okayama’s snow festival
This event is Okayama’s annual snow festival, held in the Hiruzen region of Maniwa City in northern Okayama Prefecture. Families with children and adults alike are welcome to this event! This snow festival celebrates the winter season and snow .... -
【1 Day Event: Feb.3rd】Traditional bean-throwing ceremony at Saijo Inari Shrine in Okayama
In accordance with the ancient Japanese seasonal calendar, Setsubun marks the last day of winter and the welcome of the spring season. Dried beans are thrown, symbolizing the fending off of evil or malignant demons, and lucky is welcomed into the peo .... -
Traveling exhibit from the Hoki Museum: must-see Realism in Okayama
If you like art, this exhibit is highly recommended. The artwork in this exhibit are on loan from the Hoki Museum in Chiba Prefecture, and this is the second time that exhibits from the museum have traveled to Okayama. The exhibit has been carefully .... -
[1-Day Event: Sat. Feb. 3] Join Onomichi’s Biggest Mamemaki (Bean-Throwing)
The most famous temple in Onomichi is Senkoji Temple, famous for its cherry blossoms. But Saikokuji Temple is the most famous for its mamemaki (lucky bean-throwing) ritual. Every February 3, the day before the spring equinox, Setsubun is held (an eve .... -
See CG Fantasy Art by Kazumasa Uchio on Exhibit in Uno, Okayama
This is a must-see exhibit for fans of the Final Fantasy series. Those who watched Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) will undoubtedly recognize the style of art used in sets and backgrounds; much of that art is the work of the fantastic graphi ....
