NEWS
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[1-Day Event: March 17] Join the Fukuyama Marathon
Are you up for joining a running event in Japan? Events are being held in the Seto Inland Sea area on March 17: the Fukuyama Marathon. Registration is open until January 14. (You may want to use an extension to translate pages in Japanese.) There wil .... -
[New Year’s Day Event—Roadside Station Nonta Sake Brewery (Saijo, Higashihiroshima)]
On New Year’s Day, from 6:30 to 8:00 a.m., Saijo Nonta no Sakagura [Saijo Nonta Brewery and Roadside Station] will hold an event where anyone can witness the first sunrise and enjoy the offerings of the refreshment booths. New Year’s Event R .... -
[2-Day Event: Dec. 16–17] Japanese Sake Brewery Festival
Okayama Prefecture is known for fruity Japanese sake made from delicate Omachi rice. There are several breweries that make sake that I love, but my favorite is Kamikokoro Brewery, which is located in the small oyster and fishing town of Yorishima. Th .... -
[Inaugural Event] Hiroshima Christmas Market in Front of the Atomic Bomb Dome
Hiroshima Christmas Market will be held for the first time from December 15 to 25, 2023. I plan to go with my family and recommend that you spend precious time with yours at the Christmas market. (Source: Hiroshima Christmas market) The event include .... -
[1-Day Event: Sun., Jan. 7] Join Fukuyama’s Earliest Bean Throwing
Have you heard of mamemaki (bean throwing)?It is a traditional event usually held in Japan on Setsubun (a holiday welcoming good fortune for the new year and driving out misfortune with roasted soybeans)on February 3, but this event is the earliest b .... -
[Coupon: 2024 Horoyoi Stroll Coupons (Winter)]
Whether you enjoy drinking or not, be sure to take advantage of these discounted coupons to experience Sake Brewery Street!These coupons can be used at seven sake breweries on Sake Brewery Street, seven cooperating stores, including cafes and the tou .... -
[Illumination Event: Higashi-Hiroshima Towaie 2023]
Christmas is just around the corner.In this season, we can look forward to enjoying illuminations in the cool night air and tranquility. Hearts, arches, and more have been formed with 80,000 LED bulbs adorning the plantings in Saijo Central Park.In t .... -
[Special taste!]: Enjoy Kure Kaigun-san/Sailor’s Coffee
As you enter Kure Naka-dori Street, you will notice the aroma of fragrant coffee wafting through the air. Subaru Coffee, renowned for Kaigun-san Coffee* [Sailor’s Coffee], is one of the stores I always visit when I go to Kure. *Kure was once fa ....