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Guided Bouldering Experience overlooking the Seto Inland Sea! (Okayama)
*NOTE: THIS TOUR IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE The Bouldering Community in Tamano, Okayama, would like to invite people who are interested in trying bouldering to join them for a guided climbing session at Ojigadake Bluffs, which overlook the beautiful Seto .... -
[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 .... -
[View Cherry Blossoms! Ondo no Seto—the Straits of Ondo (Kure)]
Ondo no Seto is a 90-meter-wide strait that runs between the Kegoyacho area of Kure and Ondo, Kurahashi Island. In 1162, Taira no Kiyomori (1118-1181), a preeminent military commander at the time, opened the Ondo Seto as a sea route for trade with th .... -
[View the Seto Inland Sea From Takarasu-dai! (Kure)]
Takarasu-dai is the highest point in Ondo Seto Park. From the observatory, you can enjoy the beauty of the shining Sea of Aki and the islands that dot the area.In 1162, Taira no Kiyomori (1118-1181), a preeminent military commander at the time, opene .... -
[View the Seto Inland Sea from Mt. Yasumiyama! (Kure)]
The view is especially spectacular within the Seto Inland Sea National Park, offering a great vantage point to appreciate the beauty of the archipelago.Scattered along the mountain, the Kyuzan mountain trail connects the 497-meter peak of the mountai .... -
【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 ....
