Hiroshima
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Travel SpotsHiroshima: Shogo Hamada Bus Stop Calls in Fans; Famed Bench Recreated into Popular Photo Spot
ETAJIMA, Hiroshima — Thanks to the enduring fame of a Japanese rock star, thousands of people con...
August 3, 2024
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Travel SpotsHiroshima: Visitors Flock to Unique Fire Station Designed by Pritzker Winner; All-Glass Building
HIROSHIMA — A unique fire station with a glass exterior in Hiroshima is attracting the attention ...
June 1, 2024
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Japan In FocusHiroshima: Skyrail System Makes Final Run; ‘New Transportation’ Was Not Introduced Elsewhere
HIROSHIMA — The Skyrail, an elevated transportation system linking a residential complex on a hil...
May 18, 2024
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Travel SpotsHiroshima: Okonomiyaki Experience Facility Brings in 50,000 Visitors; Offers Instruction, Diverse Palate Options
HIROSHIMA — More than 50,000 people have visited Okosta, a facility where guests can get first-ha...
March 30, 2024
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General NewsMagnitude 5.1 Earthquake Hits Ehime, Hiroshima Prefectures; No Tsunami Expected
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Ehime Prefecture in Shikoku at around 3:24 p.m. Monday, measuri...
February 26, 2024
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Travel SpotsHiroshima: Submarine-Themed Guesthouse Opens in Kure; Guests Can Stay in Rooms Modelled After Actual Submarines
KURE, Hiroshima — A guesthouse designed to make guests feel like they are staying on a submarine ope...
February 17, 2024
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General NewsHiroshima Zoo Holds Drill for Bear Escape Scenario: About 20, Including Staff Wearing Bear Costume, Participate
Asa Zoological Park in Hiroshima held a drill with the scenario that an Asian black bear had escaped...
January 29, 2024
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General NewsSeason’s First Snowfalls Observed in Hiroshima, Other Western Japan Cities
This season’s first snowfalls were observed Sunday in Hiroshima and many other parts of western Japa...
December 17, 2023
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Japan In FocusHiroshima: Seeds of A-bombed Trees Take Root Worldwide
HIROSHIMA — “Hibakujumoku” or atomic-bombed trees, which survived the atomic bomb strike in Hiroshim...
December 9, 2023
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Travel SpotsHiroshima: Train Tour Seeks to Show off Seto Area Wonders
TAKEHARA, Hiroshima — West Japan Railway Co. has launched a train tour for foreign visitors in Japan...
November 4, 2023
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Travel SpotsHiroshima: Lanterns Celebrating Kukai’s Birth Light Up Miyajima
HATSUKAICHI, Hiroshima — A total of 1,250 paper lanterns bearing messages and wishes were released i...
October 7, 2023
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Travel Spots‘Visitor Tax’ to Combat Overtourism in Miyajima; Revenue to Improve and Build Island Facilities
HIROSHIMA — A new tourist tax came into effect on Sunday, targeting visitors to Miyajima, an island ...
October 2, 2023
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Japan In FocusHiroshima: 85-year-old VTuber Racks Up 1 Mil. Views
MIHARA, Hiroshima — An 85-year-old VTuber, or virtual YouTuber, who speaks in a Hiroshima dialect, h...
September 30, 2023
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Travel SpotsHiroshima Art Space Addresses City’s Historic Past
HIROSHIMA — The Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, which exhibits art unique to the atomic-b...
August 5, 2023
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Japan In FocusHiroshima: Honorary Doctorate Awarded to 91-year-old A-bomb Survivor
HIROSHIMA — Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the atomic bomb that devastated Hiroshima in 1945, was aw...
June 3, 2023
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Hiroshima : Rabbit lovers, rejoice! Okunoshima island is just hopping with furry friends
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Mass Oyster Die-Offs Confirmed in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea; High Water Temperature Cited as Primary Cause
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Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Hits Ehime, Hiroshima Prefectures; No Tsunami Expected
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City in Hiroshima Pref. Seeks National Designation for Lesser Known Shiomachi Cycling Route
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Hiroshima: 85-year-old VTuber Racks Up 1 Mil. Views